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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR A VISN1 HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PURCHASE REQUISITION: 36C241-20-AP-1786: This announcement is seeking information from the industry, which will be used for prelimina... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR A VISN1 HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PURCHASE REQUISITION: 36C241-20-AP-1786: This announcement is seeking information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes for an open market procurement. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, who have the capability to providey in aggregate, Sustainment Services for the VISN1 RTLS system as defined in the PWS.All interested firms must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Interested parties responding to this sources sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum: (1) company name and address, point of contact with phone number, and DUNS number; (2) documentation relating to capability of performance for servicing the equipment listed to include references with current point of contact and phone number); (3) socio-economic status to identify business class as being a large business, SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, Woman Owned, etc. (5) completed "Area of Consideration" form; and (5) any other pertinent company documentation, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation. Any SD/VOSB firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must also provide proof of registration in the VA VetBiz, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation. The response date to this Sources Sought notice is July 31st, 2020 at 4:30 pm EST: This market research is for informational and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. Please be advised the Government will not pay any costs for responses and information submitted. All submissions are acceptable via john.harris405@va.gov. BACKGROUND Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (VISN 1) has installed a standardized RTLS systems at all major sites (see Table 1) to better enable the VA to manage and track assets. RTLS solutions address many of the VA’s needs by providing additional capabilities beyond barcoding and can result in design process improvements for higher quality patient care, reductions in staff hours spent searching for equipment, and the ability to maintain effective inventory levels. To enable this Asset Tracking (AT) RTLS system, hardware and multiple software applications are integrated at the VISN-level to form a VISN 1-wide standard of technology and capability. This standardization process included the use of Intelligent Insites (Asset Tracking Application) and Centrak (Location Services Technology) as two core components. The RTLS system in place is an enterprise solution for VISN 1 in both standard of technology and meets VA policies. SCOPE OF SERVICES AND SUPPLIES SOUGHT VISN 1 seeks to obtain RTLS maintenance and operation services and supplies at locations shown on Table 1 through a single-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle. The Contractor shall be able to provide the routine services and supplies, as well as be capable of updating RTLS application configurations that come about due to changes caused by minor construction projects (such as a floor or wing renovation) or major construction (such as a new building on campus). The successful offeror shall be able to meet the required specifications of the RTLS infrastructure that provides the current VISN 1 standard. Offerors that seek to replace the existing standard with another will be found non-responsive. Additional, related work may be ordered off the resulting -contract without further competition at the discretion of the Contracting Officer (CO). The Contractor shall provide RTLS Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services and supplies, inclusive of RTLS application client and server software, operating system maintenance, operational support services, supplies, and hardware in accordance with the terms detailed in the PWS attached.