The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. for the purchase of data from the following databases: State Inpatient Databases (SID), Select State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD), and Select State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD). These databases bring together the data collection efforts of State data organizations, hospital associations, private data organizations, and the Federal government to create a national information resource of patient-level health care data. The CDC will utilize data from this purchase to monitor, identify, diagnose, investigate, and research public health related issues on multiple topics of importance, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels. In addition, the database information will be used in scientific papers, peer-reviewed journals, presentations, reports, and policy briefs. This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within five (5) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at
[email protected] by 28 May 2017.