ASPR Professional Support Service
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), has issued a Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity for ASPR Professional Support Services. This document justifies a sole-source award to Drodex Inc. for critical administrative, technical, and operational staffing support for the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Center for Preparedness (CP). This action serves as a short-duration bridge to a future competitive task order.
Purpose & Overview
This justification outlines the critical need for continued professional support to sustain ASPR/CP's mission functions, provide surge capability during emergencies, and support national-level coordination for public health and medical emergency readiness. The services are essential to prevent a lapse that would significantly degrade ASPR/CP's ability to meet statutory, Presidential, and Departmental mandates.
Key Requirements / Deliverables
The required services include:
- Continued professional administrative, technical, and operational staffing support.
- Support for critical infrastructure protection, strategy and policy development, data and analytics, planning and evaluation, and operational coordination.
- Specialized support for cleared personnel, classified operations, SCIF management, cybersecurity risk collaboration, analytic and reporting product development, workforce security processing, executive-level briefing support, and interagency coordination.
- This is structured as a labor-hour type acquisition.
Contract Details
- Type: Sole Source Order (Justification for an Exception to Fair Opportunity)
- Intended Contractor: Drodex Inc.
- Against IDIQ Contract: 75A50121D00011
- Against Task Order: 75A50524F65003
- Estimated Duration: One-year base period
- Anticipated Price/Cost: To be determined fair and reasonable.
- Published Date: April 10, 2026
Eligibility / Set-Aside
This is a sole-source justification, therefore set-aside designations are not applicable.
Submission & Evaluation
This document is a justification for an exception to fair opportunity and is not a solicitation for proposals. The government intends to award a non-competitive Task Order to Drodex Inc. This action is intended as a short-duration bridge to a fully competitive task order under the GSA OASIS+ multiple-award IDIQ.
Additional Notes
The justification cites urgency due to unforeseen federal and Departmental actions (including staff reductions, reorganizations, and government shutdowns) that prevented a timely competitive procurement. A lapse in service would severely impact ASPR/CP's mission. Drodex Inc. is the current vendor and possesses the necessary operational knowledge, cleared personnel, and technical expertise for seamless support. Transitioning to a new contractor would involve extensive onboarding, vetting, and knowledge transfer that cannot be completed before the current order's expiration on March 29, 2026, thus creating a critical service gap.
Contact Information
For inquiries, contact Roger Henriquez at roger.henriquez2@hhs.gov.