Health Information Exchange Services

SOURCES SOUGHT Disclaimer This Sources Sought is issued solely for the purpose identifying potential sources for a future requirement and does not constitute a solicitation. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. All information received in response to this notice will be treated as proprietary and will not be shared with other interested parties. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time. Synopsis This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought synopsis only with the purpose of gaining knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (Size Standard: $35 Million). Responses to this Sources Sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and are not considered adequate responses to a potential future solicitation announcement. After reviewing all responses to this synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published via the Contracting Opportunities website. Responses to this Sources Sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the anticipated solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the actual solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this Sources Sought announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Services Network 17 (VISN 17), El Paso VA Health Care System is seeking sources that can provide Health Information Exchange services to include all personnel, transportation, supervision, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation and other items and services necessary to perform the services outlined in the attached draft Statement of Work. The description of services contained herein does not constitute the complete description of the contractor's anticipated obligations. Interested parties capable of providing the required services are asked to respond to this Sources Sought notice. Responses to this notice should include a capabilities statement to include the following: Company name, Address, Size Standard, DUNS, Cage Code, TIN Point of contact (Name, Phone Number and e-Mail Address) Contractor business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS 518210 Does your company have a current federal contract (ie. GSA, NAC, SAC, NASA, SEWP, etc.) that provides these services, if so provide the contract type, number and expiration date. Description of your company's previous experience providing the services described in the draft SOW. (provide detailed information of contracts that you have provided health information exchange services on or of the company who will be performing the services). If you will NOT be performing the work, you MUST provide information on the company you intend to use. In addition, you must provide a Letter of Intent from the company you intend to use (explaining their agreement with you to perform the services according to the draft SOW). Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research and acquisition strategy. Estimated lead time required to begin services. Any concerns/questions in regard to the draft SOW. Responses Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to shannon.hodgson@va.gov. Subject line shall reflect the synopsis number and description: 36C257220925, Health Information Exchange Services. Responses must be received no later than July 28, 2022, 4:00 P.M. CST. Responses must be received via e-mail only. Telephone, fax, or mail responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses are not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.