70--ECRI ONLINE ACCESS

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate sole source commercial item procurement with Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) for an annual online access subscription contract for the Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). The requirement for this contract is to provide online access to the VAMC in order to access medical equipment evaluations, guidance articles, reports, patient safety alerts, consolidated recall access, equipment comparisons, and educational tools. Additionally, routine Health Device Alert newsletters, compiling recalls, hazards, product safety alerts, and reported problems involving a broad range of medical devices and supplies. Health Device Alerts will also be needed to augment the facility recall notification process by providing direct access to a number of recall sources. The period of performance for this procurement shall be for a 12 month base year with 4 one year option periods. This proposed contract action is for online portal access for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR Part 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their interest by sending capability statements in reference to this requirement no later than 4:00 p.m., February 9, 2017 EST to: contact@example.gov Email Subject: INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE- RICHMOND VAMC 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.