U--Site License for AACN for Online Critical Nursing Training for 15 End Users

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, hereby provides notice of its intent to award as a sole-source, firm fixed contract to the American Associated of Critical Care Nursing (AACN), 101 Columbia Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109. Funding will be less than $25,000. The contract is expected to be awarded under FAR 6.302-1. A Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The contract will provide for an initial three (3) year site license for AACN and 15 end user site licenses for the Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO). Essentials of Critical Care Orientation are a web-based, self-paced educational program modules for inexperienced critical care nurses. EECO is a blended approach with easy to use tracking features that allow the learner and unit based educators to pinpoint specific learning needs. The program provides for education credit hours, is available 24/7 day, tracks and reports training scores and hours for enrolled users, provides local program administrator support via telephone and email, and offers customer support for enrolled users via telephone and email. The VA intends to issue a non-competitive award to AACN under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The online training for critical care nurses is required to meet Department of Veterans Affairs legal obligation to continue developing and supporting medical staff education from accredited sites.: The Department of Veterans Affairs believes that awarding the proposed contract to another source would result in unacceptable delays in meeting this legal obligation, as well as substantial additional costs to the government, as critical care nurses gradually develop advanced skills needed to meet Department of Veterans Affairs requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer; however, only services meeting the Department of Veterans Affairs requirements will be considered for award. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine that a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at https://www.uscontractorregistration.com/ by calling the SAM Registration Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Lois Greene, Contract Specialist via email at contact@example.gov by September 10, 2014 @ 2:00PM. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.