99--NETWORK SERVICES

This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, with Digital Tools and Design, Inc. located at Mataposett, MA for services to include, but are not limited to, the following: Troubleshooting, eliminating existing problems within the WHSD local area network, administration of the system (servers, workstations, and related devices) to maintain functionality, add new and enhanced capabilities as the WHSD/VA warrants, analysis of the network infrastructure for vulnerabilities and suggesting courses of action where appropriate, documentation of network to aid future development and troubleshooting. The vendor shall have prior experience and Knowledge in: Microsoft OS based Local Area Network (LAN) administration, wide area networks (WAN), windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000/XP workstations, Microsoft Office 2000 and later editions, Microsoft Outlook implementation in the Microsoft Exchange infrastructure, Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity within the National VA Network, VA mandated standards and practices for end-user computing, Patient Record Management and Administration systems (KEA, CPRS), specialized research composition/publication tools including: End Note Reference Manager, Specialized statistical analysis and modeling software, including the following: Statistical Software for the Social Sciences (SPSS 1.4.0), Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Power & Precision, STATA, LISREL, M-Plus and data collecting tools including : Teleform, Alchemy, SuperLAB, WinWedge and all aspects of computing interface with psycho physiological laboratory equipment involving data collection, storage, security, and cleaning. These include intimate knowledge of: Finapres, Coulbourn GPIB, SCSI, Serial I/O, Networked medical device implementation and data acquisition, including, but not limited to: TopCon, Dinamap, Canon Imaging, DICOM and specialized knowledge of the evolving VHA guidelines related to information security and compliance with these guidelines. The applicable NAICS code for this solicitation is 541511. The intended contract will be for the period April 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007 with three one-year renewal options. This procurement is based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from this entity. This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their qualifications/capabilities by detailing their experience in providing this service, to the Contracting Officer, by e-mail to Felicia.morales @med.va.gov or by facsimile to +1 (555) 000-0000. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable and responses received after March 30, 2007 will not be considered.