Would you like to take over the UNOS/OPTN contract? HRSA's presolicitation notice for OPTN Transition

 Yesterday's email brought this, from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):

THIS IS A PRESOLICATION NOTICE ONLY

On March 22, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a Modernization Initiative (https://www.hrsa.gov/optn-modernization) to strengthen accountability and transparency in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The OPTN Modernization Initiative is centered on putting patients first, prioritizing information flow to clinicians, promoting innovation through continuous competition, and enhancing transparency and accountability. HRSA's planned approach and timelines for the first year of the multi-year modernization process focuses on design, implementation, and oversight, including contract solicitations that will be released in 2023 and 2024.

Subject to the availability of funds, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA), Health Systems Bureau, is planning to issue a multi-vendor solicitation by December 2023 to establish the OPTN Transition contracts to provide the services necessary to ensure the OPTN and the OPTN Board of Directors can effectively carry out all mandated functions, including governance, operations, and enhancement of the OPTN.

A competitive solicitation will be issued with a period of performance of 12 months base plus four 12-month option periods and allow at least 60 days for proposal submission. The required services will be procured following FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation and FAR 16.5 Indefinity Delivery Contracts.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611, and the size standard is 24.5 million.

All future information regarding this acquisition, including the solicitation and any amendments, will be distributed solely through the SAM.gov website (www.sam.gov). Copies of the solicitation document and its related documents, as appropriate, will be posted on this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the SAM.gov website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition. The Government will not reimburse interested parties for any costs associated with responding to this notice.

For further information, please contact Naomi Inazawa, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (240) 461-7245 and NInazawa@hrsa.gov.

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Some background is here (and this site will probably be updated...

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative.  President Biden Signed the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act into Law  Friday, September 22, 2023