Medical Operational Data System (MODS)   4

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 Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit market research and/or information from industry to assist the Government with analysis of a Government requirement and provide commercial insight on performance-based solutions, best practices, possible contractual arrangements, and potential issues.
2. THIS DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is NOT a Formal Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication that HRCO will contract for these services contained in this "Draft RFP". This "Draft RFP" is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this "Draft RFP" are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this "Draft RFP". Responses to this "Draft RFP" will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on the Federal Business Opportunities website http://www.fbo.gov at a later date and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This "Draft RFP" does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation.
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 contain your company's name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, CAGE code and business size pursuant to NAICS code 541511. Responses should be formatted as either MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be limited to a maximum of five pages. Please only provide feedback and questions for the attached RFP and all its attachments and exhibits no later than 3:00 PM CST, 22 January 2018. No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted. Please annotate the subject line of e-mail responses as: "Medical Operational Data System (MODS), Draft RFP #1 Response." Please submit all responses through e-mail to the points of contact identified in the section below. Again, we are not asking for proposals at this time. A final RFP will be posted at a later date.
HEALTH READINESS CONTRACTING OFFICE (HRCO) Point of Contacts
Contract Specialist: Mr. Jerome Watkins, Jr., 210-221-3191
jerome.e.watkins.civ@mail.mil
Contracting Officer: Mr. David Robledo, 210-221-5490
david.d.robledo.civ@mail.mil
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO)
Attn: Mr. Jerome E. Watkins Jr.
2199 Storage Street, Bldg 4197
JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234