DMLSS-W Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) Medical Data Subscription

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking to renew an existing medical data subscription with the ECRI Institute through solicitation SP4701-26-Q-0004, which requires a comprehensive medical product pricing data feed for the Medical Product Data Bank and Medical Master Catalog. The procurement will provide access to ECRI's PriceGuide, Health Devices Gold, and Sourcebase Gold Services, delivering commercial pricing benchmarks and best price analyses for medical/surgical supplies and implants used by DoD and VA medical buyers. The subscription will cover an estimated 133,000 to 250,000 items with an average of 150,000 items during the first year, supporting monthly builds of the Medical Product Data Bank that enables hospitals to benchmark their existing and proposed medical supply spending. Proposals must be submitted by October 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST via email to Contracting Officer Joshua Stolle. The evaluation will be based on technical acceptability and fair and reasonable pricing under a firm-fixed pricing structure.

This procurement does not utilize any small business set-aside designations and represents an unrestricted competition, though the Brand Name Limited Source Justification indicates ECRI Institute is the incumbent provider whose solution was deemed most suitable after market research comparing alternatives like Cardinal Health Care IQ Informatics and IQVIA. The total estimated contract value is $40 million, structured with a base period from December 28, 2025, to December 27, 2026, and three optional one-year extensions that could extend the contract through December 27, 2029. The DLA determined that switching to alternative providers would require significant and cost-prohibitive system reengineering estimated at over $101,727, supporting their justification for continuing with ECRI's specialized medical supply benchmarking system. Performance will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the contract falling under NAICS code 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.