65--583-18-3-997-0332 Omnicell

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b) -Soliciting from a Single Source - Only One Reasonable Source (Brand Name). The associated NAICS code for this is 339112. The size standard is 1000 employees. The vendor will be OMNICELL, INC. The Contractor shall provide the deliverables to: VAMC Indianapolis 1481 West 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 2803 Requirement is for brand name supplies: The Indianapolis VAMC Pharmacy Service has the following requirements: Upgrade the existing 62 Omnicell G4 model cabinets with a G5 computer. The G5 computer upgrade runs on Windows 10 and is supported by both Microsoft and is approved for medical devices per facility biomedical engineering. The vendor will deliver the computers only (all hardware and software will remain). The vendor will arrive on-site to remove the existing computer from each of the 62 Omnicells and replace with the new G5 computer. The vendor will remove the hard drive from each G4 computer and provide to the Pharmacy Service for proper sanitization and disposal of hard drives. The vendor will take back the old G4 computers for recycling after the hard drive has been removed and accounted for by the Pharmacy Service. The vendor will remote upgrade the virtual server from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2016. The facility currently has a production server and a test server. The new 2016 server will be a single server with an ability to parse out a test environment from the production environment. A firm fixed price contract with no option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) GSA Contract Number, (3) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (4) DUNS and NAICS code (5) Business Size (6) Type of Business SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED, VETERAN OWNED, 8A, HUBZone, WOMEN-OWNED etc. Responses shall be submitted to John Saunders, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] no-later-than Friday, August 24, 2018 at 4:30pm EST referencing 36C25018Q9757.