Contract Award: Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions LLC (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – $43,911,687

Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is awarded a $43,911,687 firm-fixed-price contract (HT9425-23-C-0080) to provide programmatic and technical support services, to include: administrative, analytical, programmatic, technical, and healthcare management support to sustain headquarters functions and to support the development of future planning for the Defense Health Agency, Clinical Support Division, Clinical Quality Management Branch, Patient Safety Program; and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Office of the Deputy of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight. The award is the result of a non-competitive direct 8(a) acquisition. Fiscal 2023 Defense Health Program operations and maintenance funding will be obligated at the time of award. Place of performance is Falls Church, Virginia. Period of performance is Aug. 20, 2023, to Aug. 19, 2027. The contracting activity is U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Fort Detrick, Maryland.