Sole Source - VHIE Technical Strategies - Public Law 109-461

The contractor shall provide and deliver professional and technical management services for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Health Informatics (OHI) Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (CIDMO) and their Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE) Portfolio of Programs.

Tasks involve providing the expertise necessary to enable the VHIE program to improve upon and expand VA’s ability to securely share computable electronic health information with other healthcare providers involved in the provision of care to the Veteran. This involves the application of program and project management services, clinical and health informatics expertise, performance management services, and community outreach in support of all work areas within VHIE. The value of the action is $791,898.76. The period of performance is:

January 29, 2024, through March 28, 2024 The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.§ 253(c)(5) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-5 entitled, “Authorized or required by statute”. The applicable statute is Public Law 109-461: “Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006” specifically, the “Veterans First Contracting Program” outlined in 38 USC § 8127(c).