Yearly Support and Maintenance for Rhapsody Health Software.

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Feb 6, 2026
Due:	Feb 23, 2026
Agency:	Mississippi State University
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
Solicitation No:	SSP 256-060
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Mississippi State University

Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase

256-060

Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a

sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the

procedures outlined below.

1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description):

Yearly Support and Maintenance for Rhapsody Health Software

2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other

options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:

Rhapsody is a proprietary piece of software that interacts with healthcare laboratory

instruments using the HL7 network protocol and others to interface with the College of

Veterinary Medicine’s Hospital/Lab Information System (VetView).

3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible

source that can provide the required item(s):

Lyniate- InterOperability Bidco, Inc.

Lyniate is the sole owner of intellectual property rights in and to the software is the sole

source for fulfilling the supply of the Rhapsody Software and the technical requirements

for maintenance and support obligations.

4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is considered

reasonable:

$7,046.05 for the yearly support between February 10, 2026 and February 9, 2027. This is

an enterprise level of software used throughout the healthcare industry and this amount is

in line with other maintenance costs for other pieces of software.

5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source and

the efforts used to obtain the best possible price:

Rhapsody has been used at CVM for over ten years and is working 24/7/365. This

purchase is for the maintenance and support of that software. There is not another

company that provides maintenance and support for Rhapsody.

Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and

can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:

Jennifer Mayfield, CPPO

Interim Deputy Director of Procurement & Contracts

jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu

Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”

The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source

procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.

If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, MSU determines that the commodity

in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then MSU will

withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit

the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.

If MSU determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity,

then MSU will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. MSU will have the burden of

proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Yearly Support and Maintenance for Rhapsody Health Software.

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