B--DatStat Illume (License)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) intends to negotiate a Sole Source commercial item supply contract. The requirement is to renew the software maintenance, support, and licensing for the "Illume" product from DatStat, Inc. Illume survey application software addresses the specific needs and concerns associated with scientific research study data collection, delivering a core software platform of applications specifically for collecting, managing, and analyzing research data in ongoing health services research. The proposed contract action is for a supply which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement that that demonstrates their firm's ability to provide the services described above. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered and identify their interest and capability to this response no later than September 5, 2013, 12pm, EST. 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. Point of contact Lee Russell, contact@example.gov.