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The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS) - VISN 8 intent to Sole Source. VISN 8 intends to negotiate and procure on a sole source basis. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Marlene K. Strader PhD RN; Stephen M. Dorman, M.D.; MaryAnn Dremstedt MS RN; Elisa Rosenblatt, MD for Mock JCAHO Survey Services for all of its VISN 8 facilities. This acquisition will be accomplished using commercial services procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12, and the justification for other than full and open competition is in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source will satisfy the agency requirements to the best of the Government's knowledge. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. All information submitted in response to this announcement must be received by March 24, 2008, 3pm EST. This information can be emailed to Eulanda James at contact@example.gov. Responses will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please no phone calls will be accepted. If no responses are received the Bay Pines (VAHCS) VISN 8 will precede to sole source this requirement to Marlene K. Strader PhD RN; Stephen M. Dorman, M.D.; MaryAnn Dremstedt MS RN; Elisa Rosenblatt, MD.