Intent to Sole Source Health Datapalooza

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a Government Package Sponsorship for the Health Datapalooza conference. This acquisition seeks to restore HHS's sponsorship of the annual health data conference, which the agency co-founded 15 years ago and sponsored continuously until 2022, with a two-year lapse in recent years. The sponsorship opportunity is structured as a base year plus four option years arrangement with AcademyHealth, the organization conducting the conference. The 2025 Health Datapalooza is scheduled for September 4-5 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The notice indicates this will be a sole source procurement under FAR 6.302-1, with AcademyHealth identified as the only responsible source holding the exclusive license to the Health Datapalooza event.

The primary objective of this sponsorship is to enable HHS to showcase its Chief Technology Officer and Information Operations Support achievements on the conference's main stage while highlighting the agency's data sharing successes and efforts to eliminate information silos. Contractors have until July 19, 2025, to respond to this Special Notice, though the sole source nature limits participation to AcademyHealth exclusively. The Government Package sponsorship provides comprehensive benefits including select plenary sessions, on-demand badge access, breakout session opportunities, conference registrations, banner advertisements, display table spaces, and various promotional opportunities. This procurement falls under the Professional Organizations NAICS code and Special Studies/Analysis-Scientific Data PSC category, reflecting the conference's focus on health data analytics and professional networking within the healthcare data community. The sponsorship represents HHS's strategic investment in maintaining visibility and leadership within the health data sector while supporting the broader health informatics professional community.