Redacted Justification and Approval FY 26-0755.pdf

This is a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) for a follow-on requirement under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold issued by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), DHA Contracting Activity (DHACA), Professional Services Contracting Division.

The requirement is a follow-on to existing contract HT0011-21-P-0014 for the purchase of benchmarks for health plan measures based on data submitted to the National Commission Quality Assurance (NCQA). The product is the Commercial Quality Compass Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Benchmarks user product. The contract is Fixed Price with a Base Period from 9/30/26 to 9/29/27 and four option periods (9/30/27 to 9/29/28; 9/30/28 to 9/29/29; 9/30/29 to 9/29/30; and 9/30/30 to 9/29/31), all funded under Operations and Maintenance. The justification cites RFO 12.102(a) as the authority, asserting that only one source—NCQA—is reasonably available because the HEDIS benchmark data is NCQA's proprietary product with no other organization in the United States producing this data. Market research was conducted within the last 30 days, and a Special Notice was published on SAM.gov on 12 May 2026 requesting interested parties to respond within 15 calendar days; no responses were received by the 27 May 2026 deadline. The DHA relies on NCQA's HEDIS methodology to evaluate health plan performance for clinical quality assessment across military treatment facilities and purchased care providers. The justification confirms the cost to the Government is fair and reasonable and certifies the supporting data are accurate and complete.