DA01--Life Insurance Policy Administration System (LIPAS) Phase III (Base) (VA-26-00007819) 36C10B26Q0037

This is Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) only not a Solicitation for Offerors. Responses will be used to finalize acquisition strategy only. Feedback for responses will not be provided. When strategy is finalized, an update to this Sources Sought will be posted. Please read the entirety of the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) prior to submitting a capability statement. Specifically, the following must be considered: 1) PWS Section 1.0 "Background" states "LIPAS/VISION is powered by a suite of software including EXL LifePro, LifePro Digital Suite, and SmartComm." 2) PWS Section 5.2.1.1 "EXL Licenses" states "The contractor shall maintain and manage all required EXL licenses and maintenance agreements required to sustain and enhance LIPAS." The intent is for this requirement to be procured in its entirety as specified in the attached draft PWS. No splitting of this requirement will be considered. Since the LIPAS solution requires EXL, there are no exceptions to the requirement for it. Any exclusive agreements that EXL may or may not have with a third party are between EXL and that third party and cannot be changed by the government.

RFI document is amended to allow for 12 pages. The cover page and table of contents are NOT included in this page count. These revisions are included in the amended document. The remainder of this document is unchanged. This is Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) only not a Solicitation for Offerors. Responses will be used to finalize acquisition strategy only. Feedback for responses will not be provided. When strategy is finalized, an update to this Sources Sought will be posted. Please read the entirety of the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) prior to submitting a capability statement. Specifically, the following must be considered: 1) PWS Section 1.0 "Background" states "LIPAS/VISION is powered by a suite of software including EXL LifePro, LifePro Digital Suite, and SmartComm." 2) PWS Section 5.2.1.1 "EXL Licenses" states "The contractor shall maintain and manage all required EXL licenses and maintenance agreements required to sustain and enhance LIPAS." The intent is for this requirement to be procured in its entirety as specified in the attached draft PWS. No splitting of this requirement will be considered. Since the LIPAS solution requires EXL, there are no exceptions to the requirement for it. Any exclusive agreements that EXL may or may not have with a third party are between EXL and that third party and cannot be changed by the government.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) is updated to inform all interested parties that the acquisition strategy for this requirement has been updated. After technical review of the responses to the previously issued RFI, it was determined that only one source can provide the required services. As such, the intent is for award to a contract holder on the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle on a sole source basis. The supporting Justification and Approval document will posted within the required time frame after award has been made.

This notice is to inform all interested parties that acquisition strategy for this requirement was finalized as a sole source requirement which was justified and approved as an exception to fair opportunity under the statutory authority of Section 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Deviation 16.507-6(b)(2), entitled Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. This document is included as an attachment to this Notice.