70 -- COMMERCIAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS (DESKTOP, PORTABLES, ADVANCED DESKTOP, SOFTWARE, AND PERIPHERALS)

Notice Date

March 30, 2001

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Operations & Analysis Service, (93), 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, District Of Columbia 20420

ZIP Code

20420

Solicitation Number

101-13-01

Response Due

April 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Contracting Officer -- Robert Beaty, Contracting Officer, (202) 273-8753

E-Mail Address

Robert Beaty (PCHS2CO@mail.va.gov)

Description

In January 1997, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded the Procurement of Computer Hardware and Software Contracts (PCHS) to provide VA offices nationwide with off-the-shelf computer hardware and software. VA will have a continuing requirement for these products at the expiration of the current contracts. To satisfy this requirement, the Department intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts for the acquisition of information technology resources Department wide. This requirement will include both lease and purchase options for equipment. VA is seeking industry comments, questions and input for this requirement. A draft requirements document can be found at http://www.va/gov/oa&mm/busopp/sols.htm. As it is the policy of the Government and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide maximum practicable contracting and subcontracting opportunities in its acquisitions to Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB, including SBA 8(a) firms), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SCDAV), and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns. the VA is requesting that, in addition to comments on and suggestions for improving the draft solicitation document, industry also provide comments concerning an acquisition strategy that would best accomplish this objective. Comments should provide VA with recommendations as well as examples of strategies utilized by other agencies to successfully achieve this objective. This announcement is for information and to invite comments only. It is not a request for proposals. Any proposals submitted in response to this announcement will be returned unopened. The Government will not reimburse any expenses incurred in responding to this announcement. Please provide comments and input to the contracting officer, Robert Beaty, Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue 93A1, Washington, DC 20420 by e-mail to PCHS2CO@mail.va.gov before 3:00 P.M. EDT, April 23, 2001. If you have any difficulty accessing the PCHS website, or downloading the documentation, please contact the contracting officer at the above email address or by telephone at 202-273-8753.

Web Link

Draft RFP 101-13-01 (http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=101-13-01)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010403/70SOL008.HTM (D-089 SN50H870)