DHHS/PHS/FDA/Office of Contracts and Grants, ADP Contract Branch, HFA-511, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857

D -- PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING INFORMATION SERVICE SOL 223-95-5571 DUE 041895 POC Contact, Contract Specialist, Dennis Hunt, (301) 443-2597, Contracting Officer, James Cooper, (301) 443-2597 FDA proposes to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with IMS America Ltd.. The contract will provide access to and delivery of proprietary pharmaceutical marketing information in electronic and hard copy, such as: National Prescription Audit Plus (NPA Plus); US Pharmaceutical Market - Drugstores (USD); US Pharmaceutical Market - Provider Perspective; National Disease and Therapeutic Index (NDTI); Integrated Promotion Services (IPS); Pageview: USD/PP; and Dataview On-line Access (NPA,USD,PP,IPS). Contract duration will be one base year plus two option years. Other than full and open competition is justified because only IMS America Ltd. possesses the required copyrights, knowledge, expertise and rights to provide the required proprietary information. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. See Numbered Note 22. (0061)

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