Notice INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: NIHON KOHDEN AMERCIA LLC - HL7, server is on-site
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- IHS1507830
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Chinle, Arizona 86503, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, specifically the Navajo Area Indian Health Service at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility in Arizona, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a non-competitive, sole-sourced purchase order to Nihon Kohden America LLC. The notice pertains to a service support agreement for a nursing informatics HL7 server that receives and processes patient data messages between RPMS and vital sign systems, which are critical for emergency room and special care unit operations. The procurement falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334510 for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Nihon Kohden is identified as the only organization uniquely qualified to provide these essential services without interrupting patient care.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to formally announce the government's intent to award a sole source contract to Nihon Kohden without competitive bidding. The contract will have a base period of one year from the award date, with an option for an additional year of service support for enterprise gateway applications and server-based products. Contractors wishing to challenge the sole source determination must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, with any responses due by May 16, 2025. The government emphasizes that this notice is not a competitive solicitation and reserves the right to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award based on any received responses. Respondents are cautioned not to include proprietary, classified, or sensitive information in their submissions, and the government retains the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in potential future solicitations. If no affirmative written response is received by the closing date, the contract will be issued without further notice.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source (Below SAT)
In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Chinle, Arizona 86503 intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Nihon Kohden for Nursing Informatics’ service support agreement, Chinle has on site Nihon Kohden HL7 server that receives ADT messages from RPMS and returns Vital Sign data, highly relied upon in the ER and SCU. Nihon Kohden has staff that maintain remote access to the HL7 server to provide as needed support Services. The server is on-site.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award with base + 1 Option Year for service support Enterprise Gateway applications and server-based products requiring support. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.
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. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by Closing Date/Time, the contract will be issued without further notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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