Intent to sole source for BEST 1 Bridge Contract to Acumen, LLC

Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract: 6/8/2026 The purpose of this acquisition is to: 1. Ensure uninterrupted management and coordination of activities across the BEST distributed data network and multiple data partners. 2. Maintain analytic capacity and capabilities to run surveillance queries, generate population-based estimates, detect safety signals, and conduct follow-up analysis on detected safety signals across millions of person-records included in the databases of multiple data partners. 3. Avoid costly delays and/or disruptions in mission-critical operations by completing in-progress surveillance projects and requirements by federal law i.e., fulfilling Congressional mandates from the FDA Amendments Act 2007, 21st Centuries Cures Act, and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDU