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HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Program Membership

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CMID17985Federal

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The Department of Defense’s Defense Health Agency, specifically the TRICARE Management Activity’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, intends to award a firm fixed price contract for membership in the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Organizational Affiliate Program. This contract will cover a one-year period from December 1, 2011, through November 30, 2012, and is planned as a sole source acquisition due to HIMSS being the exclusive provider of this membership. The membership supports the agency’s executive mission, business activities, and evolving operational needs by providing access to expertise, research, professional development, and various collaborative committees. Benefits include unlimited individual memberships, access to the HIMSS e-Learning Academy with 200 seats, involvement in over 80 organizational groups, and 600 full registrations to the HIMSS 2012 Annual Conference. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 813920 with an annual size standard of $14 million and is being executed under the Federal Acquisition Regulation clause for sole source justification. This notice serves as a notice of intent rather than a request for proposal, indicating no formal solicitation will be issued nor are competitive proposals being sought. Interested parties may express their interest and capabilities, but the government retains sole discretion over competition decisions. The contract management and point of contact roles are assigned to designated personnel within the TMA Contracts Operations Division located in Falls Church, Virginia.

General Info

Department of Defense awards sole-source one-year HIMSS membership contract for executive support.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Health Agency

NAICS

813920 - Professional Organizations

Place of Performance

TRICARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Office of the Chief Information Officer Skyline One 5205 Leesburg Pike Suite 1100, FALLS CHURCH, VA, 22041, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

J%26A+redacted.pdf

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PhaseAwarded

PostedNov 3

Justification (J&A)

AwardedOct 21

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Health Agency

Contacts2 people available

OfficeFALLS CHURCH, VA, 22042, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Health Agency

Office AddressFALLS CHURCH, VA, 22042, USA

Contacts

Cynthia F. BrownContract Specialist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Winona Sewell HallContracting Officer

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Full Description

This is a notice of intent, not a request for proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), Acquisition Management & Support (AM&S), Contracts Operations Division (COD) on behalf of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) intends to award a firm fixed price contract for Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) membership. OCIO utilizes HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Program as a baseline to assist with: Executive mission and business activities Provide additional information needed for operations Research new technologies needed to support operations Provide assistance with implementing new processes and technologies to support changing business activities. Membership to HIMSS would allow OCIO benefits crucial to making effective investments, supporting business objective alignments and the application of enterprise-wide IM/IT standards and processes as part of OCIO's integrated model - the most critical of these being the access to content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to patient care. HIMSS Membership would provide unlimited individual HIMSS memberships; access to HIMSS e-Learning Academy (200 seats); access to over 80 committees, task forces, work groups and special interest groups; and 600 full registrations to the HIMSS 2012 Annual Conference. This requirement is for a period of performance from December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012. The proposed acquisition is intended as a sole source acquisition to the Healthcare Information and management Systems Society. HIMSS is the only organization who can provide the membership. The NAICS code for the proposed procurement is 813920 and the annual size standard is $14 Million. This acquisition is being conducted using FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2)(i)(b). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice. The determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government.