36C10G25Q0088_1 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Ambient Scribe.pdf
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This is a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for an Ambient Scribe technology procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center. The VA intends to award firm fixed-price contracts to two companies, Carahsoft Technology Corp. and Abridge AI, Inc., within 60 days of the notice, based on their performance in the "AI Tech Sprint for Documenting VA Clinical Encounters and Integrating Community Care Data" challenge. These contracts will implement pilot programs for commercial, cloud-based ambient scribe tools utilizing artificial intelligence to transcribe clinical encounters and generate notes, with integration into the VA Electronic Health Record system.
The solicitation number is 36C10G25Q0088, with a response deadline of May 16, 2025. The procurement is being conducted under sole source justification using authorities from the America COMPETES Act and Executive Order 14110. The NAICS code is 541715, and the product service code is DA10. Interested parties who believe they can provide similar products may submit a response to the contracting officers, with the understanding that the government will use the received information solely for market research purposes. The notice explicitly states this is not a Request for Proposals, and respondents will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with responding.
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Special Notice
*= Required Field Special Notice
SUBJECT* Ambient Scribe Sole Source
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 22408-2697
SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C10G25Q0088
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 05-16-2025 12pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* DA10
NAICS CODE* 541715
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
OPAL | Strategic Acquisition Center
10300 Spotsylvania Ave | STE 400 Fredericksburg VA 22408-2697
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer William Milline William.Milline@va.gov Contract Specialist Cristine Carmody Cristine.Carmody@va.gov
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NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:
This notice is prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice and synopsis of the proposed action.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Acquisition Center, on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration, Digital Health Office, intends to award firm fixed priced contracts, within 60 days of this notice, to Carahsoft Technology Corp. UEI: DT8KJHZXVJH5 and Abridge Al, Inc. UEI: FVCYXMZGBH93, winners of the “AI Tech Sprint for Documenting VA Clinical Encounters and Integrating Community Care Data” challenge. The challenge was a rigorous and competitive evaluation process authorized under the America COMPETES Act and aligned with the directives of Executive Order 14110. (Track One: Ambient Dictation for Clinical Encounter Notes). See challenge link for details: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=ai-tech-sprint-for-documenting-va-clinical-encounters-and-integrating-community-care-data
The challenge notified all interested parties that winners may receive sole source contracts to implement the pilot programs for test and evaluation in live VA environments. These resultant contracts will deliver commercial, cloud-based, ambient scribe tools, which utilizes Artificial Intelligence techniques and technologies, and Software as a Service tool, to transcribe clinical encounters and generate notes. The program will integrate with the VA Electronic Health Record and workflows such that providers can initiate encounter recording without manual entry of patient identifying information, and draft notes can be automatically inserted into the electronic health record without copy and paste manual effort.
The proposed procurement is for products for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 41 USC §3204(a)(1), U.S.C.3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5, “Sole Source Justification Under Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.”
The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) for this requirement is 541715.
All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the above-mentioned products may submit a response to this notice to William.Milline@va.gov or Cristine.Carmody@va.gov no later than May 16, 2025.
The information provided shall include detailed (and relevant) documentation to allow the government to perform adequate market research and make a proper determination. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPONDING TO THIS
NOTICE.
https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=ai-tech-sprint-for-documenting-va-clinical-encounters-and-integrating-community-care-data https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=ai-tech-sprint-for-documenting-va-clinical-encounters-and-integrating-community-care-data mailto:William.Milline@va.gov mailto:Cristine.Carmody@va.gov
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