DOCUMENT
70 -- INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE FOR GROUP DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM SUBSCRIPTION - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2011
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contract Activity Central;4141 Rockside Rd, Suite 110;Seven Hills OH 44131
- ZIP Code
- 44131
- Solicitation Number
- VA70111RQ0087
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2011
- Point of Contact
- Andrea Blakelock
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Group Decision Support System 3/7/2011 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Program Contracting Activity Central intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, based on proprietary issues and compatibility requirements. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with THINK TANK, INCORPORATED, 8601 GEORGIA AVE STE 908, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3358 for a subscription of Group Decision Support System for 1 year. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses to this notice are due on or before 22 March 2011, 11:00 AM EST by email to andrea.blakelock@va.gov. Contracting Office Address: PCAC 4141 ROCKSIDE RD. SEVEN HILLS, OHIO 44131 REQUIREMENTS - Group Decision Support System: "Required general attributes oAvailability as a hosted "Software as a Service" capability. oLicense renewable on an annual basis; license level capable of being adjusted upwards given availability of appropriate funding. Availability through GSA schedule highly desirable to minimize acquisition complexity. oSoftware / functionality must be securely accessible through SSL-encrypted (Secure Sockets Layer) connections from any computer with Internet access and a currently supported web browser (released since 2006). oFunctionality required must be provided by the application itself, without requirements for external applications or third-party tools. oSupport for both synchronous (participants active at the same time) and asynchronous (participants active independently over an extended time frame) sessions. oSession context and content updates must be immediately reflected across client workstations. Updates between clients must require no action by the client, e.g. no screen refresh required. oProduct / service must support multiple simultaneous participants (minimum 50 simultaneous participants). oProduct / service must support multiple simultaneous leaders (minimum 2 simultaneous leaders / co-leaders). "Required decision support functionality: oReal-time, on-the-fly, creation/modification of session agenda oReal-time brainstorming, idea organization, and topic commenting oVoting and analysis tools supporting: "Multiple criteria types (low/medium/high, yes/no, numeric, sliding scale, agreement, point scale) "Weighting (Min and Max) "Average, Mean, Totals "Standard deviation "Instant display of results with numerical data. "On-the-fly analysis of results oDocument sharing and collaboration. "Required session administration and access control functionality: oAsynchronous and synchronous session control. Leaders should at any time be able to enable/disable access to the session for participants. oIn-tool generation and transmission of invitations to participants via e-mail. oSession controls permitting the session leader to move participants instantly in and out of follow the leader mode, parking lot mode, and participant self-navigation mode oAutomated export of session report / products to Word and Excel. oGranular permission controls that enable the session leader to have complete control over the participant experience in the session. This includes: "Session level permissions (view only, add/edit/delete own, add/edit/delete others, modify the session) "Activity level permissions (view only, add/edit/delete own, add/edit/delete others, modify the session) oCapability to create and manage session templates. Period of Performance: 1 year (with renewable options)
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA-701-11-RQ-0087 VA-701-11-RQ-0087_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=180591&FileName=VA-701-11-RQ-0087-000.docx)
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- Record
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