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This notice announces the intent by the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) in support of the Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics (DHA MEDLOG) Directorate to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with (IAW) FAR 12.102(b) procedures, 12.201-1 - Simplified Procedures, Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 and 1903 and FAR 6.104 with the Emergency Care Research Institute (dba as ECRI), 77 N Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901-3743 as the only responsible source that can provide the Authoritative Data Exchange and Database Subscription Services. The DHA MEDLOG requires medical logistic authoritative exchange and medical logistics database subscription services to support the modernization and data standardization in Health Alerts and Equipment Management Lines of Business (LOBs). The contractor will use industry standard data to normalize, cleanse and structure an authoritative equipment and supply data standardization mapping process, allowing for enhanced audit readiness, increased business process effectiveness in new procurement standardization and existing product recall identification, and management of unnecessary data duplication. The product will continue to provide an authoritative data exchange to support modernization and data standardization in Health Alerts and Equipment Management LOBs. The contractor shall include three (3) custom data feeds via a manual mechanism and/or through DHA approved B2B gateway to support product catalog data attributes and data standardization, which will (i) assist in normalizing data before it is committed to the database and exercised in a business process; and (ii) matches equipment and supplies to provide an accurate, timely identification of all product recalls. To accomplish the Authoritative Data Exchange, the contractor shall provide Supply Guide which provides a comprehensive database of medical-surgical supplies, implants, instruments, pharmaceuticals, industrial and office supplies that automatically benchmark specific prices against those paid elsewhere in the nation. The contractor shall also provide Data Standardization – Equipment and Data Standardization – Supplies which validate and clean medical device inventories and purchase order history, respectively by model name, model number, manufacturer and Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System category. The contractor shall also provide Product Catalog which facilitates the maintenance of DoD Device Inventory Classifications to account for new inventory/industry changes. Additionally, it facilitates more accurate predictive analytics, life cycle analysis and Alternative Equipment Maintenance (AEM) planning. Through the use of an Internet-based portal, the following database subscription services are also required at a minimum: A) The Capital Guide Tool which provides advisory support for medical equipment. It also provides custom analyses that help pinpoint savings opportunities, negotiate discounts and identify unn…

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