A -- Enhancement Through Operational Research of the U.S. Army''s Global Preventive Medicine Program

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), the DOD Medical School and Health Services University, proposes to award on a sole source basis a contract to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HMJF) to provide personnel, supplies, equipment, and all services necessary to support a research project entitled, Enhancement Through Operational Research of the U.S. Armys Global Preventive Medicine Program. This project is to be funded by the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM). This project funds the ten project centers supporting this research effort, which include: Health Risk Assessment and Communication, Health Promotion, Health Hazard Assessment, Epidemiology and Medical Surveillance, Environmental Health and Compliance, Medical Entomology, Radiation Protection, Ergonomics, Clinical Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine Informatics. The anticipated contract is to be a cost-reimbursement, no-fee type with an estimated value of $5-6 million per year for a period of performance of a base plus four option years. This contract is being awarded as a follow on to a contract and a research grant awarded by USUHS to HMJF for initial research in this area. This sole-source acquisition is in compliance with Public Law 92-426, entitled, Uniformed Services Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972 and 10 U.S.C. 178 and 2213(j)(1)(A), which authorizes USUHS to award contracts on a sole source basis to a non-profit organization (HMJF). The authority for this award permitting other than full and open competition is found at 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), Authorized or Required by Statute.