Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1440476
- Agency
- Indian Health Service Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- PSC
- R799 Support- Management: Other
- Place of performance
- Shiprock, New Mexico 87420, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces the Navajo Area Indian Health Service's intent to award a sole source contract to Change Healthcare. The NAIHS, under the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, requires claims management, remittance and payment management, and patient billing services to ensure continuity of direct patient care services.
The notice describes the NAIHS's intent to directly award a contract to Change Healthcare to provide revenue cycle process automation and claims management services from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Interested parties must submit affirmative written evidence by December 23, 2021 demonstrating how competition would benefit the government to be considered, otherwise the contract will be awarded solely to Change Healthcare. The contract services are to be performed at medical facilities in Shiprock, New Mexico. Eligible contractors must have the capacity required to provide claims management and related revenue cycle services.
Notice text
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS), Shiprock Service Unit intends to make a sole source award to Change Healthcare for Revenue Cycle process automating components for Claims Management; Remittance & Payment Management; and Patient Billing Services.
The Period of Performance is 01/01/2022-12/31/2022. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) Contracting Officers may solicit from only one source if the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available (e.g. urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand name, or industrial mobilization).
Change Healthcare provides the required Claims management services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care. They provide accurate and regulatory billing and reporting notices to assure accuracy, minimize denials, and improve the quality of billing data submitted to third party payers.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received by 3:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Thursday, December 23, 2021, the contract will be issued without further notice.
A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competition or proceed with a single-source award. Please contact the point of contact below if you have any questions: Felecia Chavez, Contract Specialist, Email: felecia.chavez@ihs.gov, Phone: (505) 368-6086.
Place of Contract Performance:
Northern Navajo Medical Center
Medical Facilities
Shiprock, New Mexico 87420
United States
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