TRICARE Dental Program 6 (TDP6) Draft RFP & Synopsis

Posted Q&A based on draft feedback. 

Disclaimer

This announcement does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise that a solicitation or contract will be issued. This Draft RFP is for planning purposes only, and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreements or arrangements. Proposals are not solicited under this Draft RFP.

Please note that the collection of requested information does not obligate the U.S. Government to incorporate or procure any solicited comments or services. Responses to this announcement will not be returned. The Government is not liable to pay any costs associated with companies responding to this Draft RFP.

This Draft RFP is intended to provide interested parties with information on the anticipated procurement and provide an opportunity for industry feedback into the preliminary design/structure. All information received resulting from this Draft RFP will be used by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as market research for future Managed Care Support requirements. However, responses may be releasable to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) unless appropriately marked. 

The DHA, at its discretion, may request respondents to this Draft RFP to elaborate on information in their written response in writing or through other means. Respondents to this Draft RFP will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided.

Responses from the Government are subject to change, as requirements themselves remain in draft form. Clarification should be sought from the Government for any remaining questions, particularly those pertaining to evaluation criteria, incentives or contract requirements, at the final RFP stage.

Background

The TRICARE Dental contract supports the delivery of the Department of Defense (DoD) dental benefit, which is codified in 10 U.S.C. Chapter 55 § 1076a. The TRICARE Dental contract serves to integrate affordable dental health services to DoD Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries, by private sector contractors, and driven by greater integration of dental business processes across the MHS. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) supports the MHS in its mission to provide dental health services through TRICARE dental care coverage for all eligible family members of Uniformed Service active duty, members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and their eligible family members.

The TDP6 contractor shall provide comprehensive dental care services worldwide to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries.  The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to fulfill the requirements of  TDP6 as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. 

Information Submission Instructions:

The Government is seeking industry comment on the draft requirements, terms and conditions.  The Government encourages responses from interested parties who are capable of responding to the entire scope of the Draft RFP. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Draft RFP. All costs associated with responding to this Draft RFP will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Qualified, interested parties, should submit information for this request. All responses shall be submitted using the Microsoft Excel response template provided with this announcement, titled  “TDP6 Draft RFP Response [ORGANZATION NAME].” All comments and questions should be contained in the Excel document.  Do not submit proprietary questions in this template as DHA intends to use the template to respond to all offerors.

DHA will also accept an "overall" assessment of the RFP in narrative form using Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word.  Proprietary information may be submitted as commentary in this document.  Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.  Proper restrictions shall be marked as such on each page.  Only the Government and support contractors with signed non-disclosure agreements will review submissions to this Draft RFP. The Government asks that the document be free of logos except for the cover sheet. Please note that no comments or questions will be adjudicated from this document by the Government. 

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Each electronic submission shall include:

1. "TDP6 Draft RFP Response [ORGANIZATION NAME]” in the subject line.
2. If the submission includes more than one (1) electronic email, the file number and total files being submitted (e.g., File 1 of 4, File 2 of 4, etc.) in the subject line.
3. A brief summary of the email’s content, the vendor’s name, point of contact, vendor size and socioeconomic status (if any), and contact information including mailing address.

Disclaimer

This announcement does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise that a solicitation or contract will be issued. This Draft RFP is for planning purposes only, and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreements or arrangements. Proposals are not solicited under this Draft RFP.

Please note that the collection of requested information does not obligate the U.S. Government to incorporate or procure any solicited comments or services. Responses to this announcement will not be returned. The Government is not liable to pay any costs associated with companies responding to this Draft RFP.

This Draft RFP is intended to provide interested parties with information on the anticipated procurement and provide an opportunity for industry feedback into the preliminary design/structure. All information received resulting from this Draft RFP will be used by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as market research for future Managed Care Support requirements. However, responses may be releasable to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) unless appropriately marked. 

The DHA, at its discretion, may request respondents to this Draft RFP to elaborate on information in their written response in writing or through other means. Respondents to this Draft RFP will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided.

Responses from the Government are subject to change, as requirements themselves remain in draft form. Clarification should be sought from the Government for any remaining questions, particularly those pertaining to evaluation criteria, incentives or contract requirements, at the final RFP stage.

Background

The TRICARE Dental contract supports the delivery of the Department of Defense (DoD) dental benefit, which is codified in 10 U.S.C. Chapter 55 § 1076a. The TRICARE Dental contract serves to integrate affordable dental health services to DoD Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries, by private sector contractors, and driven by greater integration of dental business processes across the MHS. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) supports the MHS in its mission to provide dental health services through TRICARE dental care coverage for all eligible family members of Uniformed Service active duty, members of the Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and their eligible family members.

The TDP6 contractor shall provide comprehensive dental care services worldwide to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries.  The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to fulfill the requirements of  TDP6 as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. 

Information Submission Instructions:

The Government is seeking industry comment on the draft requirements, terms and conditions.  The Government encourages responses from interested parties who are capable of responding to the entire scope of the Draft RFP. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Draft RFP. All costs associated with responding to this Draft RFP will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Qualified, interested parties, should submit information for this request. All responses shall be submitted using the Microsoft Excel response template provided with this announcement, titled  “TDP6 Draft RFP Response [ORGANZATION NAME].” All comments and questions should be contained in the Excel document.  Do not submit proprietary questions in this template as DHA intends to use the template to respond to all offerors.

DHA will also accept an "overall" assessment of the RFP in narrative form using Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word.  Proprietary information may be submitted as commentary in this document.  Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.  Proper restrictions shall be marked as such on each page.  Only the Government and support contractors with signed non-disclosure agreements will review submissions to this Draft RFP. The Government asks that the document be free of logos except for the cover sheet. Please note that no comments or questions will be adjudicated from this document by the Government. 

Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Each electronic submission shall include:

1. "TDP6 Draft RFP Response [ORGANIZATION NAME]” in the subject line.
2. If the submission includes more than one (1) electronic email, the file number and total files being submitted (e.g., File 1 of 4, File 2 of 4, etc.) in the subject line.
3. A brief summary of the email’s content, the vendor’s name, point of contact, vendor size and socioeconomic status (if any), and contact information including mailing address.