Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc. for the Abbott Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) Software Technology System License Agreement and related support. The RALS software technology is used to connect multiple point-of-care testing devices to one data manager and to post patient test results to the electronic patient record in VISTA/CPRS. The software enables review and release of patient results directly from each unit and allows remote management, updates, review, and troubleshooting of quality control results, operator issues, and device issues.
Key points to consider:
* The contract is for a commercial software license and related support services.
* The RALS software technology is currently deployed across multiple ancillary testing devices at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS).
* The Government intends to maintain the same platform to preserve compatibility, maintain workflow continuity, support accreditation requirements, and avoid operational disruption associated with migration to a different connectivity platform.
* Responses must demonstrate the vendor’s ability to provide a fully compatible solution that meets the Government’s requirement without disruption to the existing RALS environment.