Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8, Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems, C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source Contract to Censis Technologies, Inc., a large business, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)-Only One Source Reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization) to procure NeuroQuant MRI Software Subscription for VISN 8. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 513210 “Software Publishers".

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE ON OR BEFORE 23 January 2023, 13:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Questions and persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Brittany S. Rodriguez, no later than 19 January 2023, 12:00 P.M. EST, at the following e-mail address: Brittany.Rodriguez7@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: Solicitation No. 36C24823Q0332, the company name and Unique Entity ID #.