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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to provide AudioCARE brand name applications to enable... Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is seeking information concerning the availability of capable contractors to provide AudioCARE brand name applications to enable Pharmacy Service to promote social distancing and decompress the pharmacy waiting rooms through automated telephone and text messaging functionality. Other brand name products’ submittals will be reviewed for conformance to the salient characteristics in the Product Description (PD). This is a request for information (RFI) only and is limited to 5 pages (excluding PWS if your response includes PWS recommended changes). Do not submit a proposal or quote. There is no obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services described in this RFI. Your response to this RFI will be treated only as information for the Government to consider. You will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs that you incur in responding to this RFI. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. If interested, please provide the following: 1. A capabilities statement that addresses the questions below and draft PD. VA may request additional information at a later date. Technical questions may be submitted as part of your response. A draft version of the requirement is below. Please direct all responses to Rene Brown, rene.brown1@va.gov and Debra Clayton, debra.clayton2@va.gov . 2. Please address the following questions in your RFI response: a. Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate to include pricing models that would be most advantageous to the Government. b. Provide a breakout of any software necessary to fulfill this requirement c. With respect to training on your solution, provide your recommendations if training is necessary and the recommended method of delivering training. 3. Has the draft PD provided sufficient detail to describe the technical requirements that encompass the services to be performed under this effort? ______ YES _______ NO (if No, answer question below) If “NO”, please provide your technical comments/recommendations on elements of the draft PWS that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost effective effort. 4. Any Contract Vehicle of which you are a part that can be used to acquire your solution as well as the company business size and status for each vehicle as designated by the NAICS 511210 and the U.S. Small Business Administration (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Hub Zone Small Business, etc.)