The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source contract 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 Expert Choice Inc., 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA, 22201. Expert Choice, Inc. will provide Comparion Bluebird - Level 1 annual web license, annual hosting and hosting admin, and virtual training. This will be a firm-fixed price contract with a base year of 12 months and 2 twelve month options. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT 3 February 2016 at 13:00 PM EST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement VA246-16-Q-0434, Notice of Intent. If after 03 February, 2016, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department Of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Expert Choice, Inc. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Mark Edzards who can be reached at
[email protected]. The Network Contracting Office 6 address is: Network Contracting Office 6, 100 Emancipation Drive, Bldg 27, Hampton, VA 23667.