D--Maintenance of the Audiocare/Tricare system.

The U.S. Department of Interior, National Business Center (NBC), GovWorks intends to issue to Mumps AudioFax, Inc., dba AudioCARE Systems, Inc., 207 East King St., Malvern, PA, 19355-2517, an award to add one additional option year to the current contract for the deployment and maintenance of an Automated Phone-In Refill and Appointment Reminder System. The existing 5 year contract provides for standardization of systems across the Military Health System by implementing a common framework for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Military Treatment Facility (MTF) pharmacies to process web and phone medication refill requests and to remind patients of scheduled appointments. The Government intends to modify the existing contract and award an additional option year of maintenance for all AudioCARE systems deployed at DoD installations. The AudioCARE Automated Phone-In Refill and Appointment Reminder System is an integrated, proprietary hardware and software solution. Maintenance of the AudioCARE system includes comprehensive software maintenance, technical hardware support, DoD security compliance support, and customer service for all installed AudioCARE systems and the underlying applications. Maintenance also includes replacement parts and / or systems for both domestic and overseas DoD sites to be provided within 24 or 48 hours, respectively, of the diagnosis and validation of system failure. The additional maintenance year option will be exercised at the Government's discretion. The intent of this pre-solicitation notice is to allow interested parties the opportunity to submit capability statements that could lead to a competitive bidding process. No solicitation document exists. Any firm that believes it can provide the stated capability is invited to submit written notification to the Contracting Officer by 4:00 p.m. on Oct 20, 2006. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the firm's ability to provide the stated capability. Information can be sent to the Contracting Office at: GovWorks, Attn: Alan Adrian, 381 Elden Street MS-2500, Herndon, VA 20170-4817. No telephone requests will be accepted. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, GovWorks will proceed with the sole source contract.