onsite professional services to upgrade the software and hardware components of the VitreaAdvanced System 6.9.2.

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures at, 13.106.1(b)(1) soliciting from a single source, with Vital Images Inc, 5850 Opus Parkway, Suite 300, Minnetonka, MN 55343, as the only responsible source who the onsite professional services to optimize the software and hardware components of the VitreaAdvanced System 6.9.2 on the existing USAISR's production servers. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Par 12 Acquisition for Commercial Items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-101 OCT 2018, are incorporated. The USAMRAA, on behalf of the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), intends to procure a firm-fixed-price (FFP) service purchase order for the onsite professional services to upgrade the software and hardware components of the VitreaAdvanced System 6.9.2. Items to be serviced under this acquisition include: 1 VIMS server; 1 Core server; 1 Advanced server. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 511210, with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. The place of performance is the US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), 3698 Chambers Pass, BLDG 3611, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be posted for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by the closing date on this notice of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely at the Government's discretion. Information received will normally be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please submit capability statements using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments, (no ZIP files) to, S Jacklyn R McGurk, email: sjacklyn.r.mcgurk.civ@mail.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. Statements are due not later than (NLT) FRI 13 SEP 2019 at 1200hrs.