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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. 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. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement MUST be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of qualified businesses. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of performing the work. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. - Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Description: The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (VA NYHHS) is seeking to identify potential sources that can provide Staff Scheduling/Labor Management System for the Brooklyn, Manhattan and St. Albans Campuses of VA NYHHS. This request seeks a solution to automate scheduling and staffing processes; provide decision support for staff assignments based on the objective and variable data; improve patient care by matching nursing competency to required needs. Contractor software shall provide data for outcome measurements and pull data from Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (Vista); Decision Support System (DSS)/Managerial Cost Accounting (MCA); VA Nursing Outcomes Database (VANOD) and Paid Enhancement for VANOD (PEV); Office of Nursing Service (ONS) to create strategic plans based on retrievable and accurate data. The system shall accommodate today s increasing staffing challenges by using 21st century technology The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services; Size Standard - $27,5 million. Notice to Potential Offerors: Important Information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). - - It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). - - Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. - - Submission Instructions: All interested Offerors should submit information by email preferred to contact@example.gov or by mail or ground carrier to: Northport VA Medical Center, Network Contracting Office, (632/NCO-2), Bldg. 10 Room 216E Northport, NY 11768. All information submissions to be marked Attn: Selah Scott, Contracting Officer. Responses are due BY 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) Thursday Aug 3rd, - - 2014. - - After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a formal synopsis and subsequent solicitation announcement will be published. - - The Governments intent is to solicit a Firm Fixed Price, Best Value Procurement. See attachment SOW Staff Scheduling System and Implementation