DA10--DSS DataBridge Maintenance and Support (VA-27-00000586)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Technology Acquisition Center s intent to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract with Document Storage Systems Incorporated (DSS), located at 701 U.S.Highway One, Suite 101, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408. VA, Veterans health Administration (VHS), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17 has a requirement for DSS DataBridge annual software license subscriptions, maintenance, support, and associated installation, integration and testing for its existing DataBridge environment. VISN 17 Health Care Systems currently utilize DSS DataBridge software licenses to facilitate communication and integration between the Draeger anesthesia record keeping (ARK), CliniComp clinical information system (CIS), and VA s Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA). DataBridge provides for the collection, integration, access, and reporting of clinical data and supports inbound and outbound Health Level Seven (HL7) interfaces with VistA, inbound data from medical devices, record uploads to VistA Imaging, and data extracts. DataBridge provides a real-time interface between these clinical systems and VistA, allowing critical patient information, including physiological data, medications, laboratory results, patient assessments, orders, and clinical documentation, to be captured and made available within the Veteran s electronic health record. The system also supports the creation and storage of Portable Document Format records accessible through VistA Imaging and the Computerized Patient Record System. This integration enables clinicians within and outside the immediate patient care areas to access complete and timely patient information, supporting continuity of care, clinical efficiency, and patient safety. In addition to continued software licensing, maintenance, and support, this requirement includes DSS-performed installation, in