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Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS) for Fort Yuma Service Unit
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The Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office, is seeking to award a sole-source commercial purchase order under FAR Part 12 to D.D. Bainbridge & Associates, Inc. for the Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS), a proprietary web-based software platform designed to support Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) accreditation activities at the Fort Yuma Health Care Center in Winterhaven, California. Market research, including a prior Sources Sought Notice, confirmed that no other responsible source possesses the authority to license, implement, maintain, or support the proprietary SQSS platform, justifying the restriction of competition. The contract includes a one-year base period and four additional one-year option periods, with performance primarily occurring remotely through a contractor-hosted system accessible to authorized staff at the facility. The system must automate and manage all 16 major healthcare quality functions, including infection control, HIPAA compliance, patient satisfaction, and risk management, generating real-time dashboards, compliance reports, and task tracking while ensuring secure data handling in full compliance with federal cybersecurity standards, HHS policies, and HIPAA regulations. The contractor is responsible for full system implementation within 30 days of award, delivering initial and quarterly refresher training with documented attendance, maintaining a minimum 99% system uptime with 72-hour advance notice for outages, providing 24-hour response time for critical issues, and submitting monthly compliance reports by the fifth business day of each month. Data must be hosted and processed exclusively within the United States, with all contractor personnel subject to background checks and strict limitations on the use and retention of Government data. Security protocols require immediate 24-hour breach notification to the Contracting Officer’s Representative, and upon contract conclusion, the contractor must fully transition data to the Government or successor within 30 days and securely erase all copies. All deliverables require validation and formal acceptance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative, Edmund Thundercloud, located at the Fort Yuma site, despite the system’s remote nature. The solicitation closed on July 24, 2026, with proposals evaluated solely on the ability to demonstrate exclusive authority over SQSS and full compliance with the Performance Work Statement, with no competitive pricing or trade-off evaluation process anticipated due to the sole-source determination. No pricing details, line items, or contract value have been disclosed, and while administrative contacts are provided, the Contracting Officer position remains TBD.
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Winterhaven, CA, 92283, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Solicitation Notice Solicitation No. PHX-SS-26-010 Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS) Indian Health Service Fort Yuma Health Care Center Winterhaven, California 92283
Commercial Acquisition – RFO Part 12 The Indian Health Service (IHS), Phoenix Area Office, intends to award a commercial purchase order to D.D. Bainbridge & Associates, Inc. for the Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS) in support of Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) accreditation activities at Fort Yuma Health Care Center. This acquisition is conducted in accordance with RFO 12.102(a), Restricting Competition, based on the Government's determination that only one responsible source is available to satisfy the Government's requirement. This notice is not intended to re-open market research. Rather, it provides one final opportunity for any responsible source capable of furnishing the proprietary Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS) to identify itself prior to award. Description of Requirement The contractor shall provide the proprietary Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS), including software licensing, implementation support, system configuration, training, maintenance, technical support, software updates, and related services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The anticipated period of performance consists of:
•One (1) 12-month Base Period•Four (4) 12-month Option Periods
NAICS: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services
PSC: DA10 – IT and Telecom – Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service
Restriction of Competition
The Government conducted market research, including the issuance of Sources Sought Notice SS-26-PHX-025, and evaluated all responses received. Based on the market research conducted, the Government determined that D.D. Bainbridge & Associates, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of providing the proprietary Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS).
Competition is restricted because no other source demonstrated the authority to furnish, license, implement, maintain, or support the proprietary SQSS platform.
Response Instructions
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, quotation, or other information demonstrating their ability to satisfy the Government's requirement.
Responses shall specifically demonstrate:
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Authority to provide the proprietary Strategic Quality Support System (SQSS);
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Authorization to license, implement, maintain, and support SQSS if the respondentis not the software owner;
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Capability to satisfy the requirements identified in the attached Performance WorkStatement.
Responses proposing alternative software products or equivalent solutions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the Government's decision to restrict competition should be reconsidered. Responses shall be submitted electronically to: Dekovan Cook Contract Specialist Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Office of Acquisition Management Email: dekovan.cook@ihs.gov Response Due Date: July 24, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Arizona Time Attachments
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Performance Work Statement (PWS)
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