SAM #7571MN26Q00106

Sole Source Data Purchase for Healthcare M&A Analysis from Irving Levin Associates, LLC

This notice announces HHS's intent to procure healthcare M&A data for federal reporting and analysis: - Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), OMAS Strategic Buying Center - HHS Mission, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) - Sole source procurement planned with Irving Levin Associates, LLC - Products required: - LevinPro HC M&A Data: covers mergers and acquisitions across the healthcare services industry, with sector categorization - LevinPro LTC: focuses on long-term care sector M&A activity - Purpose: To support HHS's reporting obligations under the No Surprises Act, Section 201, and enable analysis of M&A trends in sectors such as E&M, radiology, and anesthesiology - No specific quantities or part numbers provided; requirement is for dataset access - The agency will consider capability statements from other vendors who can provide equivalent data - Unique requirements include comprehensive, sector-specific M&A data and support for federal reporting - Procurement is justified under FAR 13.501 (sole source), but alternatives will be reviewed if submitted

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Irving Levin Associates, LLC 

Description:  

Background 

The LevinPro HC M&A data are the comprehensive healthcare acquisition data available. It tracks acquisitions for the entire health care services industry, categorizing M&A activity by 14+ sectors, important for NSA analysis that wants to particularly focus on whether areas most affected by NSA(E&M, radiology, anesthesiology) see accelerating M&A activity compared to other specialties/sectors.

Scope of Work 

 The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is in need of data on mergers and acquisitions in the markets for health care services. This data is critical for a series of reports. HHS is required to do under the No Surprises Act, Sec.201. This data would support HP’s need for data analysis on mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector. The LevinPro HC M&A data will allow HP to access trends in mergers and acquisitions across all healthcare sectors. LevinPro LTC will allow HP to access trends in mergers and acquisitions in the long term care sector.

Responses  The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501. If you believe you can provide the items or services requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency, to the Contracting Officer, Anne Mineweaser, at anne.mineweaser@hhs.gov referencing notice number HHS-OMAS-NOI-26-7571MN26Q00106 by 3:00 P.M. on September 18, 2026. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the 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 procurement.  This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. 

Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). 

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