--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity plans to negotiate a sole source contract with Shoreland, Inc. to continue providing access to the Shoreland TRAVAX Encompass software applications. This software supports the Department of Defense Military Health Care System (DoD MHS) by enabling system-wide access along with enhanced features. Shoreland, as the sole developer and holder of the TRAVAX Encompass source code rights, will perform maintenance to ensure continued utilization across all DoD MHS Project Defined Platforms. The procurement is conducted under the authority of federal regulations allowing sole source acquisitions and is not initially open for competitive quotes. Although this is a sole source procurement, responses from other qualified businesses were accepted until September 24, 2007, requiring proof that they could meet the service needs. Interested parties were encouraged to contact the designated contract specialist by the deadline to be considered. This effort is tied to solicitation number USA-SNOTE-070912-005 and falls under NAICS code 541511, pertaining to custom computer programming services. The contract's primary goal is to maintain and support critical software essential for military healthcare operations.