MEDICAL OPERATIONAL DATA SYSTEMS

 1. The United States (U.S.) Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO), on behalf of the Department of the Army, has developed this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit Medical Operational Data Systems (MODS) Support Services.2. This is a Non-Personal Services, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) to provide a mission essential core information system for the operational and sustainment with periodic modernization life cycle phase. Medical Operational Data Systems (MODS) is strategically aligned with the Human Resources Management primary mission area of the Defense Business Enterprise Architecture and all four Military Health System (MHS) Enterprise Architecture processes. The Government's requirement is to provide uninterrupted sustainment and modernization of the (MODS) support services for the period 1 July 2018 through 30 June 2023.3. The Government is contemplating

awarding a competitive non-personal services contract to perform in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Medical Operational Data System(MODS) is a Department of the Army Surgeon General (DASG), government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO), Acquisition Category III, and Mission Essential Information System in the sustainment lifecycle phase with periodic modernization initiatives. The MODS is strategically aligned within the Defense Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA), the Defense Human Resource Management (HRM) Enterprise Architecture (EA), the Army HRM EA and the Military Health System (MHS) EA. The MODS management includes use of evolutionary acquisition strategy, spiral development engineering strategy, and modular contracting. The MODS major customers are the U.S. Army, its Commands, Direct Reporting Units, the U.S. Air Force Continuing Medical Education, and the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine.4. The Army Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) Human Resources provides the Government MODS Program Manager (PM). The U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC) provides the MODS Program Management Office (PMO) to execute MODS contract and budget administration, perform inherently Government functions, and provide Contractor oversight and assistance to Government Functional Proponents.5. The attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) identifies roles, responsibilities, and specific GOCO life cycle management tasks of the MODS commercial Contractor. This PWS is not a personal services contract (i.e.,there is no "employer/employee" relationship created between the Government and the Contractor's personnel). Under this PWS, the contracted duties do not involve performance of inherently governmental functions.6. Responses should IAW FAR Addenda 52.212-1 of this solicitation, W81K04-18-R-005. It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure its proposal is delivered to Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO), Joint Services Branch no later than 2:00 PM Central Time on May 21, 2018. If your written response is not received by the time and date specified above, your proposal will not be considered. Mail your response to the Health Readiness Contracting Office, Joint Services Branch, ATTN: Jerome E. Watkins Jr., MCAA-C, 2199 Storage Street, Suite 68, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5074. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Jerome Watkins, Contract Specialist at (210) 221-3191, Email: jerome.e.watkins.civ@mail.mil or myself, Mr. David Robledo, Contracting Officer, at (210)221-5490, Email: david.d.robledo.civ@mail.mil.