MEDXS_22_Nov_2024__Request for Information.pdf

773 ESS/PK-MEDXS

General Information

PSC Classification Code: R425 Support—Professional: Engineering/Technical

NAICS Code: 541330 – Engineering Services

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ANNOUNCEMENT to conduct market research relative to the MedXS requirement. This RFI announcement is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this RFI is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.

General Intent

The Air Force is looking to award a single contract to facilitate this requirement. This RFI is an aspect of market research and is conducted to assist in determining an acquisition strategy for the subject service. Any information regarding contract type, commercial practices, and specifications are requested as a part of the development of a solicitation.

This announcement is targeted for all qualified businesses that can perform the services as stated in the Performance Work Statement (PWS); responses from all interested parties are appreciated and accepted.

Description

The intended purpose is to establish a base plus four-year contract or task order, hereafter referred to as the Contractor, capable of assisting the Air Force Medical Agency (AFMED) with a set of enterprise Information Management /Information Technology (IM/IT) solutions that support the unique mission of expeditionary medical support, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Public Health and Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) activities. The contract will include service for both the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS).

Contractors shall be compliant with all applicable laws, policies, regulations, and statutes related to information management, information technology, privacy, and protected information.

This is a performance based non-personal services requirement to enable AFOMIS to provide full systems life-cycle support to rapidly deliver and support solutions that enable information dominance for USAF, Joint, National and Coalition Warfighters. These services provide technical support for the MEDXS portfolio of capabilities and life-cycle support to all OpMed IM/IT systems used in support of the AFMS. It requires experienced individuals that possess the specific technical and functional understanding of the unique AF configuration of Operational Medicine (OpMed) IM/IT as well as MEDXS integrated applications. Support services include both in-theater and garrison location support, availability 24x7x365 and other unique qualifications to meet requirements and provide support of OpMed IM/IT systems and requirements. Support includes strategic planning, design, development, engineering, test and evaluation, deployment, installation, operation and maintenance, logistics, sustainment, and program management for IM/IT solutions.

All decisions relative to programs supported by the Contractor shall be the sole responsibility of the Government.

Background

It is the intent of AFMED to be responsible for health-related IM/IT services support to deployed Airmen and collocated personnel within all Theaters of Operations. This support includes Medical Expeditionary Systems (MEDXS), medical waivers workflow management, Expeditionary Health Data Store (EHDS), medical analytics dashboards, integrated IM/IT testing capability, medical operations; expeditionary deployment operations and installation contingency response; planning;

training; and readiness support functions. Components of this global system are integrated, with forward-deployed medical support, and en-route care, providing comprehensive and definitive medical specialty care. The Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS) Program Management Office (PMO) is responsible for development and sustainment of the Theater Medical Information Program - Joint (TMIP-J) legacy family of systems, and the Healthcare Delivery (HCD) Modernized family of systems. AFOMIS Program Office has the responsibility to provide pre-deployment training and to provide follow on support of the implementation and usage of the JOMIS Operational Medicine (OpMed) IM/IT solutions.

Information Requested

The 773d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (773 ESS) is seeking responses to the questions listed below. Please provide your responses on company letterhead to the Point of Contact (POC) identified at the end of this RFI.

1. Please provide your company’s name, mailing address, Cage Code, Unique Entity ID, Point of Contact (POC), telephone number, e-mail address, and System of Award Management (SAM) proof of current registration, and SAM NAICS codes that your company is approved to support. Please also provide the name of the company’s Parent Company, if applicable.

2. Please provide your business size status (i.e. 8(a) Business Development Small Business Certification, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Woman- Owned Small Business (WOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDCOSB), Small Business, Large Business, etc.) under NAICS 541330. *If you are under the 8(a) program, please identify when you graduate from the program.

3. Given the nature of the work described in the PWS, if you feel another NAICS or PSC code better fits this requirement, please identify those NAICS or PSC.

4. Has your company had experience with this type of service, and/or at this magnitude in the last five (5) years? If yes, then was your company the prime contractor or sub-contractor?

5. Based on the PWS, do you have enough information to provide an accurate proposal? If not, what additional information can the Government provide to assist you in creating a more accurate proposal?

6. Identify any factors that likely contribute risk or uncertainty to developing a contractor proposal for this proposed requirement. Please rate any factors you identify as either high or low regarding the degree of risk to the contractor. For the high risk drivers, please explain why the risk is high and suggest how the Air Force might mitigate or reduce this risk.

7. Do any components of the PWS conflict with standard industry practice? If so, please describe.

8. Would your company be interested in participating in a potential future solicitation?

Please provide any additional questions, comments, concerns, etc. you have concerning this proposed acquisition. Provide feedback on whether the objectives, requirements, and other information presented in the PWS are clear, achievable within the proposed period of contract, and provide suggested changes, as appropriate.

Format of Responses

Limit RFI responses to 10, single-sided, single-spaced pages. The font for text should be Times New Roman 12-point or larger. Submitted responses should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format. Responses must be unclassified and any proprietary information provided must be marked accordingly. To protect such data, each line or paragraph on the pages containing such data must be specifically identified and marked with a legend similar to the following:

“The following contains proprietary information that (name of Responder) requests are not released to persons outside the Government, except for the purposes of review and evaluation.”

Interested parties must send their responses to this RFI, no later than (NLT) 1500 (3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time), 12 December 2024, Thursday. The Points of Contact are Mr. Justin Ashley at justin.ashley.6@us.af.mil; and Mr. Rene Boissiere at rene.boissiere.2@us.af.mil.

Disclaimer – This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise reimburse the responder for information submitted as a result of this RFI. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by any respondent for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Information submitted will become the property of the Government. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.