G--Intent to Procure Sole Source-Community Based Residential Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Decision Point, located in Springdale, Arkansas, to provide community-based residential care for veterans enrolled in the VA Substance Abuse Treatment Program. This care will be provided within 30 miles of the Fayetteville facility, located at 1100 N. College Ave. The agency has determined that Decision Point is the only responsible source capable of meeting its requirements and plans to proceed under the authority of FAR 6.302 without opening the solicitation to full competition. However, other interested parties may submit their interest and evidence of capability by May 19, 2006, solely to help the agency decide whether to open the procurement competitively. No formal solicitation will be issued, and all submissions must be in writing, with no telephone inquiries accepted. Responses received after the specified date will not be considered, and the government's decision on whether to compete this contract remains at its sole discretion. The contracting office managing this procurement is the 256-NETWORK Contract Office 16 under the Department of Veterans Affairs, based in Ridgeland, Mississippi.