A02-RFI Joint Health Risk-Final.docx

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

for

JOINT HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

(RFQ); IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). NEITHER UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS NOR ANY OTHER KINDS OF OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. NO CONTRACT/ORDER WILL BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this RFI notice is to gain market knowledge. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract/order or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's solution and qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a synopsis and/or solicitation may or may NOT be published at a future date and time.

1. RFI Number: HT9425-24-R-0RFI -JMC

2. RFI Issuing Office: United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)

3. RFI Issue Date: 22 April 2024

4. RFI Title: Joint Health Risk Management

5. Agency: U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)

6. Office: Warfighter Readiness Performance and Brain Health (WRPBH) Program Management Office (PMO)

7. Location: Frederick, MD located at Fort Detrick,

8. Contract/Order Type: unknown

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 "Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals," this RFI is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Unites States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRMC), USAMRAA, USAMMDA or any collaborative Department of Defense (DoD) activities.

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. Currently, no solicitation exists; therefore, lease do not request a co of the solicitation. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED

Neither unsolicited proposals nor any other kind of offers will be considered in response to this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. In keeping with the standards of FAR Part 10, the Government may request additional information from responders. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI or any follow-up information request. All information received in response to this RFI or any follow-up information request that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. At this time, questions concerning the composition and requirements for a future request for proposal will not be entertained.

9. Background: The WRPBH PMO of USAMMDA is developing a Joint Health Risk Management (JHRM) system prototype to meet Military Health System (MHS) Force Health Protection (FHP) requirements. JHRM will enhance the Military Health System’s (MHS) ability to effectively detect, assess, and communicate potential or actual Warfighter exposures to naturally occurring and anthropogenic occupational and environmental health (O&EH) hazards throughout the operational environment. JHRM will operate on the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) enabling O&EH practitioners to provide Commanders actionable health risk information, situational awareness, and/or recommendations quickly and accurately throughout tactical, operational, and strategic levels, from small unit dismounted leaders to Commanders, thereby facilitating mission command and situational awareness.

10. Objective and Purpose/Scope: The JHRM prototype is a software system that will assist O&EH personnel by providing the capability to collect and assess exposure and hazard data and then disseminate resulting information over the ITN. JHRM will enable O&EH personnel to rapidly identify, report, and document health hazards to which the Warfighter is or may be exposed in operational, training, and garrison environments. JHRM will inform and enhance Commanders’ abilities to make time-sensitive FHP decisions at the tactical edge to mitigate O&EH hazards, while conserving force strength and readiness. Through this RFI, WRPBH PMO is seeking information on O&EH hazards detection capabilities, process tracking and scheduling, and interoperability and integration with DoD tactical networks to inform and guide JHRM development and fielding.

JHRM will be acquired through the Software Acquisition Pathway and capabilities will be integrated through incremental execution phases. Each increment will be developed to further address capability gaps identified in the JHRM Initial Capabilities Document. The section below details the capabilities planned to be released within each increment:

Increment 1 will focus on the development of capabilities using tactical information systems and end-user devices (EUDs) to construct individual component level web tools with prioritization of ATAK- and WinTAK/TAKX-based tools and services over a two-year time frame within each capability requirement referenced in the JHRM capability need statement (CNS).

Increment 2 will follow Increment 1, focusing on continued development of ATAK- and WinTAK/TAKX-based tools and services and their integration with Joint Battle Command-Platform, Mounted Mission Command, and FHP systems utilizing Variable Message Format (VMF) messaging, allowing exchange of data across platforms.

Increment 3 will continue development of ATAK, WinTAK/TAKX tools and services and their integration and interoperability with DoD tactical devices, tools, and networks to allow viable operation for the warfighter, commander, and O&EH professional use within any operational, training, or garrison environment.

11. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: Unknown

12. RFI Attachments: The following documents are attached to the RFI

13. Response Due Date: Interested parties shall submit the RFI response electronically by 1 :00 pm Eastern 07 May 2024 via e-mail to:

Email subject/title: "RFI response for JOINT HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT (JHRM)”

14. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

14.1 The Government appreciates responses from ALL capable and qualified sources.

14.2 Interested firms should submit a response that demonstrates the Respondent's ability to perform the scope of work identified in this RFI.

14.3 Format specifications include Arial 12-point font, single spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11- inch paper with 1-inch margins. All submissions shall be made electronically (as described above) and be in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or searchable Adobe PDF

Responses should adhere to the following formatting and outline instructions:

Cover Page (1 page)

· Title

· Organization

· Responders technical and administrative points of contact (names, addresses, phone, fax number and email addresses)

· Topic area: "JOINT HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT (JHRM)”

14.4 Completed Attachment 1 and Attachment 2. Please note that the response shall provide sufficient technical data to determine how you fully meet the requirements as specified in Attachment 2.

15.0 Confidentiality: All 'Proprietary', 'Classified', 'Confidential', or 'Sensitive' information shall be marked as such and will be treated accordingly. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

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