Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT) partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) intends to renew an agreement with Inovalon for up to 12 months for software and support services for the Ability EASE Software Suite. Ability EASE is used for viewing, editing, and submitting Medicare claims. Medicare data is from a mainframe and the base service, DDE, presents it in a very raw format. EASE is Windows based and presents the data in a readable and user-friendly format with the capability to download to Excel. In addition, custom configurations and implementations have been carried out so the software can integrate with MDVA’s system for veteran home resident healthcare records. MNIT and MDVA determined that Ability EASE is the only commercially reasonably available commodity product. This is deemed a single source purchase because Ability EASE is solely distributed and supported by Inovalon and is not available from other third parties.
