DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, DRAWER 70120, FORT BRAGG NC 28307-0120

70 -- HEALTHWISE CARE COUNSELOR SOFTWARE SOL DAKF40-95-R-0009 DUE 030395 POC Contract Specialist, ROBERTA RICHARDSON EXT 228, (910)396-4362 This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract with Healthwise, Incorporated, 1602 West Franklin Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 for purchase of subscription for ''Healthwise Care Counselor'' Software to be installed at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, under the authority of FAR 6.302. Software will be used to train military nurses in a PC environment in support of the ''Healthwise Handbook'' currently being utilized by military beneficiaries. Response to this notice will be used to determine whether bonafide competition exists. Responses must be in writing, including prices and technical data sufficient to determine capability to meet the requirement, and must be received by this office within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice. If no affirmative responses are received within this time to determine that comparable sources more advantageous to the Government are available, a contract will be negotiated with Healthwise, Incorporated. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Due to automation of the Bidders Mailing List, certain pertinent information is required before vendors can be added to the list. It is therefore, required that all requests/responses include the vendor's business size. For determining business size, the Standard Industrial Code for this project is 7372, and to be considered a small business under this code you may have had no more than $18.0 million dollars in annual revenues over the past three(0034)

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