# INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: QM - InterQual Software, Change Healthcare Operations LLC Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1496865 - Solicitation number: IHS1496865 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was August 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: Indian Health Service - Contracting office: Indian Health Service (n-INDIANHEALTHSERVICE) - NAICS: 334118 Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing - Product or service code: 7J20 Hardware and perpetual software licenses for IT Security products providing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) for real-time operational security such as vulnerability scanning, cyber security, managing firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security information and event management (SIEM). Also covers IT Disaster Recovery tools to enable backup and recovery; dedicated failover facilities, generators, UPS systems. - Place of performance: Chinle, Arizona - County: Apache County (FIPS 04001). https://abierto.us/counties/apache-county-az-04001 - City: Chinle. https://abierto.us/cities/chinle-az-0412770 - First posted: August 14, 2024 - Last posted: August 14, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/141451d1f6384e14999faccc77289ab8/view ## Description The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, QM Department intends to award a non-competitive, sole source to proposed contractor, CHANGE HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS, LLC for Software licensing InterQual Software; Medical Management Necessity and Utilization Review Software, an evidence-based clinical decision support solution Service, must meet FedRamp certification. Authority cited FAR Part 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Proposed Contractor shall provide Software licensing for Medical Management Necessity and Utilization Review Software Service Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility for FY2024, period of performance shall begin from the date of award to 1 year. The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required InterQual software license for Medical Management Necessity and Utilization Review Software, an evidence-based clinical decision support solution service, must meet FedRamp certification. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by August 20, 2024 8:30AM MST, the contract will be issued without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). ## Publications - August 14, 2024: Special notice, due August 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT. Notice 0e7c71c579d14f3ab8de86c79b5b80a8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e7c71c579d14f3ab8de86c79b5b80a8/view - August 14, 2024: Special notice, due August 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM EDT. Notice 141451d1f6384e14999faccc77289ab8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/141451d1f6384e14999faccc77289ab8/view ## Points of contact - TILDA NEZ, tilda.nez@ihs.gov, 9286747474 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/ihs1496865.