VHA ACQUISITION SUPPORT SERVICES

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 10 (NCO 10) intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with The Arcanum Group, Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for acquisition support services to support NCO 10. This project will provide for various types of acquisition support services in support of VHA contracting requirements for a period of one year.   

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a small business size Standard of $24.5 million.

The authority for restricting competition on this requirement is 38 U.S.C. 8127(c), known as the Veterans First Contracting Program, which provides the authority to directly contract with an SDVOSB or a VOSB. The decision to make a sole-source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the Government.

This notice of intent is not a request for quotes or proposals. No contract award will be made based on quotations or proposals received in response to this notice. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. 

Any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement to Mary Jane Crim via email at maryjane.crim@va.gov no later than September 24, 2025, at 4:00pm (ET).

A determination not to compete the requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in responses to this notice.  This notice does not oblige the Government to award a contract.  The Government will not pay for information provided in response to this notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for market research purposes. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.