NNG15SD34B-127.pdf

DSS Databridge Software License Subscriptions Maintenance, and Support

Control Number: TAC-20-55859

JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY

1 . Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics Technology Acquisition Center 23 Christopher Way Eatontown, New Jersey 07724

2. Description of Action: This proposed action is for a firm-fixed-price delivery order issued under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for brand name Document Storage System, Inc. (DSS) Databridge software license subscriptions and maintenance support.

3. Description of the Supplies or Services: VA, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21 has a requirement for the renewal of six brand name DSS Clinical Information System (CIS) Databridge Software license subscriptions and maintenance support for the San Francisco, Palo Alto, Northern California, Fresno, Las Vegas, and Reno VA locations. The software at each VISN only communicates with software within the respective VISN. The Databridge license subscriptions and maintenance support is a VA specific windows-based Veterans Integrated System Technology Architecture (VistA) software utilized to receive and update critical patient care CIS data from the Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) electronic charting systems. Databridge has been proven to fully integrate with the existing VistA system as evident by use throughout the VHA hospitals across the country and provides seamless electronic interaction between the VistA record and the CIS / Anesthesia Record Keeping Systems. This integration with VistA allows the critical care clinicians to have an extremely efficient, very powerful method for capturing physiological vitals, fluids, medications, laboratory results, patient assessments, orders and notes that would otherwise be misinterpreted if hand written or potentially lost. This software is focused on patient safety and ensures that complete patient records and care plans are integrated with VISTA so that clinicians outside the critical care areas of the medical center can track their patients care in VistA and appropriately provide response as necessary. Ultimately, patient safety is maximized, clinical efficacy and efficiency is increased, patient information is secure, and documentation of patient care is quicker. Most importantly, DSS Databridge software licenses interface with VistA. VA requires support compatible with the existing Databridge infrastructure protocol and functionality for continued operational availability.

The required support services are designed to provide VHA staff with the resources they need to fulfill the needs of Veterans. The support is required to ensure VHA can successfully manage performance of its Databridge infrastructure and that the existing DSS Databridge software remains operational. The period of performance is October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, plus three 12-month option periods for continued licensing and support services.