TBICoEResearchPWS_20260113_HT001426RE001.docx

This is a Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) research and translation support services. The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and services to support TBICoE operations under the Defense Health Agency (DHA), a Federal Program within the Department of Defense. TBICoE, congressionally mandated since 1992 and formerly known as the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), operates as a matrixed research, dissemination, and knowledge translation program focused on advancing warfighter brain health and readiness through traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and clinical standards. The program's mission is executed through subject matter experts embedded across DHA facilities who specialize in TBI clinical research investigations, surveillance, clinical tool development and training, cognitive monitoring and assessment, and dissemination of TBI tools, products, and education/training materials to DoD medical personnel, service members (including Guard, Reserve, and operational medics/corpsmen), veterans with TBI, and families/caregivers of the warfighter.

The PWS addresses the growing complexity of brain health insults, including TBI, which has increased due to recent combat operations and improved understanding of training-based and operational hazards. The multifaceted approach to TBI and brain health requires coordinated efforts across disciplines, driven by strategic priorities, to advance the state of the science and continuously inform DoD and DHA programs and policy initiatives. Multiple amendments have been issued, with the most recent (Amendment #3, dated 01/27/2026) extending the Past Performance Volume submission deadline to February 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. EDT and the offers due date to February 17, 2026 at 10 a.m. EDT. The amendment also includes government responses to prospective offeror questions, a revised PWS, and supporting documents including DD Form 254, Business Associate Agreement, DFARS compliance documentation, and Department of Labor wage determination.