The Department of Veterans Affairs is contracting for continued membership services from the National Quality Forum to support the Veterans Health Administration's participation in national healthcare quality standards development. The contract is justified as a sole source due to NQF being the only organization that can provide the necessary proprietary membership benefits and services. The contract type is Firm Fixed Price, with a base year and four option years, and an estimated total value of $98,500.
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Contracting Office (Nco) 05 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network
Contracting Office (NCO) 05, intends to award a sole source contract to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for continued membership services. The VA requires NQF membership to support VHA s participation in national voluntary consensus healthcare quality standards development. NQF is the only organization recognized under the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (PL 104
113) and OMB Circular A 119 as the national voluntary consensus standards setting body for healthcare quality. NQF s proprietary membership benefits, including participation in members only committees, specialized programming in quality measurement, and exclusive access to NQF MemberConnect, are available solely and directly through NQF. No resellers or alternative organizations exist that can provide comparable access or services. PROCUREMENT DETAILS: Type of Action: Sole Source Authority: In accordance with FAR 6.302 1, this procurement is justified as a sole source because no other vendor can provide the specialized services, access, collaboration opportunities, or national standards setting involvement offered by NQF
Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price
Period of Performance: Base year plus four (4) option years (through September 30,
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