Red book data subscription renewal

Added: May 08, 2015 2:29 pm Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) intends to sole source to:

TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS, INC.
777 E EISENHOWER PKWY
ANN ARBOR, MI 48108-3273

In accordance with FAR 5.207(c), OIG's requirement is described as follows:

(1) National Stock Number (NSN): N/A

(2) Specification: Red Book Data Subscription Renewal - Expanded Pac Flat File

(3) Manufacturer: N/A

(4) Functional Description: Red Book Data Subscription Renewal - Expanded Pac Flat File.

(5) Predominant material of manufacture: N/A

(6) Quantity: N/A

(7) Unit of issue: N/A

(8) Destination information:

OIG/OMP
Cohen Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20201

(9) Delivery Schedule: N/A

(10) Duration of the contract period: June 16, 2015 through June 15, 2016

(11) Sustainable acquisition requirements: N/A

(12) Description of Procedure: This is a pre-solicitation notice of intent to sole source. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. The anticipated award date is no later than May 22, 2015.

(13) Architect-Engineer Project: N/A

(14) Trade Agreement Clauses: N/A

(15) Sole Source Justification: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS), on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) intends to sole source to:

TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS, INC.
777 E EISENHOWER PKWY
ANN ARBOR, MI 48108-3273

OIG has a need to for Renewal of Red Book Data Subscription located in Washington, DC. OIG intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a sole source basis to Truven Health Analytics, Inc.

(16) This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement. The email subject line must reference OIG152917- Red Book Subscription Renewal. All responses are due by May 15, 2015 3:00PM Eastern Time and can be sent to Epe Pacantara at Epe.Pacantara@psc.hhs.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.