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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking information and sources capable of providing the services described below. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather capabilities and market information pertinent to acquisition planning. The responses to the RFI may contribute to determining the method of procurement and identifying parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME This RFI is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a request for quotes. Submission of any information in response to this RFI is purely voluntary. The Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The information provided may be used by VA in developing its acquisition strategy and informing, refining, and finalizing an acquisition. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted, or competition-sensitive information contained in their response. Only electronic responses to this announcement will be accepted. TITLE Brand Name or Equal (BNE) PAR Excellence Systems. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT PURPOSE Department of Veterans Affairs El Paso VA Health Care System (ELPVAHCS) seeks to install a brand name or equal (BNE) PAR Excellence weight based inventory management system (WBIMS). BACKGROUND ELPVAHCS currently utilizes an inventory management system that no longer suits their needs and is approaching its end of life. The VA requires a WBIMS to replace the current inventory management system and one that will increase productivity. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Contractor s WBIMS shall have the following salient characteristics: Produce an accurate real-time reading of quantities on-hand accessible by a software application and provide data mining capabilities that shall include at a minimum current stock level, recommended order points, average usage levels per item and ability to track medical supply usage per patient treated at the El Paso VA Health Care System and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). Provide data mining capability of current inventory including but not limited to current stock levels, recommended order levels, and average usage levels. Provide reports in Excel or text delimited format using commercially available software (MS Word, Excel, etc). Be interfaced with GIP. The primary purpose of the interface is to identify out of balance on-hand quantities and values between GIP and the PAR bins system. Have PAR BINS that shall identify out of balance on hand quantities and values, accounting for any due out or due ins. If the out of balance condition is caused by a pending due in or due out, the out of balance condition shall be displayed separately in the management software to make it easily identifiable. PAR bin due-ins and due-outs will automatically be removed when GIP due-in and due-outs are cleared . PAR BINS shall have color-coded stickers for item identif…

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