VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF USA Tender

The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (nco) 15, Intends To Solicit And Award A Sole Source, Firm Fixed Price Contract With One Large Business (lb) Source, Computrition, Inc. this Software Is Unique To Nutrition Services And Is Being Used By Approximately 80% Of Va Facilities, Which Allows An Interface Not Possible With Other Software Providers. Nutrition Care Management Select Software Is Proprietary To Computrition, Inc. This Software Will Be Linked To The Same Software At Other Facilities. Using Another Brand Of Software Would Mean That The John J. Pershing Vamc Software Would Be Unique To That Facility. There Would Be No Interaction With Other Facilities. Patient Care Could Be Jeopardized If The Patient Is Transferred Between Facilities. It Is Likely That An Award To Any Other Source Would Result In Substantial Duplication Of Cost To The Government That Is Not Expected To Be Recovered Through Competition, And Unacceptable Delays In Fulfilling The Agency S Requirements. line Item # description qty uom 1 nutrition Care Management Select 1 ea 2 room Service Connect Plus (room Service, Call Center, Management & Spoken Menus) 1 ea 3 multi-site Hl7 Adt/do With Pending Orders Or Tube Feeding Interface 1 ea 4 hs Single Sign-on Module (1 Additional Site) 1 ea 5 foodservice Operations Management Select 1 ea 6 inventory Connect 1 ea 7 estimated Trainer S Travel Expenses Open Market 1 ea gsa Has Already Determined The Prices Of Supplies And Fixed-price Services, And Rates For services Offered At Hourly Rates, Under Schedule Contracts To Be Fair And Reasonable. In Addition, the Contractor S Travel Expenses Are In Accordance With Federal Travel Regulations. Please See Gsa Fss No. 47qtca21d0005u For Further Reference. the Naics Code For This Requirement Is 513210 Publishers, Packaged Computer Software, And The Size Standard Is $47 M. this Notice Of Intent To Sole Source Is Not A Request For Quotes; However, All Responsible Sources May Submit A Capability Statement Which Shall Be Considered By The Government. All Capability Statements Must Be Received No Later Than 5:00 Pm Cst On Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. Responses Are To Be Submitted To Cory A. Rosene, Contracting Specialist At Cory.rosene@va.gov. A Determination By The Government Not To Compete This Proposed Contract Based On Responses To This Notice Is Solely Within The Discretion Of The Government And Supporting Contracting Officer.