R--Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Contract

The Department of the Interior, National Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center (VA-FSC), intends to award a sole source bridge Contract to procure non-personal, administrative support services under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The non-personal, administrative support services will be provided by the current contractor, Symtech Corporation, 3388 Magic Oak Lane, Sarasota, FL 34232-3446. To ensure the VA-FSC has the necessary administrative support services, the Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) intends to award a bridge contract with a period of performance of three (3) months. The bridge contract will be utilized only until competitive IDIQ contracts and Task Orders are established to fulfill the need for administrative support services. The NAICS code for this requirement is 561110, Office Administrative Services and the Size Standard is $7.0 million. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. A Request for Proposal (RFP) package is not available. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. AQD will not be responsible for any costs incurred by an interested party responding to this notice. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award a Contract. Questions or comments pertaining to this notice of intent may be e-mailed to Vanessa Barreto-Wynkoop at [email protected].