The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its Office of Health Security (OHS), is conducting market research for an enterprise Strategic Sourcing Vehicle (SSV) to deliver standardized medical surveillance and occupational medicine services Department-wide. OHS issued a Request for Information (RFI) with a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the RFI responses are intended to shape the RFP: NAICS code, number of awards, and set-aside categories.
The requirement is a multi-award SSV that supports DHS acquiring occupational health services consistent with OHS policy while tailoring scope, volume, and delivery at the task order level. Today, DHS procures these services independently, producing variable standards, limited interoperability, and administrative inefficiencies. OHS’s Total Workforce Protection Directorate intends to consolidate that into a standardized enterprise capability with an integrated occupational health record system.
The acquisition strategy is the key variable to watch. Firms with nationwide occupational health networks, federal health-IT experience, and DHS-relevant past performance are best positioned to help shape the PWS before any solicitation.
OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT
- Opportunity: Enterprise Medical Surveillance and Occupational Medicine Strategic Sourcing Vehicle (SSV)
- Agency: DHS, Office of Health Security (OHS), Total Workforce Protection Directorate
- RFP Release Date: July 2026
- Solicitation No.: 70RWMD26RFIP00003
- Estimated Value: TBD
- Acquisition Structure: Multi-award SSV
- Set-Aside: TBD
- Contract Vehicle: TBD
- Ordering Period: 12-month base plus four 12-month options; task orders set individual PoPs
- Place of Performance: Nationwide—all 50 states, DC, and U.S. territories
- Security / IT: DHS fitness determination; HIPAA, DHS 4300A; FedRAMP Moderate+ and DHS ATO for record systems
WHY THIS SSV MATTERS
DHS operates in high-risk environments (law enforcement, emergency response, border security, detention/custody, maritime, and aviation), where many positions require OSHA-mandated medical surveillance. The SSV covers the full employment lifecycle from Entry on Duty through separation, which includes:
- Baseline, periodic, and exit exams; fitness-for-duty and return-to-work evaluations; respiratory, hearing, lead/heavy-metal, and TB surveillance; immunizations and travel medicine; wellness; injury/illness evaluations; and pre-employment mental health screening.
Just as important is the data backbone. The SSV requires an integrated occupational health record system that is FedRAMP Moderate (or higher), covered by a DHS Authority to Operate under DHS 4300A, and interoperable with DHS systems of record such as SIMS (managed per GRS 2.7, with no SSNs stored unless authorized). It blends nationwide clinical delivery with federal health-IT integration under DHS MQM Directive 248-01.
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER THIS SSV
This SSV is designed for firms that can deliver enterprise or multi-site occupational health services on a national scale. Firms with these capabilities should assess their fit now:
- Nationwide clinical network: clinics, hospitals, and occupational health centers across all 50 states, DC, and territories, with mobile/on-site surge capacity
- Medical surveillance and occupational medicine: OSHA/CDC/NIOSH exams and testing, fitness-for-duty, functional capacity exams, travel medicine, immunizations, and TB surveillance
- High-volume and surge capacity: completing 100+ exams in a condensed window for mass hiring, seasonal surges, or emergency activations
- MQM and credentialing: an MQM framework, Primary Source Verification, and NPDB monitoring aligned to DHS Directive 248-01
- Occupational health IT: a records platform meeting FedRAMP Moderate+, DHS ATO, and HL7/FHIR interoperability
HOW OST CAN HELP
With this SSV still under RFI response review, now is the time to position ahead of the RFP release. OST supports firms pursuing complex DHS, HHS, and federal health services opportunities with:
- Bid/no-bid assessment: evaluating your clinical network, health-IT platform, credentialing, financial capacity, and past performance against the PWS
- Capture planning: developing win themes and tracking the move from RFI to any solicitation
- Teaming strategy: identifying network clinic, laboratory, and IT partners, and mentor-protégé or joint-venture arrangements to reach national scale
- Proposal development: technical approach, key personnel, staffing and surge plans, transition-in, and quality control
If you are evaluating whether DHS’s Enterprise Medical Surveillance and Occupational Medicine SSV fits your firm’s capabilities, or want help prepare for the RFP release, we can help you determine your fit and path to win. If this interests you, please book a call with OST Partner and President Bill Schalik via the button below.
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