1. Background TRICARE Procurement Support Division (TPS)
Management
Activity
TRICARE Procurement Support Division (TPS)
Acquisition Support Focus
Intermediaries to Requiring Activities (RA’s) and Preferred Contracting Agencies (PCA’s)
Became ….Contract Operations Division – Falls Church (COD-FC)

3. COD-FC Objective
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The objective of the COD-FC is to support the mission of TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) and Military Health System (MHS) through effective award and administration of Information Management/ Information Technology related services, including Program Management and Analytical Services

4. Contract Operations Division
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Supports the procurement and administration of Information Technology Services for the Military Health System (MHS) Information Technology (IT) program, and manages the procurement and administration of all Program Management Support Services for TMA.

5. COD Customers
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TMA Information Management/Information Technology Program (IM/IT PMOs)
PEO Joint Medical Information Systems Office (JMISO)
Defense Health Information Management Systems (DHIMS)
Defense Health Services Systems (DHSS)
MHS Cyberinfrastructure Services (MCiS) (formerly known as Tri-Service Infrastructure Management Program Office (TIMPO))

6. COD Customers Continued
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Force Health Protection & Readiness Program
TMA Business Operations
TMA Front Office (HA/TMA Director and Deputy Director)
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
Office of the Chief Medical Officer (OCMO)
Others

7. COD-FC Improvements
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Established a single, comprehensive source of acquisition information for TMA-wide use (AM&S Website)
Processes implemented to provide better service to user community

8. TMA Multiple Award Contract Vehicles
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ID/IQ NAME
ACRONYM
DESCRIPTION
# OF PRIME VENDORS
TOTAL VALUE CEILING
TRICARE- Acquisition, Automation, & Resource Management Support
T/AARMS
TMA “Internal” Support: Administrative, acquisition, budget, finance support. These services give the contractor access to extensive data about the contracts of all other TMA contractors. 6
$500M
TRICARE Evaluation, Analysis, Management, and Support
TEAMS
Program Management Support:  Services which assist TMA in planning and managing its activities and programs.  This includes, for example: requirements analysis, acquisition support, budget planning and management, business process reengineering, program planning and execution support, and independent technical management support. 22
$5B
Defense Medical Information System / Systems Integration, Design, Development, Operations and Maintenance Services
D/SIDDOMS 3
Product Support:  Services or end items required to meet mission requirements of TMA’s non-purchased care activities and programs.  This includes, for example: concept exploration and development, system design, system development and integration, COTS procurement and integration, internal development testing, deployment, installation, operations, and maintenance.  19
$8B

9. COD-FC Today
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Established historic in-house contracting capability July 2010
Incrementally take over outsourced contracting
Continue to use contracting partners until fully ramped up for TMA contracting volume
Implemented PD2 Contract Writing Application
Writing new policy procedures

10. Preferred Contracting Agencies
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U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Austin Automation Center (AAC)
General Services Administration (GSA) Regions 3 and 9
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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11. Contracting Process Flows
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COD-FC
Process In-House
External Contracting
Agency RA
Requiring Activities (RAs) send procurement packages to COD-FC
COD-FC reviews packages for compliance and strategic approach, then processes in-house or to internal/external Contracting Agencies
COD-FC writes contracts on behalf of RAs or selects package for processing by external agency

12. COD-FC
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The objective of the COD-FC is to support the mission of TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) and Military Health System (MHS) through effective award and administration of Information Management/Information Technology related services, including Program Management and Analytical Services.

13. COD-FC Contact Information
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COD-FC, Acting Division Chief, Birgit Tilley
COD, Director of Small Business Programs

14. Q & As
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