Special Notice - Notice of Intent to Sole Source Network Engineers.docx
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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a bridge contract for Network Engineers and Specialists (NE&S) Information Technology services to QBase LLC. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a sole source bridge to contract HT0015-25-C-0001 to provide LAN/WLAN network sustainment and operations services to Military Health System Medical Treatment Facilities and related activities, including DHA headquarters and training locations in both continental and non-continental U.S. locations. The required services include network performance measurement and monitoring, network design and development assistance, customer service through trouble tracking and troubleshooting at Tier 2 and Tier 3 escalation levels, and maintenance and sparing support. Currently, on-site network specialists provide 24/7 on-call decentralized support, with additional guidance from regional and senior network engineers and the DHA centralized infrastructure sustainment team.
The bridge contract will begin full performance on June 28, 2026, with a base period of 6 months and one 6-month option. Interested parties may submit a capabilities statement by February 2, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time to express their interest, with documentation required to substantiate capability to perform the required services. The DHA intends to compete this requirement at a later date and plans to post a Request for Proposal on GSA eBuy under MAS SIN 54151S during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. The future RFP will be competed as a 100% Small Business set-aside. Points of contact are Ms. Dawn Windham, Mr. Colby Spenceley, and Ms. Stephani Preusser.
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Defense Health Agency (DHA) – Network Engineers and Specialists (NE&S) Information Technology (IT) Services
HT0015-25-DHA-NES
The DHA intends to award a sole source bridge to contract HT0015-25-C-0001 to QBase LLC. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement no later than 2 February 2026 by 2PM Central Time. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services.
The DHA intends to compete this requirement at a later date and this bridge is being put into place to avoid a break in service. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be competed as a 100% Small Business set-aside and will be posted on GSA eBuy under MAS SIN 54151S. We anticipate posting the RFP during the 2nd quarter of FY26 The scope of this NE&S effort is to provide LAN/WLAN network sustainment and operations services to the MHS MTFs and related activities, including DHA headquarters and training locations, both inside and outside the continental United States (CONUS and OCONUS). This includes functions such as network performance measurement and monitoring, assistance with network design and development, network measurement. It also includes customer service in the form of trouble tracking and troubleshooting, at the Tier 2 and Tier 3 level, for escalated trouble tickets and maintenance and sparing support. Currently, this escalation support is conducted primarily via on-site resources, in a centralized and decentralized mode. Currently, on-site network specialists are the primary 24/7 on-call decentralized points of contact within the supported activities. Additional support and guidance for the on-site network specialists is provided by the NE&S regional and senior network engineers, as well as the DHA centralized infrastructure sustainment team.
Full performance for the bridge is to begin on 28 June 2026, and we anticipate it will have a base Period of Performance of 6 months with one 6-month option.
The Points of Contact for this Special Notice are Ms. Dawn Windham, dawn.d.windham.ctr@health.mil, Mr. Colby Spenceley, richard.c.spenceley.civ@health.mil and Ms. Stephani Preusser, stephani.n.preusser.civ@health.mil.
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