VA to negotiate Enterprise Standardization Informatics Pipeline (EIP) Sole Source Award

Notice ID:  36C10X24Q0337

The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) – Frederick intends to negotiate a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) sole source award to IT Concepts, INC., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), to provide medical services in support of digital health activities at VA Medical Centers until the VA’s Integrated Health Technologies 2.0 (IHT 2.0) contract is finalized. The contract will provide services crucial to the VA’s Standards and Interoperability community.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services is most appropriate for this requirement. The size standard is: $24.5 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is R425 – Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical.

In accordance with VAAR 819.7008, the determination to make a sole source award to an SDVOSB is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the Contracting officer; therefore, the requirement to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable is not applicable to this procurement. In addition, 819.7008(c) further authorizes the Contracting officer to make the award without first determining that only one SDVOSB source can meet the requirement.