Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to award a sole source contract for the Micromedex database, which provides pharmaceutical decision support and toxicology management services. The contract will be for a base year with four one-year option periods. The Micromedex software and cloud services have been in use at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center for nearly a decade and are integrated into the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). The contract will provide access to hundreds of thousands of drugs and medication information, as well as cloud service and IBM Watson technology to avoid treatment delays and adverse outcomes in emergency situations.
• The contract is for a firm-fixed price purchase order.
• The period of performance will be a base year with four one-year option periods.
• The estimated value of the contract is not specified, but it is mentioned that the cost of integrating a new system would be more costly than continuing with the current program.
• The Micromedex database is the standard pharmaceutical decision support and toxicology management system used by most VA Health Care Systems.