B544--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Enterprise Data Management Expert & Data Management Edu.

Page 1 of 1 Synopsis This Notice is to inform all parties The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisitions, & Logistics (OPAL), Strategic Acquisition Center-Frederick (SAC-F), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) intends to solicit and award a single source contract to DataWise, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business, located at 2808 Tropic Court, Winter Garden, FL 34787. Background The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VHA Office of Internal Audit (10IA) Station 129 (VACO), located at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW. Washington, DC has a requirement for an Enterprise Data Management Expert (EDME) Assessment employing the Data Management Maturity (DMM) Model, to measure and improve data management capabilities. Purpose and Objective The contractor services required will deliver all the required support, along with experience/past work providing EDME Assessments and training using the Capability Maturity Model Integration Institute s Data Management Maturity (CMMI-DMM) model of assessments to measure and improve data management capabilities. Single Source Circumstances The contracting requirements for this action call for conducting a data management maturity assessment using the Data Management Maturity (DMM) model developed by the CMMI Institute, with services to provide expert level data management observations in conducting the CMMI-DMM assessment to educate, coach and mentor maturity assessors at the expert level through the EDME course and observation. DataWise Inc. has been identified as the only provider of the EDME class required by the Internal Audit Team to master the DMM model, inclusive of the copyrighted eLearning product Data Management Maturity and the Data Management Maturity Model only available through DataWise. This formal data management maturity assessment will inform future modernization efforts directly tied to Objective 1.1 of the 2021 VHA Modernize Enterprise Data Lane of Effort - Establish Governance for Data Management. Anticipated Period of Performance The period of performance is 5 months from the date of award. Additional Information The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services is most appropriate for this requirement. The NAICS code size standard is $16.5 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) B544 Special Studies/Analysis - Technology. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested parties may identify their capability to respond to this requirement no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, May 11th, 2022. Information received in response to this notice must be submitted in writing and clearly demonstrate the capability of meeting the Government s need as stated above. Include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, etc.) confirming the ability to supply the products and services outlined in this notice. Respondents must also include their Unique Entity ID (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Responses to this notice are to be sent to kurt.tanny@va.gov. Responses must reference synopsis number 36C10X22Q0110 and shall be submitted electronically to all POC s noted within this announcement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not responsible for any potential costs incurred from interested parties desiring to respond to this notice.