Inactive

Intent to Sole Source Synopsis Notice Product Management Training from The Pragmatic Institute Description of Need: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OI&T)... Intent to Sole Source Synopsis Notice Product Management Training from The Pragmatic Institute Description of Need: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), Information Technology Operations (ITOPS), Infrastructure Operations (IO), requires five (5) virtual instructor led training courses from the Pragmatic Institute. The courses required are Pragmatic Focus, Pragmatic Foundations, Pragmatic Build, Pragmatic Market and Pragmatic Launch. The instructor from Pragmatic Institute shall provide virtual led training which will allow IO staff members to deploy the product management techniques in support of Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps). The Contractor shall provide the following: Description Unit Quantity Pragmatic Foundations Course Seats 3 Pragmatic Build Course Seats 3 Pragmatic Focus Course Seats 3 Pragmatic Market Course Seats 3 Pragmatic Launch Course Seats 15 This action is for a single, firm-fixed price contract award to O Ready, LLC, on a sole-source basis, for one (1) base year period. A Justification & Approval (J&A) was executed pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonable available. Market Research was conducted to identify possible sources of the required Product Management Training Courses from the Pragmatic Institute. A local search of VA s Vetbiz Portal, GSA e-library, Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS), System for Award Management (SAM), and the Federal Procurement Data System yielded no results when searching for keyword Pragmatic Certification. A Sources Sought Notice using North American Information Classification System (NAICS) code 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, and Product Service Code (PSC) U012, Education/Training, was posted to Contract Opportunities, and NASA SEWP, released on May 24, 2021 with a due date no later than 12:00pm Eastern Time on May 28, 2021. A total of 9 responses were received and the OI&T program office determined that O Ready, LLC was the only source capable of providing the required services as they were the only vendor who stated they could provide Pragmatic Institute Product Management Certification Training. The procedure to be used in awarding a firm-fixed price contract is an oral solicitation with an anticipated award date of July 9, 2021. In accordance with FAR 5.207(16)(i) All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. For more information on how to obtain the solicitation, please email the Contract Specialist, Michael Stevens, at Michael.Stevens5@va.gov or Contracting Officer, Jennifer Benisek, at Jennifer.Benisek@va.gov.

Inactive

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is i... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify qualified contractors with the capability and the resources to meet the VA s Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), Information Technology Operations (ITOPS), Infrastructure Operations (IO) requirement for five (5) virtual instructor led product management training courses from the Pragmatic Institute. The courses required are Pragmatic Focus, Pragmatic Foundations, Pragmatic Build, Pragmatic Market, and Pragmatic Launch. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 611430, Professional and Management Development Training. The Product Service Code is U012, Education/Training. If your organization has the potential capability to provide the service(s), please provide the following information: 1) Organization Name and Address, Point of Contact (POC) name, Email Address, Website Address, Telephone Number, Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, Existing GSA Schedule or Government Wide Contract, Business size and type of ownership for the organization Submissions for this sources sought shall be submitted by email to Michael.Stevens5@va.gov no later than May 28, 2021, 12pm EST. This Sources Sought Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. The Government will treat any information received as proprietary and will not share such information with other companies. Any organization responding to this Sources Sought Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. The Government may or may not issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. There is no solicitation available at this time.