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Page 2 of 2 This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability... Page 2 of 2 This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NCO 9 Network Contracting Office, on behalf of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Medical Center is conducting market research through this source sought notice to seek sources to identify potential experienced businesses that are capable of meeting the requirements per the Statement of Work (SOW) below Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. NAICS code: 511210 and sized standard is $41.5 Million NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered and CVE verified in VetBiz Registry www.vetbiz.gov. Project requirements: This contract covers telephone support and software maintenance for the period of April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2025. It does not cover on-site visits of the Contractor for emergency repairs. The contractor will make remote diagnostic and corrective procedures using a VPN account to connect to the BioPoint System at the Nashville and Murfreesboro campuses. The telephone support and software maintenance cover all critical & non-critical incidents including virus problems. This telephone support may include remedial instruction on basic system usage, assistance with the performance of routine system procedures as described in the user documentation; assistance with the application of software patches, maintenance releases and upgrades; consultation of proposed workflow and system configuration changes, system and application performance tuning, system and application configuration, and changes to group configuration files. Anticipated period of performance: 4/01/2020 thru 3/31/2025. Authority: FAR52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2018) Other important considerations: Cite any other information that is necessary for potential respondents to understand the nature of the potential requirement or proposed acquisition. Capability statement /information sought: Response to this announcement shall not to exceed 10 pages and should include the following information: (1) A tailored capability statement indicating the firm s ability to provide a product and related services; (2) The respondents DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., SDVOSB/VOSB, etc.,) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; (3) Information should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Please e-mail your response with the above information to Lori.Ellis2@va.gov with the subject line "Sources Sought Notice # 36C24920Q0131 by 10:00 a.m. CST on (03/12/2020). Any question should be emailed to Lori.Ellis2@va.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This 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. Any organization responding to this 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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).