U--VA-255-08-RQ-0574, Professional Support ServicesHarry S. Truman Memorial VA Medical Center,Columbia, MO

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The VA Heartland Network 15 has a requirement for professional support services on continued improvement of Human Behavior for Nursing Staff, Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO using the Temenos Organizational Excellence Survey (OES). The facility has received a positive momentum generated from the original services provided by Temenos Inc. and the need to continue exists in order to affect a positive outcome facility-wide with front line nursing staff. Professional services include the following training and support for Temenos Proprietary copyrighted ABCs Win-Win Program: (a) Support of current ABC trainers, (b) Training additional in-house ABC trainers, (c) Continuing use of Temenos copyrighted proprietary Organizational Excellence Survey, (d) Processing and Analysis of Temenos OES survey, (e) One-on-one Executive coaching built around Behavior Minders (f) Continuing Development of Joint Leadership Council (g) Other organizational related activities as directed by the Quadrangle at the VAMC, Columbia, MO. Services will include an average of two (2) days on-site per month from October 2008 through September 2009 and one (1) day per month in-office. The Government intends to negotiate the requirement with Temenos Inc., 37 Kawananakoa Place, Honolulu, HI 96817. The sole source determination is based upon exclusive survey, feedback and analysis tools developed by Temenos Inc. Temenos has developed and will provide permission to reproduce the Temenos Organization Excellence Survey (O.E.S.) and the Behavior Minder Feedback and Relationship Management Tool. The behavior tools are exclusive with Temenos. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541690 and the Size Standard is $6.5 M. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13.5 Test Program; simplified acquisition procedures apply. It is noted that FAR Part 6, Competition Requirement is not applicable to simplified acquisitions. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties are requested to review the above requirements, and submit a statement of interest that must be submitted on or before August 29, 2008, 4:00 p.m. CST. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the firms ability to provide the stated services. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number RFQ VA-255-08-RQ-0574, must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer, [email protected]. No telephone requests will be accepted. The determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, VA will proceed with sole source contract.