Electronic Dental Record Dentrix Service and Support for the Cass Lake Service Unit

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE AWARD

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Bemidji Area intends to award a Firm Fixed Priced Contract on a sole source basis to Henry Schein, for the Cass Lake Indian Health Service Hospital in Cass Lake, MN. The anticipated period of performance will be for a one-year contract.

The sole source action will be issued under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a) - only one source reasonably available. Henry Schein is the only vendor that offers the support for Dentrix Enterprise and DEXIS. Henry Schein is required for service support, helpdesk service, and warranty coverage for the Dentrix Enterprise electronic dental record (EDR). The Dentrix Enterprise EDR is the IHS-wide standard EDR program (by IHS contract) for IHS dental clinics. This service and support is only available from Henry Schein Practice Solutions (HSPS) and is used continuously to provide direct patient care record creation/maintenance, patient scheduling and billing management.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 513210- Software Publishers

Point of contact for this acquisition is Contract Specialist, Mary Simon, mary.simon2@ihs.gov. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit a quote to Contract Specialist, mary.simon2@ihs.gov. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Government's needs.