Desktop publishing for TRICARE Manual changes

This is an notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Leidos, Inc., in support of the Operations Division, TRICARE Health Plans directorate, Defense Health Agency, for services to update and publish changes to TRICARE Manuals. These manuals provide instructions to managed care contractors for delivery of health services to 9.4 million DoD beneficiaries. The Defense Health Agency requires continued support for TRICARE manuals, pending release of a competitive solicitation for these services. Authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(B), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of follow-on contracts for the continued provision of highly specialized services when it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. Pursuant to FAR 5.102(e), the Defense Health Agency will provide copies of a solicitation issued under other than full and open competition to firms requesting copies that were not initially solicited, but requesters are advised the solicitation is limited to Leidos, Inc., as authorized under part FAR 6.3.