8(a) awarded $7.4M extension to support DHA’s Healthcare Operations Directorate Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch

Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions LLC, doing business as CNTS, Catoosa, Oklahoma, was awarded a $7,506,707 firm-fixed-price modification number P00004 to previously awarded contract number HT0011-16-C-0027 to exercise the extension of services option for comprehensive health surveillance support services to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Defense Health Agency’s Healthcare Operations Directorate Public Health Division Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch in its mission to conduct comprehensive health surveillance efforts for the Department of Defense (DoD). The scope of this award is to maintain established infrastructure and capabilities; respond to inquiries from the DoD medical and health authorities; assist in analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating information regarding the status, trends, and determinants of the health and fitness of U.S. armed forces and other DoD approved target populations strengthening DoD health surveillance activities and global infectious disease reduction efforts. CNTS will provide on-site scientific, professional, administrative, and information technology support services, including Epidemiology and Analysis support, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) support; Integrated Biosurveillance support; Army Satellite support; Air Force Mortality Registry support; and, Data Management & Technical support to successfully enable execution of its comprehensive health surveillance mission. The modification brings the total cumulative fact value of the contract to $24,547,369 from $17,040,662.  Source: https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1301012//