# ESS Next – Industry Day Announcement and RFI Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/dha01152025 - Solicitation number: DHA_01152025 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Closed. Deadline was February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Defense - Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha) - Contracting office: Defense Health Agency (HT0038) - NAICS: 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services - Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications. - Place of performance: Virginia - County: Arlington County (FIPS 51013). https://abierto.us/counties/arlington-county-va-51013 - First posted: January 15, 2025 - Last posted: November 18, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/923a7650f7f34629b5ae5dc74a83b535/view ## Description **11/18:** DHA Contracting, on behalf of the Defense Health Management Systems Program Executive Office (PEO DHMS), expresses its sincere appreciation to all respondents for their participation in previous outreach efforts. Based on the valuable feedback received from industry during the SAM.gov RFI and the 2025 Industry Day, and in accordance with applicable 2025 Department of Defense directives, we have updated the requirements for the ESS Follow-on Requirements. Future Requests for Information (RFIs) or solicitations regarding this effort will be posted on the Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 3 Services (ITES-3S) contract vehicle. Capable ITES-3S vendors are encouraged to respond to future requests through Army's CHESS site https://chess.army.mil/ 2/10 - Q&A, Industry Day participants, and RFI Amd 02 are now available for review. 2/4 - Industry day slides and RFI Amd 01 are now available for review. Suspense date for responses is also updated to 2/18 to allow for the federal holiday. 1/28 - Use Cases, draft QASP, and draft Performance Requirements Summary have been added as attachments to the formal RFI. 1/22 - The formal Request for Information (RFI) has been released on this post. Please review the RFI and corresponding draft PWS prior to attendance. DHA Contracting on behalf of the Defense Health Management Systems Program Executive Office (PEO DHMS) is pleased to invite you to attend an Industry Day focused on the upcoming Enterprise Software Solutions (ESS) Next initiative. This event is designed to foster collaboration and open communication between industry partners and the government, and will provide a unique opportunity for you to: ? Learn about the ESS Next requirements ? Engage in interactive discussions with government representatives to explore how your company's capabilities align with our needs ? Ask questions and seek clarification on the initiative's objectives ? Network with other industry professionals and government stakeholders ESS Next aims to provide users with the digital and physical capabilities needed to support the development, testing, and delivery of digital products and applications for the Military Health System (MHS) Enterprise. Specifically, ESS Next will offer users access to a standardized list of service offerings from which they can seamlessly self-provision various digital, virtual, and physical services and capabilities. For example, services available for provisioning include, but are not limited to, software services (managed tools/technologies used to execute development and testing), infrastructure services (compute, network, storage), physical space and support services (physical area to perform testing in the Medical Enterprise Test Innovation Center (METIC), technical and logistical support to conduct Operational Assessment (OA) events), virtual desktop services, and containerization services (serverless compute engine). Ultimately, the goal of ESS Next is to transition existing services to a hybrid “everything as a service” model and ensure users are able to quickly access the tools they need to perform the development and testing of mission-critical products while providing the organization the flexibility to scale, innovate, and optimize costs. Industry Day slides will be posted to this announcement following the event. ## Publications - January 15, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 23d6d5f1543b423388c014e7ae0ac820. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/23d6d5f1543b423388c014e7ae0ac820/view - January 16, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 30a350be519a47988bfee6aff1864f01. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/30a350be519a47988bfee6aff1864f01/view - January 16, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice a42b5ff0b1104179a8f083bebb9f5a1f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a42b5ff0b1104179a8f083bebb9f5a1f/view - January 21, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 33ec7069fa1941e3b10d708266c539d2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/33ec7069fa1941e3b10d708266c539d2/view - January 21, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 464f22605bbf4cc6855cea4d6fdf5408. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/464f22605bbf4cc6855cea4d6fdf5408/view - January 21, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 8d2cbb0196bb4751b7982932f918716d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d2cbb0196bb4751b7982932f918716d/view - January 22, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 1cec6bc21aae4ff1a1772528f9cff33f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1cec6bc21aae4ff1a1772528f9cff33f/view - January 22, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 411467d47ae241708ef113eecf8f88f8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/411467d47ae241708ef113eecf8f88f8/view - January 28, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 5c305bc9249e4579bb72c13f2b0a9d8b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c305bc9249e4579bb72c13f2b0a9d8b/view - January 28, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice d4ba98ba63ce43279c9fa5f862e0ee9c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d4ba98ba63ce43279c9fa5f862e0ee9c/view - January 28, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice eacddf4974554a3ca080f9f58572756e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/eacddf4974554a3ca080f9f58572756e/view - February 4, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 130eb84a9e9f43338c71ea6d7510b33e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/130eb84a9e9f43338c71ea6d7510b33e/view - February 5, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice f66edc78e50449f59cbb0437625a2309. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f66edc78e50449f59cbb0437625a2309/view - February 10, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 2ec2896ee0ea463dace596957188d558. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2ec2896ee0ea463dace596957188d558/view - November 18, 2025: Presolicitation, due February 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 923a7650f7f34629b5ae5dc74a83b535. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/923a7650f7f34629b5ae5dc74a83b535/view ## Points of contact - Dominique Brown, dominique.u.brown.civ@health.mil --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/dha01152025.