Essence Software Maintenance for Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (Remotely for one year)
This is a PRE-SOLICITATION Notice for VA261-14-R-0459
This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice to set-aside solicitation VA261-14-R-0459 as a 100% Small Business procurement for all Small Businesses interested in bidding on this requirement. If interested in bidding, vendors should download the solicitation documents, attachments and any amendments when the solicitation has been posted. This is not the solicitation document. Request interested vendors to notify the Contracting Officer by email only [email protected] of its intent to participate.
Synopsis of Work: Sustainment and Maintenance of ESSENCETM Software for Palo Alto VAMC
The Contractor shall furnish project management, software user support and training, and software sustainment/maintenance services including bug fixes identified by field users in support of Veterans Health Administration's ESSENCE, developed by John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (JHAPL). The Contractor shall adhere to the requirements and tasks as written in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and provide such services from the Contractor's own premises (remotely). The Contractor shall utilize the Veterans Affair's established online tools for project management and tracking, IBM Rational Tools TM. A copy of the DRAFT PWS is attached.
The proposed NAICS code is 541511 and small business size is $25.5 million.
The VA intends to award a 12 month Firm-Fixed Price Contract. Period of Performance will begin immediately after award of contract.
The solicitation document number is VA261-14-R-0459 and will be posted on/about May 19, 2014. Offerors are encouraged to wait for the solicitation to be posted to download the documents and attachments.
Submit questions by Wed, Jun 11, 2014 or earlier. All questions will be addressed via Amendments to the solicitation. Every offeror should check the FBO website to ensure they have obtained all of the amendments issued. Each amendment must be signed and dated by the offeror and submitted with the proposal.
Submit questions directly by email to [email protected] When responding or asking questions, be sure to include your full name and address of company, phone numbers, DUNS number, and email address.
WAIT for the solicitation document and its attachments to be posted in FBO.
ATTACHMENT: Performance Work Statement in DRAFT.
Leala Jew
Contract Specialist
916-923-4516
[email protected]
