Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 3 (NCO 3), James J. Peters VA Medical Center - Bronx, New York intends to award a sole source contact under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) (FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to UP TO DATE INC., 95 SAWYER ROAD-WALTHAM, MA 02453-3471. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of twelve months. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Respondents should reference VA243-16-Q-0209 Notice of Intent in the "Subject" line. The point of contact for this requirement is Janice Brooks,
[email protected]. Responses to this notice shall include company/individual name, a service capability statement, including examples of similar facilities for which services have been provided, DUNS number, address, point of contact and socio-economic category (i.e. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, Small Business, Large Business). Determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. If no viable responses have been received by the closing date of December 28, 2015 at 10:00AM E.T., the Government shall negotiate solely with UP TO DATE INC. Background The requirement is to obtain on-site online access to a point of care diagnostic database. The New Jersey and New York Healthcare Systems requires access to a comprehensive, integrated differential diagnosis and treatment database for all medical providers and any other staff as needed who work at any location in the VA New Jersey and New York Healthcare Systems. The required information is primarily narrative in format and contains extensive rationales for diagnosis and treatment decisions as well as charts, graphs and calculators. It should be updated at least quarterly. Emphasis is on internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties including cardiology, dermatology, sleep medicine, emergency medicine, endocrinology, rheumatology, gynecology, infectious diseases, oncology, gastroenterology, hematology, and hospital medicine. The database must be available online and authenticated by IP address. The C&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required.