The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), intends to award a sole source contract to Metro Health for access to the Epic Cosmos electronic health record dataset. This dataset, which encompasses electronic health records from over 240 million patients across all 50 states, is crucial for assessing real-world effectiveness questions, particularly regarding rare health outcomes, due to its real-time updates and comprehensive features. Interested parties may express their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within fifteen days of this notice, with all communications directed to contract specialist Peter Loree at zus0@cdc.gov. This procurement is not open for competitive quotations, and the government retains discretion over whether to pursue competitive procurement based on the responses received.