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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation for bids, proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The responses received from interested contractors will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. The intended contract is a firm-fixed price. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20, is conducting market research to identify potential sources which can provide the following in support of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20. VISN 20 has a need for a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Intra Enterprise and Depot Express Package Tracking System licenses. This will be a brand name or equal requirement. Background: The VA Northwest Health Network, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 20), is responsible for providing health care to Veterans in the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, most of the state of Idaho, and one county each in Montana and California. We cover 817,417 square miles, approximately 23% of the US. Our eight facilities currently operate over 1,100 inpatient beds for acute medical/surgical, mental health, nursing home, and rehabilitative care. Six of the eight facility Supply Chain Management departments need a replacement contract vehicle that provides Package Tracking System Licenses and Warranty/Replacement Program to continue the use of the infrastructure and workflow processes that have been put into place over the past couple of years. The system provides Supply Chain Management staff and recipients of expected packages with a real-time view of package tracking. The system also creates a record of the full chain of custody from receiving/request through pickup/delivery, inducing attempted deliveries. Use of cordless scanners, barcode printers, workstation and mobile applications, the real-time system increases the efficiency of Supply Chain Management operations, provides visibility of urgent or miss-delivery, and allows recipients a quick and user-friendly way to check the status of their expected delivery. The desktop version of the system software for is TRM approved and the mobile version is authorized by Mobile Technology and Endpoint Security Engineering Team on iOS devices. Scope: VA intends to award a VISN-wide contract for Package Tracking System licenses and an associated warranty/replacement program. The Package Tracking System shall integrate with existing cordless scanners, barcode printers, and mobile application infrastructure to scan and track packages being delivered to the VA facility from any external carrier and internally within the facility. The Package Tracking System shall include signature capture and must be accessible via computer/workstations and iOS mobile devices. The system must provide a real-time, end-to-end v…

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