DA10--DSS PYXIS Inpatient VistA Maintenance and Support VA St. Louis Healthcare System

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Requirement: The VA Heartland Network 15 Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking potential qualified contractor to provide maintenance and support on the DSS RX Pyxis Inpatient VistA Interface to the VA St. Louis Healthcare System, Jefferson Barracks Pharmacy and John Cochran pharmacy locations. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), size standard of $34million. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a Small Business, VOSB or SDVOSB. Important Information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. 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If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this sources sought. Responses to this source sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the SBA VetCert at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ STATEMENT OF WORK DSS RX Pyxis Inpatient VistA Interface Maintenance and Support Services St. Louis VA Healthcare System I. General Information (a) Service Agreement: The VA St. Louis Health Care System is requesting to establish a service contract for maintenance and support on the DSS RX Pyxis Inpatient VistA Interface located at Jefferson Barracks Pharmacy in Clinic Building 55 and John Cochran pharmacy locations. The St. Louis facilities are located at: VA St. Louis Healthcare System John Cochran Division 915 N. Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63106 VA St. Louis Healthcare System Jefferson Barracks Division 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125 (b) Scope of Work: The Contractor shall supply all labor, travel, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and all incidentals required to complete software subscription maintenance and support of the equipment in the following list: Item Manufacturer Part Number Location 1 Document Storage Systems Inc. DSSRX-Pyxis Logistics-VA-PL VA St. Louis Health Care System 2 Document Storage Systems Inc. DSSRX-Pyxis Logistics-VA-PL-AM VA St. Louis Health Care System 3 Document Storage Systems Inc. DSS-INST-R VA St. Louis Health Care System This work will be completed in accordance with Manufacturer s recommendations, Joint Commission standards, design specifications, and the specifications, terms, and conditions of this contract. (c) Background: This contract is issued to ensure the continuous reliability of the RX Framework on the DSS Pyxis Inpatient VistA Interface software and ancillary equipment identified in the statement of work. The equipment is critical for continuous pharmacy procedures at all VA Medical Centers within the VISN and the reliable and accurate operation of the equipment at all times is considered critical to the health of patients. (d) Performance Period: The Contractor shall begin the work required under this SOW commencing with the effective date of August 10, 2025, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO) and shall provide continuous service until the date of contract expiration. The contract would be for one year with renewal options for an additional four years. (e) Type of Contract: Firm-fixed-price (f) Extension of Contract: This contract may be extended in accordance with FAR Clause 52.237-3 Continuity of Services, in order to transition the services to a successor. II. Equipment to be Serviced Each of the following items is to be serviced in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions of this contract: Item Manufacturer Part Number Location 1 Document Storage Systems Inc. DSSRX-Pyxis Logistics-VA-PL VA St. Louis Health Care System 2 Document Storage Systems Inc. DSSRX-Pyxis Logistics-VA-PL-AM VA St. Louis