Notice of intent to sole source to hcpro

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), on behalf of the IHS, Office of the Director, intends to award a Purchase Order on a sole source basis to the HCPro for online medical credentialing resource to enhance the skill and efficiency of IHS staff involved in the credentialing of medical staff. The anticipated period of performance will be five years with a one- year basic, and four one-year Options.
The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i) – Only One Source Reasonabily Available due to Indian Health Services’s unique need for resources such as privileging white papers, online on-demand credentialing e-learning courses on foundational medical staffing topics, forums to ask and receive expert industry input, and continuously updated newsletters. IHS requires a comprehensive collection of continuously updated medical staffing, peer review, credentialing and privileging tools, resources, and training to assist in providing the Area and Service Unit MSPs support in addressing agency priorities to strengthen patient safety by enhancing a unified, system-wide, credentialing program that provides our medical staff professionals in federal facilities expert designed tools and resources, as well as on-demand foundational training that increases patient safety across the system.
It is anticipated that the Government will award a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430, Continuing education online learning marketplace services (through a website or mobile application), $15 Million. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is 7H20 – IT and Telecom – Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (HW, Perpetual License Software).
Points of contact for this acquisition are the Contract Specialist, Natalie Phillips and Contracting Officer, Valerie Heart Broker.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quote to Contract Specialist, Natalie Phillips at Natalie.Phillips@IHS.gov
Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs.
At this time, no solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of quotes received in response to this notice. If no affirmative written responses are received by 12/16/2023 Eastern Standard Time (EST) a contract will be awarded to HCPro.