R--CREATE A SPD-OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TRAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, 215 North Main St., White River Junction, VT 05009-0001, intends to negotiate a sole source procurement for the development and refinement of a software program for instrument labeling for the Sterilization, Processing and Decontamination department (SPD) at the White River Junction, Veteran Affairs Hospital with Lylac, Inc. The System must be compatible to the system used by our academic affiliates to provide continuity of care and ensure non duplication of previous efforts. This announcement is not a request for competitive quotations. No solicitation document is available and telephone inquiries will not be honored; however, interested parties may submit literature detailing how their services meet the VA requirements to the Contracting Officer via e-mail. Responses received on or before August 30 will be reviewed. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice will be solely at the discretion of the government.