Notice of Intent to Sole Source to AudSoft, Inc. for AudBase

This is a notice of intent to issue an award on the basis of other than full and open competition under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to AudSoft, Inc.  located at 1327 Ashton Road, Hanover, MD 21706 in support of the Defense Health Agency's (DHA) Hearing Center of Excellence (HCE).

The requirement is to provide AudBase software licenses and software support in order to continue HCE's mission of providing audiogram collection and analysis for active duty soldiers and military veterans.

The required services include technical support services for Military Health System (MHS) Genesis Connection interfaces, to include telephone support, customizations for the AudBase software which is installed throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) in order to meet the DOD's network software access requirements.

Only AudSoft, Inc. is reasonably capable of providing the software licenses and software support as required because AudBase software is considered proprietary to AudSoft, Inc. Additionally, due to the proprietary nature of the software, no other companies are capable of providing software technical support, server support, or additional software development.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541519: Other Computer Related Services; and PSC DK01:  IT AND Telecom – Storage Support Services (Labor).

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document will be posted for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.

Submissions that request documentation, request additional information or that solely ask questions will be determined to not be an affirmative response. Responses determined to be not an affirmative response are not valid and no further action will be taken with the response.

A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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 competitive procurement. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(6) and 5.203(a).

Based on the above information, the only source that can meet the Government’s requirement is AudSoft, Inc. Please submit capabilities statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) via email to Karyn Williams at karyn.m.williams2.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 23 August 2023. No phone calls accepted.