DHHS/FDA/OFACS/ CONTRACTS OPERATIONS BRANCH, HFA-512, 5600 FISHERS LANE, PARK BUILDING, RM 3-32, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857

D -- HOSPITAL SUPPLY INDEX SOL 115866 DUE 083096 POC Debbie Hammond, Contract Specialist (301) 443-5970, Contracting Officer, Dennis H. Hunt (301) 443-1555, FAX No. (301) 594-3702 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposes to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with IMS America Ltd. The contract will provide the Fourth Quarter 1995 Hospital Supply Index and Dataview. The delivery method will be hard copy and cd-rom. 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 will shall be considered. See Note(s): 22. (0226)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0021 19960814\D-0006.SOL)