Definitive Contract HT942523C0075

The Defense Health Agency awarded a $77.6M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. on September 1, 2023, to provide non-personal support services for the Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028, was awarded without a set-aside designation, allowing open competition among qualified offerors. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, will deliver operational, scientific, medical, technical, and administrative services to support clinical services, translational research, and development of diagnostic countermeasures for pathogens of interest to the U.S. Military.

The solicitation from which this award originated emphasized the requirement for experienced contractors capable of performing work in biosafety level two and potentially level three laboratory environments with potential exposure to biohazardous materials and infectious specimens. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation's extensive track record supporting Department of Defense medical research initiatives, combined with its demonstrated expertise across multiple federal agencies including the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Veterans Affairs, positioned the organization to fulfill the specialized research and laboratory operations support requirements of this critical national security health mission.