Notice of Intent - Sole Source to MHS GENESIS Solution providers
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 Defense Health Agency (DHA) has issued a Notice of Intent to award five sole-source, firm-fixed-price, outcome-based contracts to Cerner Corporation (Oracle Health), Philips North America LLC, American Well Corporation (Amwell), Henry Schein, Inc., and Solventum Health Information Systems, Inc. These contracts are for critical system components, software licensing, and specialized services supporting the Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS environment. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals, but rather a strategic shift from a monolithic integrator model to direct vendor contracting.
Scope of Work
The contracts will secure proprietary solutions for the MHS GENESIS ecosystem, including:
- Software Licensing, Maintenance, and Subscription Services: Provision of commercial software licenses, maintenance, updates, and technical support.
- Hosting and Infrastructure Support: Ensuring continuous operation, availability, interoperability, and security, including cloud-based and on-premises hosting.
- Sustainment and Operational Support: Providing continuous operational support, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
- Enabling New Capabilities: Activating new, native Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) functionalities approved by the Configuration Steering Board (CSB).
- Optimization: Enhancing functionality, usability, interoperability, and clinical user experience.
- Coordination with Program Office Support Contractors: Interfacing with the PMO for API enablement, interface management, and clinical requirements.
Specific vendor roles include:
- Oracle Health: Best of Suite provider for the core MHS GENESIS EHR platform (Millennium).
- Philips: Best of Breed provider for tele-critical care and remote patient monitoring.
- Amwell: Best of Breed provider for virtual care and telehealth capabilities.
- Solventum: Best of Breed provider for clinical documentation, coding, and workflow optimization.
- Henry Schein: Best of Breed provider for dental EHR capabilities (Dentrix platform).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sole-Source, Firm-Fixed-Price, Outcome-Based Contracts.
- Duration: Up to five (5) years per contract.
- Anticipated Start: No later than July 2027.
- Set-Aside: None specified (sole-source intent).
- Published: June 9, 2026.
- Response Due: June 18, 2026.
Rationale & Response Requirements
The DHA's decision for sole-source procurement is based on the proprietary nature of these deeply embedded solutions, market research indicating no viable alternatives without immense disruption to the unified Federal EHR baseline (DoD, VA, USCG), and a strategic move to eliminate integrator pass-through costs and improve transparency.
Firms believing they can fulfill these requirements without duplicating existing investment must address four key areas in their response:
- System Replacement & Interoperability: How an alternative solution would replace core components without disrupting the unified EHR baseline.
- Scale and Capacity: Experience deploying and hosting a clinical solution of MHS GENESIS's scale (20 million messages daily, 191,000 users, IL4/IL5 environment).
- Data Migration Risk: How to execute data migration for 255 TB (growing at 100 TB annually) without degrading clinical performance or extending timelines.
- Indirect/Intermediary Approach: If proposing an indirect approach, how it would replicate the advantages of direct contracts (cost elimination, transparency, direct visibility).
Additional Notes
This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for competitive proposals. Responses will be used solely to determine if a competitive procurement is feasible. Submissions will not be reimbursed.