National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) – Modular/Convertible Capability Pilot

Purpose

This solicitation, issued by MTEC, represents a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) for MTEC in support of the Deputy Assistant Director, Acquisition & Sustainment at the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Enhanced White Papers selected for award as a result of this RPP will be awarded under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Strategic oversight for the award(s) resulting from this RPP will be provided by DHA.

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) modular/convertible capability Pilot Program is a congressionally required prototype, which will serve as a proof of concept to inform nationwide changes to the existing NDMS program. The Pilot’s intent is to increase medical surge capabilities and capacities to care for our Nation’s combat casualties by strengthening interoperable NDMS partnerships at five Pilot medical facility sites (referred to as “Pilot sites”). As directed by the FY21 NDAA, the Pilot is a collaboration between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of Veteran Affairs, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Transportation. These agencies are supporting the five Pilot sites: Washington, DC / National Capital Region; San Antonio, TX; Sacramento, CA; Omaha, NE; and Denver, CO. The Government is requesting proposals from healthcare facilities, academic institutions, and professional entities with experience in agile development and testing of modular and/or convertible medical facilities. The Pilot will leverage a collaborative network of federal and civilian NDMS partners who currently support the ongoing interoperability pilot being facilitated by the Uniformed Services University (USU). This RPP is specifically focused on the activities associated with prototype development and testing of a modular/convertible medical surge capability with iterative improvements to optimize the capability, as well as development of a training curriculum required to activate the surge capability.

Note: Pending successful completion of this effort, the Government may issue a noncompetitive follow-on production contract or transaction pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022 section f.

Points of Contact

For inquiries, please direct your correspondence to Biomedical Research Associate Chuck Hutti, Ph.D. at Chuck.Hutti@ati.org.