Notice of Intent to Sole Source AHA IHS1477053.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), on behalf of the IHS, Office of the Director, intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to the American Health Association for Corporate Membership Fees to cover the Calendar Year 2023 period and access to proprierary AHA databases. The anticipated period of performance will be three months from October 2023 to December 2023.

The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i) – Only One Source Reasonabily Available due to Indian Health Services’s unique mission of providing healthcare services to American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). The AHA is the only national organization that represents and services all types of healthcare facilities and patients they serve.

Founded in 1989, the American Hospital Association is a national membership organization of nearly 5,000 hospitals, health systems, and other professional membership groups, as well as clinical partners, who number more than 270,000 affiliated physicials, 2 million nurses, and other health care providers. The AHA has served the IHS by providing membership for some IHS hospitals for more than 20 years. AHA missions is to advance the health of individuals and communities by leading, representing, and serving those that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement.

It is anticipated that the Government will award a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 813920 Professional Organizations, $23.5 Million. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is U005 Educational/Training – Tutition/Registration/Membership Fees.

Points of contact for this acquisition are the Contracting Officer, Amber McQuerry, Amber.McQuerry@ihs.gov.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quote to Contracting Officer, Amber McQuerry at Amber.McQuerry@ihs.gov.

Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs.

At this time, no solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of quotes received in response to this notice. If no affirmative written responses are received by 9/19/2023 at 5 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) a contract will be awarded to the American Health Association.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service Division of Acquisition Policy 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857