The Defense Health Agency is kicking off market research for a follow-on contract for its $5.5 billion MHS Genesis program, the agency confirmed to FCW.
The contract, which spans 10-years and includes a team of contractors charged with delivering and integrating the Cerner electronic health record into the work of more than 200,000 care providers and 9.6 million beneficiaries…
The original contract that launched MHS Genesis had Leidos as the prime contractor, with Cerner as the supplier of the software and computing infrastructure. However, VA’s electronic health record contract has Cerner in the prime position with other vendors contributing to program management.
The Defense Health Agency didn’t indicate whether the follow-on to MHS Genesis would maintain the structure of having an integrator in the prime role with the software vendor as part of the team. A spokesperson said DHA was currently “in the initial stages of market research.” … Read the full article here.