SAS License Renewals

The Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida is renewing its SAS software licenses through a sole-source procurement under solicitation number AHCA SS 031-25/26, posted on May 18, 2026, with responses due by May 21, 2026. The contract, valued at $50,000, covers the renewal of approximately 30 licenses for critical modules including Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/ETS, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ACCESS to ODBC, and SAS/ACCESS to PC Files, which are essential for Medicaid data analysis, health quality assurance reporting, and database integration with Access, Oracle, and VERSA systems. The procurement is justified under single-source provisions because SAS software licenses are non-transferable and exclusively available from SAS Institute Inc., making competitive bidding impracticable. No formal evaluation factors, competitive scoring, or small business set-asides apply, as the acquisition is non-competitive and based solely on vendor exclusivity. All performance activities are confined to Florida, with no physical delivery or packaging required due to the digital nature of the licenses. Acceptance criteria are functionally defined by the uninterrupted operation of the software for state-specific healthcare analytics, though no formal inspection protocols or quality standards are documented. The contracting office is the Office of Information Systems, with inquiries directed to Holland Thornton, while accountability for payment, contract administration, and acceptance rests with AHCA personnel including the Procurement Director and Deputy Secretary. No specific payment instructions, accounting codes, COR/COTR designations, invoicing mechanisms, or offeror certifications are provided, and no attachments or submission format requirements are outlined, reflecting a streamlined, non-competitive acquisition process compliant with state procurement rules and justified under the proprietary rights of the software vendor.