Health Information Exchange Network Application

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: Health Information Exchange Network Application

Announcement #: 75H70420Q00021

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposal/quotation.

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award sole source contract to Direct Trust. This is a non-personnel services contract for a secure interoperable health information network application that will allow IHS health care professionals and their customers/patients to communicate securely.

Direct Trust is a collaborative non-profit association of 124 health IT and health care provider organizations to support secure, interoperable health information exchange via the Direct message protocols. Direct Trust has created a “trust framework” that extends use of Direct exchange to over 94,000 health care organizations and 1,428,032 Direct addresses/accounts. This trust framework supports both provider-to-provider Direct exchange and bi-directional exchange between consumers/patients and their providers. Direct Trust is the entity that manages the private “trust framework” there is no other entities in existence that provides this or is certified to meet the appropriate CMS measures at this time.

The period of performance is one (1) 12-month base period with three (3) option periods. This sole source contracting action is being pursued under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposal/quotation. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the Indian Health Service.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Natasha Royal, at Natasha.Royal@ihs.gov via e-mail only. Questions submitted through phone calls/voice mail messages will not be accepted and will not receive a response. Please indicate in the subject of your email:

Notice of Intent Question Submission - 75H70420Q00021.