RFI FOHNet_04032026.pdf

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Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Private Provider Network (FOHNet)

HHS/FOH

Request for Information (RFI)

Date Issued: 04/03/2026

TITLE: Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Private Provider Network (FOHNet)

Introduction

This is a request for information (RFI) notice. This RFI is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information on potential vendor interest and capability for project planning purposes.

Project Description:

The purpose of this requirement will be to acquire professional occupational health services through a nationwide Private Provider Network (PPN) to support Program Support Center (PSC), Federal Occupational Health (FOH) under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The nationwide PPN includes four regions. Services will be performed in the 50 United States plus; Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. The requirement provides integrated Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) services throughout the Federal Government.

The work performed will require the Contractor to maintain a Contractor-Owned Contractor- Operated, Private Provider Network Client Portal (COCO PPN-CP) in the designated FOHNet Region and is responsible for performing a full-range of occupational health services. The Contractor will maintain an online, secured web-base portal, also referred to as a COCO PPN- CP, to manage customer/patient service and records. The Contractor will obtain certification and maintain an HHS Authorization To Operate (ATO) certification and permanently store government/medical records.

FOH Background:

FOH is a component of the PSC that is part of the HHS. Their mission is to provide various occupational health and related health services to Federal employees across numerous Federal agencies to promote and maintain the physical and mental fitness of the Federal workforce.

FOH is primarily composed of Service Areas that specialize in the delivery of health and health related services to customer agencies. FOH and customer Federal agencies, utilize Inter-Agency Agreement’s (IAAs) to manage business relations and coordinate the delivery of health-related services and costs associated with receiving those services. FOH has acquired occupation health support services in the Clinical regions for more than twenty (20) years. This requirement is recurring and ongoing in order for FOH to continue providing service to Federal Agencies.

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Purpose and Objectives:

FOH is conducting market research to prepare for the continued requirement of providing Private Provider Network.

The purpose of the contract will be to acquire professional occupational health services through a nationwide PPN to support FOH. The contractor will manage referrals through COCO PPN-CP.

Key challenges specific to the contract the Contractor shall be aware of include:

1. Management and oversight of permanent medical records (paper and electronic) to maintain confidentiality and appropriate medical record keeping.

2. Maintaining communications with PPN providers regarding billing for FOH services to prevent improper billing practices or misdirected bills.

3. Maintaining a PPN with providers in requested service areas that offer the services required of FOH customers.

4. Scheduling and completing services within the defined timeframe(s)

5. Submitting complete reports that do not contain missing items within the defined timeframe(s).

6. Maintaining a PPN with personnel that are trained to meet the requirements of FOH policies and identified standards.

7. Receiving all referrals through COCO PPN-CP System and/or agreed government and contractor system. FOH will place a referral into the Contractor’s secure web-based portal for action. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to check their secure web-based portal and manage each record in accordance with the timeframes outlined within the PWS. Automatically tracking and recording the date and time of many milestones from record/referral creation to submission back to FOH, is also required.

8. The mobile outreach fee is utilized when the service/work order requirements clearly indicate a mobile outreach service is required.

Project Requirements:

Performance Requirements include, but not limited to:

1. Audiometric testing

2. Comprehensive or partial physical examinations

3. Fitness for duty examinations

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4. Specialized Exams

5. Immunizations

6. Independent Medical Evaluations

7. Independent Medical Reviews

8. Pulmonary Function testing

9. Radiology services

10. Respiratory fit testing

11. Vision screenings

12. Mental Health/Psychological evaluations/services

13. Vaccines (i.e. COVID, Influenza)

14. Referral, Scheduling and Completion Services

15. Federal Aviation Administration Examinations

16. Commercial Driver’s License Examinations

17. Dental Services

18. Laboratory Testing/Analysis

19. Travel Medications

20. Prescriptions (Ad-Hoc)

21. Mobile Outreach

22. Contractor Self-Assessments

23. COCO PPN-CP System Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

24. Medical Records/PHI handling/storage

Anticipated Period of Performance

The anticipated period of performance will be a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods.

Anticipated Place of Performance

The work will be performed at the Contractor centralized location and designated Service Provision Sites (SPS), including sites that provide direct care to enable FOH to fulfill its interagency acquisitions agreements (IAAs) with other Federal agencies in the United States of America, its territories and trusts as specified in the individual task orders.

II. Disclaimer and Important Notes

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by the respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently

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detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondent 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.

Depending on the result from the analysis of information obtained, a solicitation will be announced to the public, in accordance with the FAR.

Confidentiality

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

HHS Approved Contract Vehicle List

Owner Contract Name Contract

Type

NIH

NITAAC CIO-SP3: NIH

Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) Chief Information Officer- Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3)

GWAC

NITAAC CIO-SP3

Small Business: NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) Chief Information Officer- Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Chief Information Officer- Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) Small Business

GWAC

NASA NASA SEWP: GWAC

GSA MAS IT FSS

GSA

VETS 2: Veteran's Technology Services 2 GWAC

GSA

8(a) STARS III

GWAC

GSA

Alliant 2 GWAC

GSA

OASIS: One Acquisition Source for Integrated Solutions GWAC

GSA

OASIS SB: One Acquisition Source for Integrated Solutions for Small Business

NITAAC CIO-CS: NIH

Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) Chief Information Officer- Commodity Solutions (CIO-CS) GWAC

GSA

EIS: Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions GWAC

CMS

Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC) IDIQ

GSA

PSS: Professional Services Schedule (PSS) FSS

GSA

OASIS: One Acquisition Source for Integrated Solutions

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GSA

OASIS SB: One Acquisition Source for Integrated Solutions for Small Business

GWAC

GSA

OASIS 8(a): One Acquisition Source for Integrated Solutions for 8(a) Small Business

GWAC

NIH

NIHBPSS II: National Institutes of Health Business and Professional Support Services III

IDIQ

Questions and Submission Instructions

This RFI is for market research and information purposes only. Therefore, no phone calls and questions will be accepted or answered regarding this notice.

Interested vendors please submit the information below.

1. Possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts.

2. Experience Information: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature in the past three (3) years; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples in the last 5 years of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

a. Please include the Customer name; Customer’s Point of Contact email address;

Total Contract Value; Period of Performance; Brief description of services; Past Performance Questionnaires or Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) reports if available.

3. Company’s Information

a. Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, Cage Number,

b. Company name, address, point of contact (name, email address and phone number), and business size and

c. Business Type/Economics Category – (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc) pursuant to the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code;

4. The Government is interested in vendors who are active on the Approved Contract Vehicles list shown below. Please indicate which contract vehicles your company falls under.

5. Answer the questions, in their entirety, in the attached RFI Questions Spreadsheet and include the completed spreadsheet with your submission.

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6. The response shall be limited to 10 pages total. Tables and figures should be no smaller than 9-point font. The total number of tables and figures shall be limited to 12 and are not included in the total page count. The Cover Letter, Tables of Contents, and Technical Appendix are not included in the page count.

7. Please send responses, via email, to the Contract Specialist Ginger Lease, at ginger.lease@hhs.gov. The subject line of the email shall include “RFI – PSC348614 Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Private Provider Network (FOHNet).”

8. The response shall be submitted by 10:00am ET on Monday 04/27/2026.

mailto:ginger.lease@hhs.gov