D--Health Information Coding, Billing and Auditing (HICBA) Software Solution

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) together with the Office of Information and Technology intends to solicit, on a sole source basis for the Health Information Coding, Billing, and Auditing software (HICBA). The TAC intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to QuadraMed, 12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 600, Reston, VA 20190. A one (1) year contract with four (4) option years is planned. The HICBA software provides one consistent Veterans Integrated System Technology Architecture (VistA) integratable encoder, and bill scrubbing software suite for all VHA facilities to help improve medical record coding & billing compliance, as well as workflow efficiency. The estimated date of award for this action is September 30, 2010. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source." The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) for this effort is 511210. This notification shall close on August 18, 2010. Questions/responses shall be submitted to the contract specialist at [email protected]. The points of contacts for this action are Katherine Henriques, Contract Specialist, [email protected], and Kendra Miller, Contracting Officer, [email protected].