THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This RFI is intended for all small business Socio-economic groups. Because this is a RFI, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs Service Area Office East/Network Contracting Office 8, North Florida/South Georgia Services Team, is conducting market research to identify potential sources with the intention to award a Service Contract for a requirement to provide corrective maintenance and technical support on all hardware and software associated with the Voicebrook voice dictation system. This also includes any software updates or critical upgrades to the software and license fees. Maintenance is on an as needed basis. Place of Performance will be at the Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, FL. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System 541519. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. Responses must be received in writing no later than, 1500/03:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 14, 2017. This notice will help the VA in determining available potential sources only. Do not contact VA Medical Center staff in regards to this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss matters related to this procurement action, all questions will be addressed during the solicitation stage by the Contract Specialist. All firms responding to this RFI are advised that their response is not a request for proposal therefore will not be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, information will be posted on the FedBizOpps (FBO) web site for all qualified interested parties at a later date, and interested parties must respond to the solicitation to be considered for award. This notice does not commit the government to contract for any service. The government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Request for Information. Please provide information writing by e-mailing to Contract Specialist Christopher Brailer at [email protected]. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

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