Linking ESSENCE and Death Surveillance (LEADS) data

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to solicit and award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 3304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) intends to solicit and award a sole source contract to the Tri-County Health Department to assess the feasibility of identifying individuals who died from violent deaths and visited an emergency department (ED) in the 12-months prior to their death by linking ED syndromic surveillance (SyS) data from the ESSENCE to Colorado Violent Death Reporting System (CO-VDRS) data using personally identifiable information (PII) contained in both data sources The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve month base period, with no option periods. Market research was performed and shown to support the sole source determination. Action was initially solicited to GSA OASIS POOL 1 with no communication from vendors. See the attached Justification and Approval for Sole Source for additional information regarding the sole source determination.