Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) National Activations Office (NAO) July 6, 2021 SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE [BRAND NAME] Brownsburg Pkg. 154 and Terre Haute Pkg. 08 Patient Queuing system RFI NUMBER 36A77621Q0360 This acquisition is in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Indianapolis VA Medical Center for new clinics currently under construction at the Brownsburg and Terre Haute campus . The VA Indianapolis Health Care System is in need of two (2) ACF Technologies Q-Flow Queuing systems and accessories, one for the Brownsburg facility and one for the Terre Haute facility. These items can only be procured from ACF Technologies authorized distributors. The Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC), National Activations Office (NAO) intends to issue a BRAND NAME solicitation to the authorized distributors of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Q-flow queuing systems, ACF Technologies, requesting two (2) Manager systems (SC0150) as well as Lobby Kiosks software (Including Ticket Printer License, Multi-page kiosk, lobby announcements and thermal printing paper). This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) soliciting competition; soliciting from a single source (including brand name), where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334118 - and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1,000 employees. BUY AMERICAN ACT NOTE: The brand name items identified in this notice are domestic end products for public use in the United States as defined in FAR Part 25. If vendors believe they have the technical capability to meet this need through another brand, submit a complete technical package, which provides clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Government's requirement. See attached Statement of Work (SOW). Vendors who are not registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM by going to https://www.sam.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a quotation with manufacturer cut sheets, which may be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before Monday July 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM (Eastern) to this procurement s Contract Specialist at
[email protected] and copy Contracting Officer Michelle Rhodes at
[email protected]. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 *IMPORTANT NOTE!!! Due to COVID-19, the Contract Specialist (CS) and Contracting Officer (CO) are not physically working in the Contracting Office. Please be sure all communications directed to contracting are conducted through email to avoid any delay in the CS or CO receiving the information.