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Active Duty Dental Plan (ADDP4)
Contact and place of performance
Geraldine Duran
USA
***UPDATE: Request for Information and draft PWS is now posted at https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7bc819ff067a4368880afd6c79aa7f32/view Updates on the draft PWS/RFI stage shall be posted at this new announcement location. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is in the acquisition planning phase for the next generation Active Duty Dental Program (ADDP) contract. The current third...
View moreAny information in this announcement is subject to change, as the requirements themselves remain in draft form. Interested parties will have opportunity to seek clarification from the Government with any questions (particularly those pertaining to evaluation criteria, incentives, or contract requirements) at the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS), draft Request for Proposal (RFP), and final RFP stages.
Schedule:
Interested parties may use the draft schedule below for planning purposes.
1 April 2026: Publish draft PWS/RFI to Sam.gov
20 April 2026: Industry responses to draft PWS/Requests for Information due
12 May 2026: ADDP-4 Industry Day
24 July 2026: Issue DRAFT RFP
18 Nov 2026: FINAL RFP & DRAFT Manuals/Contract Data Requirements List issued
19 Jan 2027: Proposals due
20 Jan 2028: Contract Award
Apr 2028 – Apr 2029: Transition in
1 May 2029: ADDP-4 Start of Dental Care Delivery
Active Duty Dental Program Overview:
The Department of War (DoW) through the DHA has a mission to offer dental care services to eligible active duty Service members (ADSMs). To fulfill DHA’s mission, the contractor will provide comprehensive dental care services worldwide to eligible ADSMs under the Active Duty Dental Program 4 (ADDP4) contract. The ADDP4 contractor will provide worldwide dental coverage to ADSMs of the Uniformed Services of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service. The ADDP is governed by TRICARE Policy Manual, TRICARE Systems Manual, TRICARE Operations Manual, Title 10, United States Code, Chapter 55, Section 1074(c)(1), Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 199.1, 199.3, 199.6, 199.9; 36 CFR Part 1222; 45 CFR Parts 160,162 and 164; and National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publications 800-171.
The ADDP will supplement ADSM care provided in DoW’s military dental treatment facilities (DTFs), as well as provide care to those ADSMs living in regions without access to DTFs. The contractor shall supplement authorized care by developing and maintaining a dental provider network in the Continental United States, which includes the 50 United States, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) service area includes all other countries, island masses and territorial waters. The contractor shall supplement authorized OCONUS remote care by developing and maintaining agreements with TRICARE OCONUS Preferred Dentists.
Under the ADDP, the contractor shall provide OCONUS routine, urgent, and emergency dental care services to ADSMs who are enrolled in remote areas (greater than 50 miles from the nearest DTF). Exceptions to this enrollment include the Kingdom of Bahrain, Honduras, Qatar, Kuwait, and Souda Bay, Greece, where ADSMs can receive care without being enrolled as remote ADSMs. Additionally, the contractor shall provide OCONUS urgent and emergency dental care to ADSMs who are on Temporary Duty/Temporary Additional Duty, deployed, deployed on liberty, or in an authorized leave status in a remote overseas location.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is in the acquisition planning phase for the Active Duty Dental Program 4 (ADDP4) contract. This special notice identifies the requirement for a contractor to provide comprehensive dental care services worldwide to eligible active duty service members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, and the Commissioned Corps of both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. The program supplements care provided at military dental treatment facilities and ensures coverage for service members in remote regions. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining a dental provider network across the United States and its territories, while establishing agreements with preferred dentists for routine, urgent, and emergency care in international locations.
The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 524114, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, and PSC Q503, Medical- Dentistry. There is currently no set-aside assigned to this requirement (NONE/NONE). Performance will take place across the United States and international locations. According to the anticipated schedule, the DHA expects to issue a final Request for Proposal (RFP) on November 18, 2026, with proposals due by January 19, 2027. The agency targets a contract award for January 20, 2028, followed by a one-year transition period beginning in April 2028. Full dental care delivery under ADDP4 is scheduled to commence on May 1, 2029, following the expiration of the current ADDP3 contract.
This notice serves as an initial announcement for planning purposes and does not constitute a formal solicitation. The DHA has published a separate Request for Information and a draft Performance Work Statement at a secondary location to gather industry feedback. Point of contact for this notice is Geraldine Duran. Subsequent milestones include an Industry Day on May 12, 2026, and the release of a draft RFP on July 24, 2026. Interested parties are permitted to seek clarification during the draft Performance Work Statement and draft RFP stages regarding evaluation criteria, incentives, and contract requirements.
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