Pre-solicitation Notice: On-Ramp for the Department of Defense OMNIBUS IV Multiple-Award Contract

The Department of Defense (DoD) is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for an on-ramp to the OMNIBUS IV Multiple-Award Contract, which covers military medical research and development services. The contract vehicle has a cumulative ceiling of $10 billion and has already awarded over $600 million in task orders. The on-ramp is intended to expand the pool of eligible contractors to support the ongoing and future needs of DoD medical research and development programs. The scope of the contract vehicle is broad and covers a wide range of health-related research and development and support services, divided into four market segments: Research and Development, Research and Development Support Services, Regulatory Processes, and Translational Science Support and Services. • The contract vehicle has a base ordering period of 20 June 2022 through 19 June 2027 and an Option Ordering Period of 20 June 2027 – 19 June 2032. • The Government anticipates making multiple new awards under this on-ramp, and all new awards will align with the existing unrestricted contract vehicle. • The solicitation will be set-aside for small businesses certified under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Program. • Task orders set aside for the 8(a) Program under this contract vehicle are required to be competitive. • The contract vehicle has awarded 33 task orders to small businesses and 8 task orders have been set aside for the 8(a) Program.