Intent to Sole Source - Health Information Exchange for Enterprise Imaging

The Billings Area Indian Health Services, Billings Montana, intends to award a commercial, sole source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Medicom Technologies, Inc. The company shall provide a technology intended for use by radiology and other medical practices to transfer imaging studies across the Internet.

The technology is designed to improve the way patient information is exchanged by creating a peer-to-peer communication network for physicians, radiologists, radiology technologists, and medical records staff. The Medicom Imagex Service installed on IHS network in order to interface with the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Importer and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).

Medicom ImageX is the only vendor solution that accomplishes the requirements set forth by the VA that meets the Federal Government security standards. This is not a request for competitive proposal and no solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can provide the software are encouraged to identify themselves and give written notification within 7 days of the publication date of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this action is within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining to conduct a competitive procurement.