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J065--RFI 36C26226Q1017 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B 4OY
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This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs through the Network Contracting Office 22 for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or binding contract opportunity. The Government seeks input from potential vendors to assess the availability of small businesses, particularly Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, capable of providing the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY, specifically for deployment at the VA Medical Center in San Diego, California. The suggested NAICS code is 513210 for Software Publishers, and respondents must confirm their small business status under this code or propose an alternative NAICS in which they qualify. All responders are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with valid Representations and Certifications and must provide their Unique Entity ID. The procurement is focused on acquiring a perpetual license for software maintenance and support covering a five-year period—base year plus four option years—running from August 26, 2026, through August 25, 2031, with 24x7 coverage including bug fixes, minor release upgrades, and telephone support. Responses must include detailed information on the product brand, model, manufacturer, country of origin, and whether the product is subject to the Buy American Statute or Trade Agreements. Vendors must clarify whether they are authorized distributors, and if acting as resellers, must provide manufacturer authorization letters and answer questions regarding their business operations under the 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5) criteria. The Government explicitly prohibits gray market or remanufactured items and requires all products to be new and sourced through OEMs, authorized dealers, or authorized distributors with documented verification. Respondents must also provide a capability statement with verifiable reference contracts that demonstrate prior performance delivering equivalent solutions, including the legal name of the contracting entity, contract number, specific tasks performed, performance dates, and a contact for verification. Pricing information is requested for internal market analysis only and will not be used for award decisions. Delivery timelines, regulatory compliance certifications including FDA classification (as Class I medical device), and proper disposal procedures for sensitive data-containing hardware in accordance with local facility policy and ISO approval are also required. Responses must be submitted electronically by July 14, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time to the designated point of contact.
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Department of Veterans Affairs VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, AZ, 92161-0002, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who are interested in submitting proposals for this procurement and who are capable of performing the work required for this procurement.
Domestic sources or suitable domestic alternative sources are being sought for this requirement.
The suggested NAICS for this requirement is 513210 Software Publishers.
The Contractor shall deliver VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY that can meet the required Statement of Work (see attached Draft SOW) to VA Medical Center located at 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego CA 92161.
The required services shall be provided by the contractor along with all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in Statement of Work (SOW). See attached SOW Draft ( SOW DRAFT RFI 36C26226Q1017 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B 4OY ).
Interested and capable Contractors are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than Monday, July 13, 2026, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), by providing the following information via email only to Dyne.Kim@va.gov.
(a) Company name (b) Address (c) Point of contact (d) Phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact (e) Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number (f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Woman Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business). (g) Statement indicating whether your company is considered small under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI. Responses are welcome to specify a different NAICS in which they could meet this requirement. (h) Statement indicating the brand name, model, and product description of the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY referenced above that you intend to provide for this procurement. (i) Statement indicating the name of the company whose VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY you intend to provide, the country of origin for the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY you intend to provide, and whether the company that manufactures that product is a small business under the size standard for the NAICS code identified under this RFI, or a different NAICS. Please elaborate whether the Buy American Statute and/or Trade agreement apply to the product that you intent to provide for this procurement. (j) Statement indicating whether you are an authorized distributor of the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY that you intend to provide for this procurement or not. If you intend to provide a VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY manufactured by a company other than your own, please include an approval letter from the manufacturer accepting you as an authorized distributor and answer the following questions: Does your firm exceed 500 employees (or 150 employees for the Information Technology Value Added Reseller exception to NAICS Code 513210)? Is your firm primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item you intend to provide? Does your firm take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? Will your firm supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to 13 CFR 121.406(b)(5)? If you re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? Notice: No gray market or remanufactured items will be acceptable. Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) good sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new equipment only. The vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, authorized reseller, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. (k) Statement indicating if you have a current contract to provide the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY that you intend to provide for this procurement under either the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) or with the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), or any other federal contract. If yes, provide the contract type and contract number, identity the federal agency with whom you hold that contract, and whether the product you intend to supply under this procurement is listed on your referenced schedule/contract. (l) Statement indicating how many calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) you estimate it would take you to deliver the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY that you intend to provide for this procurement to the requesting facility. (m) General pricing for your VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY . This information will be used for VA internal market research purposes and pricing information received in response to this RFI will not be shared by the Contract Specialist.
Item Number Description/Part Number Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Amount ( EQUAL TO ITEMS SATISFYING THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY ITEM LISTED BELOW WILL BE ACCEPTED; 0001 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Hospital Perpetual License software subscription maintenance and support OR EQUAL with 24x7 coverage includes bug fixes, minor release upgrades,and telephone support. Base Year: 08/26/2026 - 08/25/2027 12 MO Â Â 1001 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Hospital Perpetual License software subscription maintenance and support OR EQUAL with 24x7 coverage includes bug fixes, minor release upgrades,and telephone support. Option Year 1: 08/26/2027 - 08/25/2028 12 MO
2001 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Hospital Perpetual License software subscription maintenance and support OR EQUAL with 24x7 coverage includes bug fixes, minor release upgrades,and telephone support. Option Year 2: 08/26/2028 - 08/25/2029 12 MO
3001 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Hospital Perpetual License software subscription maintenance and support OR EQUAL with 24x7 coverage includes bug fixes, minor release upgrades,and telephone support. Option Year 3: 08/26/2029 - 08/25/2030 12 MO
4001 Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Hospital Perpetual License software subscription maintenance and support OR EQUAL with 24x7 coverage includes bug fixes, minor release upgrades,and telephone support. Option Year 4: 08/26/2030 - 08/25/2031 12 MO
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(n) Provide documented self-attestation/certification that the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY you intend to provide for this procurement meets any regulatory expectations by the US Government (ea. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classification system of medical devices, places ceiling lifts as Class I category. Class I devices are deemed to be low risk, and manufacturers/authorized distributors are allowed to self-declare that they conform to all required standards.)
(o) A capability statement that provides detailed information for one or more reference contracts that demonstrate your experience providing VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY that meets the requirements described in the attached Draft Salient Characteristics. GENERAL STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract the respondent identifies as evidence of the respondent s capability to perform the work required by this procurement. Respondents must provide the following information for each reference contract: (1) the legal name of entity with whom the respondent held the contract; (2) the contract number; (3) a description providing details of the specific tasks the respondent performed under that contract other than delivery of the requested product; (4) the dates during which the respondent performed the contract; (5) the name, phone number, and email address of a person at the entity with whom the respondent held the contract who can verify the information the respondent provides regarding this reference contract.
NOTE: The information requested above is required for the Government to evaluate whether there are sufficient small business concerns of a particular type who are capable of performing the work required by this procurement to determine if this procurement should be set aside for a given type of small business concern. failure to submit all of the information requested above to support a respondent s claimed experience may be viewed by the government as evidence that the respondent lacks the ability to provide the VASD Clinical Information Systems (CIS) Databridge Suite Software OR EQUAL B+4OY required by this procurement. this, in turn, may affect the government s determination about whether the requirements for a set-aside procurement have been met.
5. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--
DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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