RFI for Remote Authentication Platform.pdf

ACQUISITION SENSITIVE INFORMATION (see FAR 2.104 and 3.104)

DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY (DHA)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (SSN) – HT0011-26-RFI-0232

REMOTE AUTHENTICATION PLATFORM

The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Professional Services Contracting Division (PS-CD) is conducting Market Research to identify qualified sources for the work description below:

Requirement Title: Remote Authentication Platform

The Defense Health Agency has a requirement for a subscription to a commercial-off-the-shelf remote authentication platform, which is a web-based authentication and electronic access management system.

The remote authentication platform shall provide access to Department of Defense (DOD) and Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Medical Library (VML) online (virtual) content via single sign-on (SSO) technology both on and off the physical campus. The remote authentication platform should act as a “gateway” service to facilitate access to publisher content anywhere internet access is available.

The authentication platform will provide secure access to authorized remote VML users of full-text journals, magazines, dissertations, and books, as well as free continuing education credit and evidence-based care sheets for DOD Medicine and Military Health Systems, which include and consist of medical, nursing, clinical support, educational, health administrative functions, all medical-related personnel regardless of location.

List of Attachments:

Attachment (1) Statement of Work – Remote Authentication Platform

The Government is contemplating issuing a solicitation for a single contract award. The Acquisition Strategy for this effort has NOT been finalized and this is NOT a request for proposal. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, 15.201, responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Contractors responding to this request are advised that participation does NOT ensure opportunities for future solicitations or contract awards. The Government will NOT reimburse any Contractor or individual for any expenses associated with preparation or participation in this request for information.

Interested Parties are requested to respond to this SSN with a Capability Statement. Capability Statements should be tailored to the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

Interested Parties should provide the Contractor's company name, address, email address, website address, points of contact to include telephone number and any designations, business size, type of ownership for the company, anticipated NAICS Code for this opportunity, unique entity identifier and cage code from a Verified SAM Account. Interested Parties should also include any contracting vehicles that would be available to the Government for the procurement of the service [i.e., GSA PSS, GSA OASIS, NASA SEWP, etc.]

ACQUISITION SENSITIVE INFORMATION (see FAR 2.104 and 3.104)

Interested Parties should COMPLETELY address the content requirements listed in section 2.0 of the Statement of Work in its entirety and submit the Capability Statement via email to Linda Walker (linda.m.walker38.civ@health.mil), the Contracting Officer, and a copy to Destiny Wood (destiny.r.wood2.civ@health.mil), the Contract Specialist.

If an Interested Party believes the requirements in these instructions contain an error(s), omission(s), or are otherwise unsound, the Interested Party shall immediately notify the above points of contact via e-mail, with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Contractor is asking to be considered as related to the omission(s) or error(s).

Interested Parties will be required to be registered through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

Responses are due by 12:00 PM ET on 24 November 2025. The response to this request for information is limited to no more than 20 pages (8.5x11 inches), single spaced, 12pt font, in MS Word document or Rich Text File format. In addition, identify a representative to support further Government inquiries and requests for clarification of the information provided, if needed.

All questions, comments, suggestions should be sent via e-mail to Linda Walker (linda.m.walker38.civ@health.mil), the Contracting Officer and a copy to Destiny Wood (destiny.r.wood2.civ@health.mil), the Contract Specialist.

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