Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Reference Laboratory Testing Services

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform clinical reference laboratory testing services.

Prior to initiation of a new contract for clinical reference laboratory testing support, the contractor's reference laboratory must have an approved Business to Business (828) Agreement from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) 828 Program Management Office (PMO) to connect to the Government via the Military Health System (MHS) 828 Gateway.

Additionally, the reference laboratory must have approved interfaces to the DoD Electronic Health Records (EHR) (e.g., Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and MHS Genesis), in addition to obtaining the requisite Information Assurance (IA) approvals or Authority To Operate (ATO). Current DoD approved mechanisms for approval and/or ATO are via DoD Instruction (DoDI) 8582 and 8510 (e.g., Risk Management Framework (RMF)). The current minimal lead time for submission and approval is six or more months.

The reference laboratory must have approved interfaces to the DoD Electronic Health Records (EHR) (e.g., Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and MHS Genesis), in addition to obtaining the requisite Information Assurance (IA) approvals or Authority To Operate (ATO). The Government intends to procure from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

Any concerns with this intent to Sole Source may be submitted for consideration by the Government to Contracting Officer, Kirk Heyen, at kirk.e.heyen.civ@health.mil with the Notice ID number referenced in the subject line.