Intent to Sole Source - AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Data Set

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT INTENDED SOURCE: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (75N96023Q00127) DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Data Set This contract action is for the acquisition of services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) – Soliciting from a Single Source. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a sole source purchase order to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 540 Gaither Road, RM 4000, Rockville, MA 20850. Technical Specifications: Scope: This procurement shall provide perpetual license for the use of AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Databases specified below by the NIEHS Climate and Health Outcomes Research Data Systems (CHORDS) Project Team for the approved use cases described in the separately filed Application Kit for Purchasing HCUP Nationwide/State Databases. Deliverables: Item Number Description 1 Colorado State Inpatient Databases (SID) 2017-2020 2 North Carolina State Inpatient Databases (SID) 2007-2020 3 Oregon State Inpatient Databases (SID) 2015-2021 4 Utah State Inpatient Databases (SID) 2000-2020 5 Colorado State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) 2017-2020 6 North Carolina State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) 2007-2020 7 Oregon State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) 2015-2021 8 Utah State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases (SASD) 2000-2020 9 Colorado State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) 2017-2020 10 North Carolina State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) 2007-2020 11 Oregon State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) 2015-2021 12 Utah State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) 2000-2020 13 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2000-2020 14 Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS) 2016-2020 15 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) 2006-2020 The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 923120. NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with AHRQ and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to [email protected] within three (3) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within three (3) days, an award will be made to AHRQ.