D399--Netsmart myAvatar cache, maintenance and support St. Louis VAHCS (John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks)

Notice of Intent to Award The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 15 Contracting Office intends to award a single source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 1901 FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1)(i); Soliciting from a Single Source because of the unique services available from only one source Netsmart Technologies Inc., 3500 Sunrise Hwy, Great River, NY, 11739. Netsmart Technologies Inc. will provide preventative and corrective (repair) maintenance, including emergencies, on the myAvatar dispensing software used by the methadone clinic. These services will include all labor, travel, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and all incidentals required to complete on-site full service planned and corrective (repair) maintenance. The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis Healthcare System, John Cochran Division and Jefferson Barracks Division in St. Louis, MO 63106/63125. The NAICS code for these items is 511210 (Software Publishers). This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a Base Year plus four Option Years. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT October 11, 2020 at 11:00 PM CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e. small/large), and DUNS Number. 2) Statement of Capability that demonstrates ability of providing the services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and past performance in providing this type of service. Include examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. This notice is to assist the NCO 15 in determining SOURCES ONLY. This announcement is not a request for proposals or quotations. The Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of information in response to this announcement. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C25521Q0003 Notice of Intent. If after October 11, 2020, if no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Netsmart Technologies Inc. This Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Khamoy Sysengchanh who can be reached at Khamoy.Sysengchanh@va.gov. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.