NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 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. The intended Contractor is Government Retirement and Benefits located at 330 John Carlyle St; Phone: (703)461-9100. This requirement will be used to provide the VA with a One Year Retirement (GRB) Subscription Renewal License for the Human Resources Management Division, Department of Veterans Affairs, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073. The contract period shall be for One (1) Base Year. A mandatory component of the Geriatric Scholars Program is attendance at an intensive course in geriatrics; in addition, alumni of the Geriatric Scholars Program may select an elective option to attend a refresher intensive course in geriatrics to maintain knowledge and skills in state of the art care. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for 02/18/2019. The proposed period of performance shall be from February 18, 2019 through February 17, 2020 (Base year). Total estimated value for the Base Year is $46,748.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 515210 Retirement GRB Subscription, Product of Service Code for this requirement is D317 Other Education and Training Services. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $------- Million. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must 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 Soledad De La Torre at
[email protected] with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Proposal (RFP) 36C26219R0043 (GRB) One Year Subscription Programing. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit an offer or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on February 29, 2019 to Alisa Berry at
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