The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17, is issuing a solicitation for the procurement of a commercial, Unit Real Time Annual Subscription and Connectivity Support Annual Subscription for the North Texas Veterans Health Care System (NTVHCS), Dallas, Texas. This acquisition is being conducted as a small business set-aside basis using the revised FAR commercial products and commercial services procedures (FAR Part 12 as updated by the FAR Revolutionary Overhaul) and will result in a single firm fixed price contract. The Government anticipates using a Comparative Evaluation Procedures under FAR Part 12 and the updated FAR Part 15. Technical acceptability will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis against clearly defined minimum requirements set forth in the solicitation; among offers determined technically acceptable, award is expected to be made to the responsible offeror with the lowest total evaluated price, subject to a determination of price reasonableness. The applicable NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This procurement is posted as Small Business Set-Aside; all responsible sources may submit an offer. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) under the applicable NAICS code prior to award. The solicitation and any amendments will be issued electronically via the Contract Opportunities portal on SAM.gov. No paper copies of the solicitation will be provided. It is the responsibility of interested parties to monitor SAM.gov for the posting of the solicitation, any amendments, and all other related information. Please respond via email to via email to Susan Flores, email susan.flores2@va.gov.
