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How to respond to DHA’s Offsite Sterile Processing Support RFI
What DHA is seeking
The Defense Health Agency is conducting market research on offsite sterile processing support for military treatment facilities. It seeks capability statements and information about provider availability, including experience with transporting surgical instruments and performing decontamination, assembly, and sterilization.
The work is being considered to support service resilience and workload stability at military treatment facilities. This is an RFI for planning and fact-finding, not a contract solicitation; DHA says no contract will be awarded from this notice.
Key dates and the response deadline
Questions are due October 6, 2026. Responses are due November 6, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET.
The response deadline is for submitting information to help DHA conduct market research. The notice does not request a bid or offer, and says responses are voluntary and provided at no cost to the Government.
Who this opportunity may suit
This RFI may suit sterile processing providers with offsite facilities, healthcare companies, or hospitals with capacity to support offsite or remote sterile processing. DHA encourages small businesses and other qualified providers to respond.
The notice seeks information about experience from the last five years with similar sterile processing work, including its scope, complexity, and size. It also invites vendors to identify barriers that could prevent them from competing.
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Prepare a clear capability statement
Describe your firm’s relevant sterile processing experience from the last five years and explain how it would carry out the tasks identified in the RFI. Address transportation between military treatment facilities and offsite facilities, decontamination, assembly, sterilization, staffing, and sterile processing facilities.
Make the response easy to assess: connect each capability to the work DHA describes, use specific examples of comparable experience, and state any limitations or barriers plainly. Keep in mind that DHA may use responses to inform later planning, and the requirements may change before any formal solicitation.
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