J-and-A-Other-Than-Full-and-Open Redacted_1.pdf

This document is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition for a Government Package Sponsorship with AcademyHealth for the Health Datapalooza conference. The acquisition is for a base year and 4 option years, with the 2025 conference scheduled for September 4-5 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The firm-fixed-price sponsorship provides multiple benefits, including select plenary sessions, badge on demand, two breakout session opportunities, conference registrations, banner ads, display table spaces, and various promotional opportunities.

The sole source justification is based on FAR 6.302-1, citing AcademyHealth as the only responsible source with the sole license to the Health Datapalooza event. The sponsorship will enable HHS to showcase its technology and data sharing achievements, with benefits including time on the main stage, conference list access, complementary registrations, online and physical advertising, and discounts on various AcademyHealth publications and services. The total estimated value of the proposed action is redacted, but the procurement is being funded through SSF (Special Source Funds) and has been competed, with the purchase order number 75P00120C00012.