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Notice of Intent to Award/Sole Source to AudioCARE
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The Navajo Area Indian Health Service at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility plans to award a sole source, non-competitive purchase order to Payton Merger Sub II, LLC DBA AudioCARE, an Artera Company, to upgrade their appointment reminder and pharmacy refill patient engagement server to the latest Microsoft platform. This system, critical to patient care, was originally implemented with AudioCARE software integrated with VoIP and vendor-supplied HL7/RPMS connectors. The contract covers maintenance, license renewal, and an operating system/hardware upgrade to prevent disruption of essential services. The anticipated performance period is one year from the award date, and the procurement falls under the NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers, with a small business size standard of $47 million. This action is announced through a notice of intent to award and is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. Interested parties may respond by May 20, 2026, but must provide compelling reasons why competition would benefit the government. The government reserves the right to proceed without competition if no adequate responses are received. Responses should exclude proprietary or sensitive information and will only be considered for assessing the need for future competitive procurement. Any resulting solicitation will be publicly posted, but responses to this notice do not constitute a bid or proposal. The contracting office is located in Window Rock, Arizona, with primary contact available for inquiries.
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Chinle, AZ, 86503, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Notice of Intent to Award / Sole Source
The Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF) intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Payton Merger Sub II, LLC DBA AudioCARE, an Artera Company, to upgrade the appointment reminder and pharmacy refill patient engagement server to the latest Microsoft version.
The anticipated period of performance is a base period of one year from the date of award. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 513210 Software Publishers with a small business size standard of SBA size of $47.0m.
The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact patient care. CCHCF’s appointment reminder and pharmacy refill request system was implemented using AudioCARE software, VoiP integration, and vendor supplied HL7/RPMS connectors, and is system critical. Continued maintenance, license renewal, and an OS/hardware upgrade are required to avoid disruption of services.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by 5:00pm MST on May 20, 2026 the contract will be issued without further notice.
A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
