The purchase of one license per hospital bed at Oregon State Hospital (OSH) campuses.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is seeking to procure 738 licenses for the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC), a specialized risk assessment tool used in psychiatric inpatient settings to predict potential violent behavior. This procurement is a sole-source determination for the Oregon State Hospital (OSH) campuses, specifically targeting one license per hospital bed. The BVC is a copyrighted instrument owned by Frenzs BV, a company based in the Netherlands, which assesses six behavioral indicators including confusion, irritability, boisterousness, verbal threats, physical threats, and attacking objects. The procurement is being conducted under Marion County jurisdiction and is critical for maintaining staff and patient safety in mental health care environments. The procurement opportunity was posted on February 23, 2023, with a proposal submission deadline of March 2, 2023. The BVC takes approximately 5 minutes to complete and has demonstrated moderate sensitivity (63%) and high specificity (92%) in predicting violent incidents within a 24-hour period.

The procurement appears to be unrestricted in terms of vendor qualifications, with the sole-source justification based on ORS 279B.075, which allows procurement from a single source when goods or services are exclusively available from one provider. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were noted in the documentation. The total estimated contract value is $17,500.00, representing a relatively modest investment for comprehensive safety assessment tools across OSH campuses. The BVC licenses will integrate with existing OSH infrastructure and are designed to support ongoing patient and staff safety protocols. No incumbent vendors were mentioned, and the procurement appears focused exclusively on obtaining licenses for the specific violence prediction tool from the original copyright holder, Frenzs BV. The contract aims to provide a standardized, scientifically validated approach to assessing potential violent behavior in psychiatric inpatient settings.