# Sole Source - First Databank

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht001524rfi0056

- Solicitation number: HT001524RFI0056
- Notice type: Justification (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to First Databank Inc.
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha)
- Contracting office: DHA Enterprise Med Support EMS-CD (HT0015)
- NAICS: 513199 All Other Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A20 Application development software delivered by perpetual license, consisting of analysis, design, development, code, test and release packages associated with application development projects.
- Place of performance: 0, Texas
- County: Bexar County (FIPS 48029). https://abierto.us/counties/bexar-county-tx-48029
- First posted: August 6, 2024
- Last posted: September 26, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/550564e9cfcd42b899ac1b4fa53dc8e6/view

## Description

FDB SW is a commercial-off-the-shelf SW. FDB provides drug and medical device databases that help inform healthcare professionals decision making and protect patient safety. These databases provide comprehensive information about medications, including dosages, interactions, side effects, and contraindications. Clinicians rely on these context-relevant databases to make informed decisions when prescribing medications. Additionally, FDB provides software for drug database integration and middleware.

This integration supports various healthcare processes, including pharmacy dispensing, formulary management, drug pricing analysis, medical insurance claims processing, physician order entry (POE), and Electronic Health Records (EHR). Seamless communication between different healthcare systems streamlines workflows and improves patient care.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: First Databank Inc. (UEI VMQNWNFBZ7R9)
- Contract: HT001524P0023, purchase order
- Obligated: $1,087,952.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number HT001524P0023 equals the contract number; same awarding office HT0015 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HT001524P0023_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 6, 2024: Special notice, due August 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM EDT. Notice 2368aa8e15904913a5f64e9681f59eb8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2368aa8e15904913a5f64e9681f59eb8/view
- August 15, 2024: Sources sought, due August 22, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice d6b3e724fe814b2f8e98de7e71f613d0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d6b3e724fe814b2f8e98de7e71f613d0/view
- September 26, 2024: Justification. Notice 550564e9cfcd42b899ac1b4fa53dc8e6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/550564e9cfcd42b899ac1b4fa53dc8e6/view

## Points of contact

- Thomas Reese, thomas.l.reese4.civ@health.mil
- Elisa M. Mendez, elisa.m.mendez.civ@health.mil

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