7A21--XyNQapi Renal Transplant Software CLOUD ACCESS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office Central, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Network Contracting Office 12, located at 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price purchase order to CareDx Transplant Management, Inc., 10202 F Street, Omaha, NE 68127-1006. IAW FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. IAW FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (i.e. brand-name). It is the Government s belief the proposed candidate is the sole manufacturer capable of meeting the requirement. The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 511210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $38.5 million. It is the Government s belief the proposed candidate is the only source with the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement for cloud-based renal transplant quality management software. The software will provide the facility to obtain real time information of the transplant center s performance, continuous monitoring of the program s performance, assessment of patient risk while wait listed and assessment of post-transplant outcome. The anticipated period of performance will include one 12-month base period and one 12-month option period. The purchase order will be awarded as a new requirement. This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation documents are available at this time. Interested parties may give written notice to [email protected] by 5:00pm e.s.t. on May 16, 2021. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to meet the subject requirement. This information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Inquiries shall be emailed to [email protected]. No telephone requests will be accepted. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.