NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101(a)(1) requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.
This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. It is not a request for competitive quotes. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to STERIS Corporation to provide the MySPD Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Competency Management and Training Platform. The requirement consists of the implementation, training, and technical support for an SPD competency management platform to support sterile processing operations at the Dublin VAMC.
The MySPD platform provides integrated SPD-specific functionality, including:
Digital competency validation and documentation tailored specifically to sterile processing workflows
Standardized training content aligned with AAMI, ANSI, Joint Commission, and VHA requirements
Role-based competency assignment and validation
Real-time compliance dashboards and audit-ready reporting
Proven deployment in healthcare sterile processing environments
Vendor-provided implementation, training, and ongoing technical support
No other known commercial solution provides an equivalent, fully integrated SPD competency management platform with validated sterile processing content and operational maturity suitable for immediate deployment at the Dublin VAMC.
The anticipated contract structure is a Base Period of one (1) year with four (4) one-year option periods.
The Government anticipates the total value of this procurement to be within the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, inclusive of all option years.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611430 and the service code is U009.
This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only.
However, vendors that believe they have the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to [email protected] with the following information in the subject line of their email 36C24726Q0276 MySPD eLearning Platform no later than February 13, 2026, by 13:00 EST. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.