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Q -- The Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Network Contracting Office 7 intends to negotiate a one year sole-source contract with Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. to procure the service of a HL7 interface to support the DCA and AVOX 4000 - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Contract Officer (90C);Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
- ZIP Code
- 29403-5799
- Solicitation Number
- VA24715Q0005
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2015
- Point of Contact
- Janica Francis-Hunter (90C)
- E-Mail Address
-
ment
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, intends to negotiate a one year sole-source contract with Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. 1360 South Loop Road, Alameda, CA 94502 on or around November 1, 2014. The Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center is seeking to procure the service of a HL7 interface to support the DCA and AVOX 4000 point of care laboratory instruments for LIS interface connectivity with the Abbott Diagnostics Diabetes Care Precision Web (PWeb) software. The Abbott Diabetes PWeb middleware software is already validated, and on site at the hospital's main facility. It is a major system used to support the point of care department for the Medical Center. Conworx is a corporation whose expertise is in developing HL7 interface and data management programs for Abbott Diagnostics Diabetes Care data management system. Conworx is contracted thru Abbott Diabetes Care and is the only interfacing company that writes and supports HL7 interface programs which work in conjunction with the Abbott Diabetes Care PWebquality assure middle ware program and data management system. The Health Level 7 refers to a set of international standards for transfer of clinical and administrative data between Hospital information systems. These standards focus on the application layer, which is "layer 7" in the OSI model. The HL7 standards are produced by the Health Level Seven International, an international standards organization, and are adopted by other standards issuing bodies such as American National Standards Institute and International Organization for Standardization Conworx works in the Olympus digital cameras are used in conjunction with their proprietary Abbott Diabetes Care whose instrumentation and software interface are currently on site and validated. Major laboratory systems have specific validation requirements and operator specific training, both of which consume hospital and laboratory resources, Le., time, people, and production. NAICS Code: 325410 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING (500 employees) This proposed procurement is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than October 16, 2014, 2 p.m. EDT. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of Contact: Janica Francis-Hunter, Contract Specialist (Fax: 843-789-6406; e-mail: Janica.Francis@va.gov)
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