Health Information Service Provider (HISP) services to implement the eHealth Direct Transport for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Acquisition Services is seeking a Health Information Service Provider (HISP) to implement eHealth Direct Transport services for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The primary objective is to enable healthcare facilities, healthcare information systems, and other entities to securely and reliably transmit data to the NHSN application using standard protocols aligned with the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) Direct Protocol currently operational at CDC. This is a sole source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a), meaning the government intends to negotiate with only one contractor; however, interested parties may submit proposals demonstrating their capability and interest. The government has not specified formal evaluation criteria in this pre-solicitation notice but indicates that responses will be used to determine whether a competitive procurement should be conducted. Interested vendors must submit their quotations or proposals via email to the Contract Specialist at zwh7@cdc.gov by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on January 13, 2026, which serves as the deadline for all submissions.

No set-aside designation has been applied to this procurement. NITOR Group LTD, operating as Rosetta Health, is identified as the intended sole source contractor. The contract is structured as a firm fixed price agreement with an anticipated period of performance spanning two years, from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2028. The solicitation does not disclose specific award values or budget ranges in this pre-solicitation notice. The opportunity is classified under NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and PSC category DB10 (IT and Telecom - Compute as a Service: Mainframe/Servers), indicating the technical nature of the services required.