Notice of Intent to Sole Source Data Innovations Instrument Manager (DI IM) Middleware for Naval Hospital Okinawa

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract for Data Innovations Instrument Manager Licenses and Drivers for all analyzers used at Armed Services Blood Donor Center (ASBBC) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a). The objective of this sole source award is to procure Data Innovations Instrument Manager (DI IM) middleware platform for the Armed Services Blood Bank Center (ASBBC) located at U. S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO), Japan. • The DI IM middleware will automate transmission of test orders, specimen data, quality control information, and finalized results between laboratory instruments and EBMS-D. • The solution will improve workflow efficiency, enhance data integrity and regulatory compliance, minimize turnaround time for infectious disease testing, and support the rapid release and availability of donor testing results for blood product processing and distribution operations. • Only two sites within the DoD maintain donor infectious disease testing capabilities: Lackland AFB Blood Donor Center and ASBBC Okinawa. • Locked Core Tech LLC, utilizing the Data Innovations Instrument Manager (DI IM) middleware platform, is the only known source capable of providing a fully validated and DoD-acceptable middleware solution.