Notice of Contract Action for Virtual PT Pilot Program
Defense Health Agency · DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation HT001125NOCAE007 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
1. Synopsis This synopsis is in accordance with FAR Part 5, is a Notice of Intent to award a contract action to Sword Health, Inc.. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available, and email requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 2. Background The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has a need to deliver convenient, clinically effective physical therapy services to active duty servicemembers and their families, a… (show all)
nytime, and anywhere. DHA intends to pilot and validate the efficacy of virtual physical therapy delivered through its enterprise telehealth platform, delivered fully remotely at the convenience of the patient. 3. Description The contractor, Sword Health, Inc. is currently delivering musculoskeletal and pelvic floor physical therapy pilot program for beneficiaries using advanced, sensor-free technology, artificial intelligence-enabled biomechanic feedback, digital and virtual patient engagement, and clinical oversight by licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy. The Government intends to extend the current Period of Performance for the existing contract HT001125PE007 by six months. The anticipated Period of Performance is for the contract action is 30 September 2026 through 29 March 2027. 4. NAICS Code The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 621999, All Other Misc Ambulatory Health Care Services with the size standard of $20,500,000.00. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is Q999. 5. Submission Instructions: Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within 15 calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided. The point of contact is the Contracting Officer, Ms. Destiny Wood at destiny.r.wood2.civ@health.mil. Please reference this Notice of Intent number, HT0011-25-NOCA-E007 on your correspondence and in the �Subject� line of your email. Note: No Solicitation or Marketing Materials shall be submitted. Any response submitted for this synopsis constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by military personnel, Government civilians, and associated support Contractors who are regulated. No information will be disclosed outside DHA. DHA will not provide feedback to any information submitted. Submissions to this Synopsis is deemed to be DHA property which shall not be returned to sender. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Defense Health Agency), same industry group (NAICS 6219).
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $650K to $1.9M, median $750K; range $24K to $8.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLTECH VENTURES LLC | 1 | $8.0M | Oct 9, 2025 |
| SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK San Diego CA 92102 USA | 1 | $1.9M | Jun 22, 2025 |
| VITALANT Scottsdale AZ 85258 USA | 1 | $750K | Jun 24, 2025 |
| LIFESTREAM BLOOD BANK San Bernardino CA 92408 USA | 1 | $650K | Feb 24, 2025 |
| HAEMONETICS CORPORATION · $HAE · $1.4B | 1 | $24K | Mar 26, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $HAE reported $1.4B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $750K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 9, 2025ALLTECH VENTURES LLC$8.0MPolysomnography (Sleep Studies) Management Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2025VITALANT Scottsdale AZ 85258 USA$750KBlood Testing Supplies and ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 22, 2025SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK San Diego CA 92102 USA$1.9MNaval Medical Center San Diego Blood Products BPANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 26, 2025HAEMONETICS CORPORATION$24KNotice of Intent to Sole Source supply of blood additive solution for use in Naval Hospital Guam-Agana (NHGA)Materiality: <0.01% of $HAE revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 24, 2025LIFESTREAM BLOOD BANK San Bernardino CA 92408 USA$650KBLOOD BANK BPANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 5 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
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
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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.