7A21--CMDM – DAS - License NextGen Connect (VA-24-00043438)

This is a notice of intent to sole source and sources sought. This is not a request for quotes and no contract will be awarded from this announcement. The Government will not provide any reimbursement for responses submitted in response to this Source Sought notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 541519, OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES with a size standard $36 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information & Technology (OIT), Data Access Services (DAS) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing NextGen Healthcare (Mirth Connect) Licenses per the Product Description (PD) Statement below.

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents if any to submit their capability and availability to provide the requirement described below. Vendors are encouraged to submit information relative to their capabilities to fulfill this requirement, in the form of a statement that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Information received from this Sources Sought shall be utilized to facilitate the Contracting Officer s review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to adhere to the PD are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 12PM EST, June 6th, 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Nova.Dahl@va.gov with Sources Sought # 36C10B24Q0426 in the subject line. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Interested parties should complete the attached Sources Sought Worksheet. Parties may submit additional information related to their capabilities, provided it contains all the requirements contained in the Sources Sought Worksheet. Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed 8 pages. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Attachment 1

Sources Sought Worksheet

QUALIFICATION INFORMATION:

Company / Institute Name: _______________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________

Point of Contact: _______________________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #:Â ___________________________________________________

CAGE Code: __________________________________________________________________

SAM Registered: (Y / N)

Other available contract vehicles applicable to this sources sought (GSA/FSS/NASA SEWP/ETC): __________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS:

VIP Verified SDVOSB: (Y / N)

VIP Verified VOSB: (Y / N)

8(a): (Y / N)

HUBZone: (Y / N)

Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N)

Women-Owned Small Business: (Y / N)

Small Business: (Y / N)

NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetCert Registry at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SDVOSB, VOSB, SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Provide a brief capability and interest in providing the NextGen Healthcare (Mirth Connect) Licenses as listed in Attachment 2 (Product Description (PD)) with enough information to determine if your company can meet the requirement. The capabilities statement for this Sources Sought is not a Request for Quotation, Request for Proposal, or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather the Government is requesting a short statement regarding the company s ability to provide the Items outlined in the (PD). Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities statement. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Attachment 2

Product Description (PD)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Office of Information & Technology

Data Access Services

NextGen Healthcare (Mirth Connect) Licenses

1.0 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OI&T), Data Access Services (DAS) has a requirement for NextGen Healthcare (Mirth Connect) NextGen Connect licenses, an open source healthcare integration engine that enables interoperability between two systems by accepting incoming information packets, called messages, and processing them according to rules you provide. Connect translates message standards into a language systems understand. Whenever a "foreign" system sends a message, Mirth® Connect with its integration capabilities expedite the following:

Filtering: Mirth® Connect reads message parameters and either passes the message on or stops it on its way to the transformation stage.

Transformation: Mirth® Connect converts the incoming message standard to another standard, such as from Health Level Seven (HL7) to XML.

Extraction: Mirth® Connect can pull data from and push data to a database.

Routing: Mirth® Connect ensures that messages arrive at their assigned destinations.

Users manage and develop channels (message pathways) using the interface known as the Administrator interface.

DAS objective is to build a comprehensive solution by enhancing the overall toolset functionality and vendor support with a licensed version that includes the commercial extensions added on top of the base product (open source/free version).

Software:

Description

Part No.

Qty

SW SUBS, Connect Platinum, CNCTD HLTH

One Production instance of Mirth Connect including a reasonable number of non-Production instances with Software Maintenance. Additional Production instances authorized on Mirth Appliance platform.

700-805-600055

1

SW SUBS, ADDL Inst, Connect Platinum

Extends Mirth Connect Annual Platinum Subscription license and support to one (1) additional production instance

700-805-600005

3

The period of performance for maintenance shall be 12 months from date of acceptance. The Service Term Start shall be 08/21/2024 to Service Term End: 08/20/2025.