Implementation-Migration Support Hours - Orchard Software (Clinisys)

This is a single source posting notification; there are no solicitation documents for download. This posting is no a Request for Bid (RFB) nor Request for Proposal (RFP). Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) on behalf of Department of Health (MDH), intent to enter into an agreement with Orchard Software (Clinisys) to perform 12 weekend support-hours with an additional 16 weekday support-hours regarding MDH's laboratory information system (LIS). Orchard Software will assist MDH with migrating their laboratory information system to servers with new virtualization applications. This work must be completed before August 30, 2026, when the license with VMWare, the current virtualization application, will expire, making LIS unusable. The laboratory information system (LIS) is critical to the operations of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Infectious Disease Laboratory (IDL). The LIS is the infrastructure that allows IDL to maintain our results review and entry workflows, and to send critical laboratory results to hospital labs to aid patient care decisions and treatment and to MDH epidemiologists for public health surveillance. Orchard is a proprietary software, and no other vendors are qualified or permitted to make the software updates needed. Orchard staff must perform the server migrations needed. Using a different vendor would nullify existing licensing and support contracts with Orchard, putting the entire LIS into jeopardy. For this reason, this State believes this is a single source and has deemed it as such. If there are any concerns regarding this single source opportunity, please contact kerri.cooke[@state.mn.us](mailto:Name@state.mn.us) prior to August 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time. Please include the reference number and title of the posting in the subject line. \[Partial description. For the full description, log into the [Supplier Portal](https://guest.supplier.systems.state.mn.us/psc/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LANDINGPAGE.GBL).\] **Event ID/Reference Number:** **UNKNOWN** If an Event ID/Reference number appears, this Solicitation Event is being conducted in the SWIFT system. All project documentation and vendor submissions should be completed at the State of Minnesota Supplier portal. Log in to the [Supplier Portal](https://guest.supplier.systems.state.mn.us/psc/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/NUI_FRAMEWORK.PT_LANDINGPAGE.GBL?&) to view this event. You will need to search for Event ID/Reference Number in the portal. If the Event ID/Reference Number shows "Unknown", then the full description can be found for this event in the State of Minnesota list of solicitations (select the appropriate page): [Goods and Services Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/GS-auto) or [Professional and Technical Solicitation Postings](https://osp.admin.mn.gov/PT-auto). You may locate it using the Ref. # that appears above.