B -- Access to Research Data to Analyze Insured Patient Healthcare

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES ? OVER $25,000 DATE: MAY 02, 2007 REQUISITION NUMBER: 07R000107 INTENDED SOURCE: THE MEDSTAT GROUP, INC DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ), THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO THE MEDSTAT GROUP, INC, 777 E EISENHOWER PKWY, STE-500, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108-3273. THE PURPOSE IS TO PURCHASE A SITE LICENSE FOR THE 2005 MARKETSCAN DATABASES COMMERCIAL CLAIMS AND BENEFIT PLAN. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE A CUSTOMIZED 2005 COMMERCIAL CLAIMS & ENCOUNTERS DATA FILE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FILES: THE CURRENT UNIHOSP LOOK-UP TABLE WITH HOSPITAL NAME AND OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SUCH AS CITY, ZIP CODE, ETC; A CROSSWALK THAT LINKS THE UNIHOSP IDENTIFIER IN THE MARKETSCAN DATABASE TO THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE (ID); A VARIABLE WITH FIRM SIZE BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) ON THE ENROLLMENT FILE. AHRQ REQUIRES COMMERCIAL CLAIMS PATIENT INFORMATION TO ANALYZE THE INSURED PATIENT HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SERVICES COMMERCIALLY PROVIDED TO RESEARCH DATA FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON INFUSED BIOLOGICAL DRUGS. THE MEDSTAT GROUP PROVIDES SOLUTIONS TO CONTENT, TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH-END ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND SERVICES TO MEET THE DECISION-MAKING INFORMATION NEEDS OF PHARMECUETICAL, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND DEVICE CUSTOMERS AT EVERY STAGE OF A PRODUCT?S LIFECYCLE. MARKETSCAN CLAIMS DATA IS A PROPRIETARY, PATIENT LEVEL COLLECTION OF INFORMATION LICENSED BY MEDSTAT AND SOLD FOR RESEARCH. THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF NO OTHER LARGE NATIONAL DATA SET SOLD ON THE MARKET THAT CONTAINS FIFTY (50) MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR MEDICAL CLAIMS PER YEAR. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT QUOTES WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT KELLY LAEL IN ROOM 5-101, PARKLAWN BUILDING, 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR AT (301) 443-7078.