--Rebuild data files from the Patient Administration Systems and Biostatistics Activity Inpatient Hospital Data and develop and verify new coding algorithms

The U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, acting on behalf of the United States Army-Soldier Systems Center, plans to award a sole source purchase order to Social Sector Development Strategies, Inc. located in Boston, MA. The contract involves rebuilding data files from the Patient Administration Systems and Biostatistics Activity Inpatient Hospital data and developing as well as verifying new coding algorithms. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which permits sole source contracting without a competitive solicitation. There is no request for proposal or solicitation document associated with this contract, and responses are subject to a reduced timeframe of seven days as noted in the contract details. The contract, identified by solicitation number USA-SNOTE-070625-010, was posted on June 25, 2007. The work is being carried out by the Department of Defense’s office located in Natick, Massachusetts. The scope focuses on enhancing data management and algorithm development related to inpatient hospital data systems, reflecting a specialized need addressed by the selected contractor.