Justification (Sole Source)Posted Jan 16, 2026

Health Plan Innovation Support (HPIS) Task 1

Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY

Stage
Justification for other than full competition
NAICS
541611
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
HT001126FE008
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
R707
Place
Falls Church, VA, USA
Contact
Jeanna Butler (jeanna.m.butler.civ@health.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation HT001126FE008 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
None posted
Award
  • Jan 23, 2026
    Award Notice
    MERCER (US) LLC · $1.7M
    Open
Other notices
  • Jan 16, 2026 · this notice
    Justification (Sole Source)

Next steps for this stage

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  • The agency intends to buy without full competition. Read the justification for the reason and the named source.

What the notice says

Sole source bridge award to Mercer US LLC (Cage Code: 3SSS8) for Health Plan Innovation Support (HPIS) Task 1. Award was executed in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B). See attached redacted Justification and Approval (J&A).

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY), same NAICS 541611.

Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $2.3M to $6.3M, median $4.6M; range $592K to $136.5M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BCG FEDERAL CORP.3$138.5MMay 27, 2026
CONCEPT PLUS, LLC2$9.8MMar 10, 2026
SYNENSYS, LLC1$49.9MJul 14, 2025
INSIGNIA FEDERAL GROUP, LLC1$41.6MOct 23, 2025
MERCER (US) LLC1$6.3MSep 15, 2025
CHEROKEE NATION INTEGRATED HEALTH, L.L.C.1$5.8MOct 8, 2025
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP1$3.9MNov 18, 2025
VISTA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, LLC1$3.8MMar 6, 2025
KINDRED PARTNERS, LLC1$2.3MSep 17, 2026
Guidehouse Inc.1$592KNov 18, 2025

Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.

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Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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