JA-25-0134B_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) document for a sole-source bridge contract for UpToDate database services, issued under FAR Subpart 13.5. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is procuring continued access to UpToDate's proprietary point-of-care medical database for Army Medicine and Navy Medicine, following the termination of a previous enterprise-wide contract. The bridge contract is needed while DHA competes a new enterprise-wide Clinical Decision Support tool that is currently under GAO protest.

The bridge contract will be awarded to UpToDate, Inc. for a period of performance from November 15, 2024 to May 31, 2025, with three 1-month option periods. The estimated value is $1,572,347.94. The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract under Operations & Maintenance (O&M) funding. Market research conducted between October 10-23, 2024 confirmed UpToDate as the only viable source. A sources sought notice was posted on SAM.gov from October 23 to November 7, 2024, with no responses received. The J&A cites 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as the authority for other than full and open competition.