NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, located at 3450 S. 4th Street Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS 66048 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award. The intended Contractor is EARLYMOBILITY.COM CORP who will continue to perform Phase II (Engagement, Planning, and Education) and Phase III (Pre-Implentation and Go-Live Assistance) of VISN 15 s Early Exercise and Progressive Mobility Program. Phase I (Gap Analysis & Recommendations) was completed by EARLYMOBILITY.COM CORP. Phase I set the framework for the completion of this project for which EARLYMOBILITY.COM CORP is uniquely qualified. To compete this requirement would cause unnecessary delays, and require a duplication of time, money, and other resources. The unique qualifications of EARLYMOBILITY.COM CORP include: a) significant experience in the Veteran s Health Administration (VHA) initiative for EEPM programs; b) their familiarity with the VA s Strategic Analytics for Improvement Learning (SAIL) measures, specifically Avoidable Adverse Events, Length of Stay and Throughput, and Acute Care Mortality; c) ability to provide education and training on the existing VISN 15 mobility equipment purchased through a variety of manufacturers; d) experience with Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) documentation of integrating Early and progressive exercise programs in physician order sets, interdisciplinary documentation of treatment plans and reporting dashboard information from the electronic health record systems; e) previous work with VHA guiding the compliance and integration of EEPM with OSHA, Joint Commission Standards, Office of the Inspection General, SAIL metrics, VHA Safe Patient Handling and Mobility directive, and VHA High Reliability Organization standards. The proposed period of performance to complete Phase II and Phase III shall be for a period of 12 months. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training). The Product Service Code for this requirement is R410 (Support Professional; Program Evaluation/Review/Development). The estimated value is $60,000 for the completion of Phases II and III. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any response to this notice must be received no later than Tuesday June 7, 2022, by 3PM CST and show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Mickeya Linzie;
[email protected].