DHA Enterprise-Wide Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
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The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has opened a long-term Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) under solicitation number HT003826SC005, active from August 7, 2026, through August 6, 2027, to acquire commercial products, services, and non-developmental items that enhance military health readiness and system interoperability. This CSO leverages statutory authorities under 10 U.S.C. § 3458, as amended by the FY 2026 NDAA, and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) authorities under 10 U.S.C. §§ 4021–4023, enabling the government to award both FAR-based firm-fixed-price contracts—with or without performance incentives—and prototype or research agreements, allowing for agile procurement of commercially available technologies that can be minimally modified to meet DHA’s needs. Proposals must align with commercially available solutions and will be solicited through evolving Areas of Interest (AoIs), which will each define specific problem statements, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and anticipated award timelines, with the government retaining the flexibility to issue, extend, or revise AoIs throughout the CSO period. The evaluation process is structured in three phases: an initial pitch or white paper assessment focusing on strategic alignment and basic feasibility on a Go/No-Go basis; an optional oral presentation or demonstration evaluating technical viability and compatibility with the Military Health System; and a final full commercial proposal phase assessing technical merit, cost-effectiveness, past performance, and statutory eligibility. Evaluation is conducted on a trade-off basis, not as lowest price technically acceptable, with no formal numerical weights assigned. Awards may lead directly to production contracts under 10 U.S.C. § 4022(f), allowing sole-source follow-on procurement for successful prototype participants. Submission requirements vary by AoI, with no universal page limits or file format standards specified, but all submissions are non-returnable and non-reimbursable, and offerors are required to grant the government permission to use non-government advisors under an OCI screening protocol. All activity is centered on Falls Church, Virginia, with no predefined payment or invoicing systems specified, and while regulatory adherence to FAR Part 12 and DFARS Subpart 212.70 is implied, no specific packaging, marking, inspection criteria, or security clearance requirements are outlined in the base document. Offerors must maintain current SAM.gov registration and are expected to comply with implied representations
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This announcement establishes the general competitive procedures the Government will utilize to award FAR-based contracts pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 3201 and 10 U.S.C. § 3458, as amended, other transaction authority agreements pursuant to 10 U.S.C. §§ 4021 and 4022, to include but not limited to basic, applied, and advanced research projects, prototyping and production agreements, and procurements for experimental purposes (pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4023, as amended) to deliver commercial solutions pertaining to the General Scope of this CSO (pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 3458).
The primary purpose of this CSO is to solicit proposals for commercial solutions comprising commercial products, commercial services, and non-developmental items pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 3458, as amended by Section 1823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Proposed solutions must represent commercially available capabilities, or commercially available capabilities that can be modified to meet DHA’s requirements.
The Government will issue Areas of Interests (AoI) seeking submissions under this CSO. The Government may post new, extend, or revise AoIs at any time. Individual AoIs shall contain, at a minimum, the authority under which it is being solicited, a problem statement or desired objectives, evaluation or review criteria, proposal or solution submission criteria, and anticipated time to award.
This CSO will remain open until August 6, 2027 unless amended by the issuing office.
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