R--Court Reporter Service (VA-18-00124416) WIReporter Service (VA-18-00124416) WI)

The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Midwest Reporters, Inc. 4501 SW Moundview Dr., Topeka, KS 66610-1601. Midwest Reporters, Inc. will provide court reporting services with a certified small business transcription company to provide the service of transcribing Administrative Investigative Boards, Equal Employment Opportunity, Merit System Protection Boards and Arbitration services. This service would also be used for any other meetings that require legal documentation. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The place of performance is for the Wichita VA Medical Center. The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center located at 5500 East Kellogg, Wichita, KS 67218-1607. The NAICS code is 561492 with a size standard of $15 Million. The solicitation number is 36C255-18-AP-0475. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of July 16-20, 2018. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT July 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C255-18-AP-0475, Notice of Intent. If after July 11, 2018, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department Of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Midwest Reporters, Inc. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Janie Juszczak who can be reached at [email protected]. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.