SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- ACA, Fort Carson, Directorate of Contracting, 1850 Mekong Street, Building 6222, Fort Carson, CO 80913-4323
- ZIP Code
- 80913-4323
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-040115-004
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2004
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award a sole source purchase order to Hayes, Inc., Lansdale, PA, for the renewal of Hayes Medical Technology Directory subscription to include annual subscription for one online version; one additional online site for Fa lls Church, VA; and 1 setup fee, for the period 1 January 2004 through 30 September 2004, for TRICARE Management Activity, Aurora, CO and TMA, Falls Church, VA. This is a sole source procurement due to the proprietary nature of evidence based medicine ass essments used as a standard to eliminate arbitrary decision making and ensure that benefit determinations are based on reputable research. Evidence based medicine assessments shall include a summary and analysis of current medical literature; medical back ground; description of the technology being evaluated; diagnoses to which modality applies; policy/position statements of government agencies and other carriers; discussion of medical consensus; evaluation of efficacy and risks; clinical indications; compa rison to existing technology; cost; and a rating to weigh the evidence available through scientific studies. In addition, online service must have the ability to search both the Directory and Alert newsletter; link between the Directory and Alert; have an Update Search feature in the Directory for reports which have not been updated in the previous calendar year; monthly update service for the Directory for approximately 80 to 90 assessments/year; links to government agencies and professional organizations ; bi-monthly news feeds to the Latest Developments in Technology Assessment; access to Hayes Inc personnel; time savings for TRICARE Management Activity information systems personnel to alleviate time spent loading/updating/responding to problems with inst allation using CDs. This is not a formal solicitation. This synopsis is not considered a request for proposal or quotation. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of qu otations received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source or quoters are available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received, the purchase will be awarded without furth er notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed award based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Detailed capabilities shall be submitted by close of business mountain standard time (MST) 23 January 2004 to: Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: Patricia Collins, 1633 Mekong Street, Building 6222, Fort Carson, CO 80913
- Record
- SN00504619-W 20040117/040115212016 (fbodaily.com)
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