# VSMS Maintenance and Support Services - Renewal (VA-25-00071972) Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c77625q0247 - Solicitation number: 36C77625Q0247 - Notice type: Justification (first published as sources sought) - Status: Awarded to Education Management Solutions, LLC for $1,689,116.55 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Pcac (36C776) - NAICS: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services - Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - First posted: July 9, 2025 - Last posted: September 5, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/23c4c23c7b8d4c54a18a46fae786eae0/view ## Description Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration September 2, 2025 SPECIAL NOTICE Limited Sources Justification VSMS Maintenance and Support Services AWARD ECMS ACTION NUMBER 36C776-25-N-1017 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) has awarded a single source procurement for Video Simulation Management System (VSMS) Maintenance and Support Services to Education Management Solutions, LLC at 436 Creamery Way STE 300, Exton, PA 19341 in accordance with FAR 13.106(b). The NAICS code for this procurement is 541511 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $34M. This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes as the award has been made. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. Interested persons are encouraged to furnish information by email only with Notice of Intent VSMS Maintenance and Support Services in the subject line and responses are due on or before September 5, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time to this procurement s Contract Specialist, Rachael Avery, rachael.avery@va.gov and the Contracting Officer, Kristy Svendsen, at kristy.svendsen@va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses from responsible sources will be considered. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for the award. Any response to this notice shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capability to satisfy the requirement. The capability documentation should include, at a minimum, the following information with their response: **Company Name and Address:** Point of Contact (POC) o Name: o Email Address: o Phone Number: **DUNS Number:** **UEI Number:** Mark if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs. If so, please indicate the program: [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no - HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no - Large Business [ ] yes [ ] no - Other (please specify) Please answer the following questions: - Are you an authorized provider of Silver TotalCAREiQ maintenance and support services for the SIMULATIONiQ audio video and learning management system? o If yes, you must provide documentation supporting your authorization such as a notice from Education Management Solutions stating your company is an authorized provider. - Does your company offer this service via a General Service Administration (GSA) contract or other MAS contract (i.e. NASA SEWP, etc.)? o If yes, provide the contract number or attach the contract to the response. **Note:** Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses. In addition to providing the information requested above, responding companies are encouraged to include any relevant information to confirm the company s ability to meet the requirements outlined in this request. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. **Contracting Office Address:** Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6100 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 490 Independence, OH 44131 ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Education Management Solutions, LLC (UEI S5LVSFGQR635) - Contract: GS35F227BA - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition, 999 offers received - Link: award number GS35F227BA equals the contract number; awarding office not confirmed (medium confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_GS35F227BA_4732/ ## Publications - July 9, 2025: Sources sought, due July 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice d0f7e0c644324d8e9f1de7dd6dead210. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d0f7e0c644324d8e9f1de7dd6dead210/view - September 5, 2025: Justification. Notice 23c4c23c7b8d4c54a18a46fae786eae0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/23c4c23c7b8d4c54a18a46fae786eae0/view ## Points of contact - Rachael Avery, Contract Specialist, Rachael.Avery@va.gov, Kristy Svendsen --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c77625q0247.