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

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c10x24q0089

- Solicitation number: 36C10X24Q0089
- Notice type: Justification (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to IT Concepts, Inc.
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Sac Frederick (36C10X)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- Place of performance: Vienna, Virginia
- County: Fairfax County (FIPS 51059). https://abierto.us/counties/fairfax-county-va-51059
- City: Vienna. https://abierto.us/cities/vienna-va-5181072
- First posted: January 16, 2024
- Last posted: January 30, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d24cb9182d04f96a974f68ac4129e7a/view

## Description

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).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: IT Concepts, Inc. (UEI GJ5YALPQMCH1)
- Contract: 36C10X24C0004, definitive contract
- Obligated: $786,898.76
- Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 36C10X24C0004 equals the contract number; same awarding office 36C10X (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C10X24C0004_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 16, 2024: Special notice, due January 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice 510d7d51a3c34e80bd116fb363bff0e2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/510d7d51a3c34e80bd116fb363bff0e2/view
- January 30, 2024: Justification. Notice 1d24cb9182d04f96a974f68ac4129e7a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1d24cb9182d04f96a974f68ac4129e7a/view

## Points of contact

- Brian N Ballard, brian.ballard@va.gov
- Wanda Y Edwards, wanda.edwards@va.gov

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