6515--534-22-2-062-0029/IMP TALKSTN LIC RADIOLOGY CLIENT (VA-22-00039514) MARKET RESEARCH STARTED, EMAIL REQUEST FOR QUOTES WILL BE SENT ON 03/07/2022

***INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE-*** Estimated Date of Award: March, 29th 2022 Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center intends to award a sole source procurement for the following line items. IMP TALKSTIN LIC RADIOLOGY CLIENT VERSION 4.1, Quantity 15 YR IMP TALKSTIN LIC DRAGON NS V 10 5 PACK Quantity 3 YR The manufacturer is AGFA HealthCare. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 621512 with a business size standard of 1000 employees. The purpose of this requirement is to provide AGFA TALK licenses are a unique software license required for Radiologists workstations. The supplies requested are highly specialized and no other device is acceptable or compatible to allow dictation functionality of radiology exams. These additional licenses are for each additional user to access the server. These are additional components to an existing system. AGFA is the only firm capable of providing this software. These are additional components to an existing system. AGFA is the only firm capable of providing this software. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within 2 days (NLT) March 28th , 2022 at 4:00p.m. ET) after date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Attached is a copy of the approved justification and approval notice that supports the sole source award. System for Award Management (SAM): Rule requires a firm to be registered in the SAM Registration Data Base (SAM), prior to award of any contract and agreements. Firms must register on an on-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information. To register in SAM go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If you have any questions, please contact; [email protected], Contracting Officer, Nochelle Wilson. Contractor shall be responsible to maintain all Contractor equipment in good working order. 2. CONTRACTOR S FURNISHED EQUIPMENT: TALK License Files Client Version 4.1 (1 Year coverage), TALK License Dragon (1 Year Coverage) and Dragon Speech Engine Files (1 Year Coverage). These are a unique software license required for already existing radiologists workstations to allow for dictation functionality of radiology exams.