DHA Industry Days Draft Notice_20JUL23_JF_BJR.pdf

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Little Rock District proudly presents the 2023 Defense Health Agency - Medical Support Team Industry Day on August 22-24, 2023, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, 1100 Wilford Hall Loop, Lackland AFB, TX 78236.

The Defense Health Agency is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.

Military hospitals and clinics are the heart of military medicine, where military, civilian and contract personnel provide care for TRICARE beneficiaries and gain the skills and training to support operational units. With 55 full-service hospitals and more than 370 clinics, located on military installations around the world, the Military Health System is one of the nations largest health systems – it operates more hospitals than any nonprofit hospital system in the nation, and would rank among the top five for-profit systems.

Military hospitals and clinics are the core of the Military Health System. They are located on military installations around the world. Military hospitals and clinics are also referred to as direct care, military treatment facilities (MTFs).

The purpose of this event is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), & Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, & WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing the following:

The performance work statement (PWS) for the resultant contract(s) will be associated with the Medical Facility Operations & Maintenance (O&M) services of Real Property. Work may include, but not limited to service calls, preventive maintenance, inspection, testing and certification of various types of equipment such as restoration and/or modernization of HVAC, medical gas, plumbing, electrical, elevators, building envelope, fire protection, interior renovation, terrorism/force protection, and exterior site and systems work such as utilities infrastructure, roadways, sidewalks, parking lots, landscaping, and irrigation. This work is performed in ongoing active healthcare facilities. Some repair, restoration, and modernization requirements may be beyond the statement of service call work.

Facility types may include, but is not limited to, hospitals, clinics, medical administration buildings, medical centers, pharmacies, vivarium, ambulatory health facilities, medical warehouses, medical labs, biological engineering labs, dental clinics, veterinary clinics, wellness centers.

Healthcare facilities may include, but are not limited to, clinics, hospitals, medical centers, labs, pharmacies, administrative facilities, veterinary facilities, vivarium, medical warehouses, and specialty facilities such as hyperbaric chambers, MRI/CT, and decontamination facilities.

This event will provide industry the opportunity to network with Government personnel as well as other large and small business contractors. Industry Day will also provide an invaluable forum to discuss upcoming business opportunities in Medical Facility Operations and Maintenance. Businesses will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with various Government agencies and contractor personnel.

This event is open to industries including:

Medical Facility Operations and Maintenance Building Automation Systems

The agenda is being finalized and will be posted soon.

Registration is open until August 4, 2023.

Please complete the attached Unescorted access request form and return to : Paulk, Brenda D CIV USARMY CESWL (USA) Brenda.D.Paulk@usace.army.mil cc: Ferrell, James E (Jef) CIV USARMY CESWL (USA) <James.E.Ferrell@usace.army.mil>

Hotel accommodations will be the responsibility of the attendees. A list of potential locations has been included.

Security Gate Visitor Instructions:

See included Access Request and Visitor Access Tri-Fold.

Block 16. Fill in the blocks [alphabetical order] for all visitors 18 years of age or older.

Last Name, First Name MI (Full name of visitor, use format assigned).

DOB: Date of Birth (Use format assigned).

Country (Country of birth for foreign visitors).

ID Type: Must be a valid form of photo ID. Below are acceptable forms. Use the corresponding number when making your selection.

1 = Driver's License 2 = State Identification Card 3 = Veteran's Identification Card 4 = Passport/Visa 5 = Permanent Residence Card 6 = US Citizenship & Immigration Services 7 - Foreign Visitor ID Number (The associated number assigned to the ID Type) Country of Issue (Country where identification was issued) State of Issue (State where identification was issued)

Additional Information can be found at:

https://www.jbsa.mil/Information/Gate-Hours-Visitor-Information/JBSA-Lackland-Visitor-Info/

If a tracking number is assigned, the sponsor will relay the number to their guest(s) for announcement at a visitor center. This will allow the Visitor Center Personnel to track completed paperwork for issuance of an access credential.

Please monitor this announcement for more updates.