--Procurement of 3M Grouper Proprietary Software Update and License Renewal, including annual support and maintenance for 12-months for the TRICARE Management Activity's (TMA) Business and Economic Analysis (BEA) Directorate.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to issue a sole source purchase order to 3M Health Information Systems Inc.,1 Skyline Place, #400, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 for Procurement of the following 3M Grouper Proprietary Software Products, which through previous contracts, has been customized to meet the needs of TMA: 1. Core Grouping Software - TRICARE Grouper 2. CGS Ambulatory Patient Grouping (APG) Software 3. All Patient Diagnosis Related Gro up (APR DRG) Software 4. TRICARE Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Grouping Software, including annual support and maintenance for 12-months for TMA's Business and Economic Analysis Directorate. No solicitation document exists. Any firm tha t believes it can provide the stated capability is invited to submit written notification to the Contract Specialist by 27 July 2007 at 1200PM EST. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the firm's ability to provide the stated capability. Information can be sent to Mr. Charles Bartlett, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick MD 21702 or at contact@example.gov. No telephone requests will be accepted. Responses received will be evaluated; however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, USAMRAA will proceed with the sole source contract.