Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source (HT9426-27-NOI-LBA02)
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contracting Activity (DHACA), on behalf of the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), is issuing this notice of intent to award a new contract on a sole source basis. This is not a request for proposals. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred from the preparation and/or submission of data in response to this notice. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to OSST, LCC (OSST). The Defense Health Agency (DHA) requires an immediately available, integrated Ocular Surface Stem Cell Transplantation (OSSTx) capability to support definitive treatment planning, referral coordination, clinical education, and readiness-related exposure for severe ocular surface injury and disease. The requirement is not limited to a standalone training course, routine ophthalmology referral service, or individual surgical procedure. Rather, DHA requires a single accountable capability that, upon contract award, can integrate: (1) specialized OSSTx case review and virtual consultation; (2) coordinated cornea, oculoplastics, systemic immunosuppression, nursing, and transplant-coordination virtual consultation; (3) force-wide computer-based training (CBT) related to ocular surface treatment; and (4) a platform to train military cornea specialists in-person at a facility with adequate severe ocular surface patients and with an expert in the various surgical techniques.
OSST is the only company in the world that can deliver this integrated OSSTx capability as proposed: ready-now Cincinnati Protocol / OSSTx clinical expertise, CEI and St. Elizabeth Healthcare treatment platforms, cornea, oculoplastics, immunosuppression, nursing, transplant-coordination, force-wide CBT and in-person training, and a centralized federal referral funnel under one executable DHA readiness model. Additionally, OSST is the only identified source demonstrated to be able to provide the complete capability required within the Government’s required timeframe. This contract will be issued on a sole source basis. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training. Any sources that believe they are eligible and capable of providing this product must respond in writing. Responses must be supported with clear and convincing evidence articulating the ability to provide the items