D--Spacelabs Healthcare ICS Patient Physiological Monitoring System

Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed contract to Spacelabs Healthcare, L.L.C. Address: 35301 SE Center St, Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9216. Funding will be less than $66,000.00, including four 12 month options. The contract is expected to be awarded under FAR 6.302-1. A Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition is attached. The period of performance shall be a base year 10/1/2015 - 9/30/2016, with four additional 12 month option years. The contract will provide diagnostic software, software, and license for the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center's Spacelabs Healthcare ICS Patient Physiological Monitoring System located at Bay Pines Florida. NAICS code: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services (SBA Size Standard $27.5M) The services required meet Department of Veterans Affairs' legal obligation to continue the fully operational condition of the operating room systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs believes that awarding the proposed contract to another source would result in creating a non-functioning state of the existing Spacelabs operating room system. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than September 4th, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon 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. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with "RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE SPACELABS ICS SYSTEM SOFTWARE" in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Contract Specialist, Steven Scharlow by email at contact@example.gov. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements. Point of Contact: Steven Scharlow, Contract Specialist (e-mail: contact@example.gov/Phone +1 (555) 000-0000).