Data Acceleration Experiment - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract
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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 Defense Health Agency (DHA), Contracting Division - Defense Healthcare Management Systems (CD-DHMS), has issued a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to Apsley Consulting Group LLC. This contract is for embedded data engineering and architecture expertise to support a Data Acceleration Experiment, specifically to build a functional data ecosystem prototype for a Service Treatment Record (STR) Zero Day capability.
Scope of Work
The objective is to procure expertise to build a functional data ecosystem prototype within 90 days. This involves integrating a curated stack of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software and capabilities, and connecting to and modeling data from numerous legacy Defense Health Management Systems (DHMS) sources, including MHS Information Platform (MIP) and MHS GENESIS. Apsley Consulting Group LLC's services are also required for pre-implementation, user adoption, change management, and cutover preparation activities for an experimental pilot.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sole Source (Firm Fixed Price)
- Awardee: Apsley Consulting Group LLC
- Justification: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1(b) - "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements."
- Period of Performance: 180 days
- Set-Aside: None (Sole Source)
- PSC: DD01 (IT and Telecom – Service Delivery Support Services)
- NAICS: 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), Size Standard: $34,000,000
- Response Due: April 30, 2026
- Published: April 23, 2026
Evaluation
This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. Any interested party believing they are capable of meeting the described requirement may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based on responses is solely within the Government's discretion.
Additional Notes
Responses must be submitted in writing via email by April 30, 2026. Email submissions should include the Notice of Intent Reference number: A031134 in the subject line. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All responding vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a registered Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE. The point of contact is Sharria Wells at sharria.t.wells.civ@health.mil.