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Contract Award: OptumServe Health Services (La Crosse, Wisconsin) – $172,429,013

OptumServe Health Services, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a $172,429,013 modification to their current indefinite-delivery bridge contract (HT0011-19-D-0002). This award, titled “Reserve Health Readiness Program,” provides health readiness support services to the military service components to meet medical and dental standards essential in maintaining a deployable force. This sole-source bridge contract award extension (#3) is to prevent a gap in services. Services include immunizations, physical examinations, periodic health assessments, post-deployment health reassessments, mental health assessments, dental examinations, dental treatment, laboratory services, and other services as required to satisfy military service component health readiness needs. Services are delivered at military service component designated sites during group events, through the contractor’s call center, and within an integrated network. The work will be performed in every U.S. state and territory; Washington, D.C.; and Germany, with a period of performance of Dec. 1, 2021, to Nov. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds will be obligated on task orders issued under this award. This contract was awarded on an other than full and open competition basis, pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c) (1). The Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Virginia, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Nov. 30, 2021)



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