The Defense Health Agency within the Department of Defense is seeking market input on a simplified, prompt-based proposal method to accelerate competition for urgent support requirements on behalf of PEO DHMS. The opportunity asks respondents to advise on what an extremely efficient proposal should ask for, which attributes to evaluate, how to score them, what prompts should include, and how a small initial submission could lead into bilateral alpha negotiations before contract award. The attached examples show the kind of prompt-based RFP concepts being explored for Military Health System support and Health Care Delivery capabilities, but this notice is only planning input and is not tied to those hypothetical requirements or a future solicitation. Responses should be provided in a Word-compatible format with the listed sections and emailed to dha-dhms-cd@health.mil; the government will not pay response costs and participation is voluntary.

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The provided text contains two examples of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from the Director of Enterprise Support for PEO DHMS. Both RFPs seek a strategic partner to address critical issues within the Military Health System's healthcare product ecosystem. The first example highlights problems with legacy systems, fragmented user experiences, and a lack of focus on clinical outcomes. It calls for a unified End User Support (EUS) solution to improve application and clinical workflows, enablement and adoption, service intelligence, and change management, with specific desired outcomes for various user domains. The second example focuses on the urgent need to implement Health Care Delivery (HCD) capabilities for the Army in EUCOM. It details challenges in deployment logistics, outdated training, user frustration with fragmented systems, and siloed sustainment. This RFP requests a partner who can provide streamlined deployment execution, integrated hybrid training, and tactical edge support to achieve rapid implementation and improve user sentiment within a 7-week kickstart leading to a 60-90 day deployment.

**PLEASE NOTE:  This is not a request for proposals, nor is it tied to the hypothetical requirements specified in the attached documents.  When the End User Services requirements are active, any formal market research engagement(s) or solicitation(s) will be posted under a separate notice.**

**Purpose:** On behalf of PEO DHMS, DHA is requesting input on the potential use of an aggressive methodology to compete urgent requirements.

**Problem:** Current contractual support for critical services in support of JOMIS capabilities ends in August. We desperately need to award *something* to replace them by this date, leaving almost no time for a competitive approach. Traditionally, we would consider bridge actions, and we think using our normal processes could take until December to award a competitive IDIQ. We'd like to avoid this scenario.

**Context:** This article is one of many reaching similar conclusions and exploring similar concepts in the age of AI. (reference: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) Our experience is showing us that creative processes are essential to re-imagining how we solicit. We are also finding our current AI tools are helpful in this creative ideation. The attached prompt provides two samples we generated using Gemini. We hope these provide a better understanding of what we are considering trying out.

**Idea and Goals:** We are considering adopting this prompt and response methodology within our solicitations. The goal would be to reduce our solicitations to 2-3 pages in a prompt engineering format like the attached samples. We would be seeking the smallest, fastest, most efficient opening “proposals” on which we could make selections to enter into further negotiations prior to awarding a contract. Essentially, make the source selection decision as quickly as possible (within days or weeks), based on an offeror’s demonstrated skill and capability at thinking through a problem creatively. This would be demonstrated in the small proposal – *not* its approach to the requirement or its price.

The approach would then be defined and evaluated bilaterally in “alpha” negotiations/conversations to mutually define the work and build the contract.

**Request for Input:** What is the best thing to ask for in terms of an extremely efficient proposal? What are the attributes we should be looking for? How do we evaluate them? What’s the best way for you to show you’re smart, analytical, and creative. Is this crazy or infeasible? What do our prompts need to include? Anything else you can think of that we should know!

The Government intends to continue to leverage Gemini to assist the Government in the analysis of the responses received.  Please provide a response in a format (e.g. Microsoft word) that can be uploaded into Gemini for analysis.  Ensure the following sections are in response provided:

* Executive Summary
* Efficient Proposal and Attributes
* Evaluation Methodology
* Prompts
* Clarification
* Summary

**Please submit responses to dha-dhms-cd@health.mil**

**This is not a solicitation**. This is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this. All costs associated with responding to this will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Participation is not mandatory or required; participation or response to this is not a prerequisite for any future procurement activities.

Request for Input - Simplified Prompt Based Request for Proposals

**PLEASE NOTE:  This is not a request for proposals, nor is it tied to the hypothetical requirements specified in the attached documents.  When the End User Services requirements are active, any formal market research engagement(s) or solicitation(s) will be posted under a separate notice.**

**Purpose:** On behalf of PEO DHMS, DHA is requesting input on the potential use of an aggressive methodology to compete urgent requirements.

**Problem:** Current contractual support for critical services in support of JOMIS capabilities ends in August. We need to award *something* to replace them by this date, leaving almost no time for a competitive approach. Traditionally, we would consider bridge actions, and we think using our normal processes could take until December to award a competitive IDIQ. We'd like to avoid this scenario.

**Context:** This article is one of many reaching similar conclusions and exploring similar concepts in the age of AI. (reference: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) Our experience is showing us that creative processes are essential to re-imagining how we solicit. We are also finding our current AI tools are helpful in this creative ideation. The attached prompt provides two samples we generated using Gemini. We hope these provide a better understanding of what we are considering trying out.

**Idea and Goals:** We are considering adopting this prompt and response methodology within our solicitations. The goal would be to reduce our solicitations to 2-3 pages in a prompt engineering format like the attached samples. We would be seeking the smallest, fastest, most efficient opening “proposals” on which we could make selections to enter into further negotiations prior to awarding a contract. Essentially, make the source selection decision as quickly as possible (within days or weeks), based on an offeror’s demonstrated skill and capability at thinking through a problem creatively. This would be demonstrated in the small proposal – *not* its approach to the requirement or its price.

The approach would then be defined and evaluated bilaterally in “alpha” negotiations/conversations to mutually define the work and build the contract.

**Request for Input:** What is the best thing to ask for in terms of an extremely efficient proposal? What are the attributes we should be looking for? How do we evaluate them? What’s the best way for you to show you’re smart, analytical, and creative. Is this crazy or infeasible? What do our prompts need to include? Anything else you can think of that we should know!

The Government intends to continue to leverage Gemini to assist the Government in the analysis of the responses received.  Please provide a response in a format (e.g. Microsoft word) that can be uploaded into Gemini for analysis.  Ensure the following sections are in response provided:

* Executive Summary
* Efficient Proposal and Attributes
* Evaluation Methodology
* Prompts
* Clarification
* Summary

**Please submit responses to dha-dhms-cd@health.mil**

**This is not a solicitation**. This is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this. All costs associated with responding to this will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Participation is not mandatory or required; participation or response to this is not a prerequisite for any future procurement activities.

**PLEASE NOTE:  This is not a request for proposals, nor is it tied to the hypothetical requirements specified in the attached documents.  When the End User Services requirements are active, any formal market research engagement(s) or solicitation(s) will be posted under a separate notice.**

**Purpose:** On behalf of PEO DHMS, DHA is requesting input on the potential use of an aggressive methodology to compete urgent requirements.

**ProblemScenario:** Current contractual support for critical services of capabilities ends in August. We need to award *something* to replace them by this date, leaving almost no time for a competitive approach. Traditionally, we would consider bridge actions, and we think using our normal processes could take until December to award a competitive IDIQ. We'd like to avoid this scenario.

**Context:** This article is one of many reaching similar conclusions and exploring similar concepts in the age of AI. (reference: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) Our experience is showing us that creative processes are essential to re-imagining how we solicit. We are also finding our current AI tools are helpful in this creative ideation. The attached prompt provides two samples we generated using Gemini. We hope these provide a better understanding of what we are considering trying out.

**Idea and Goals:** We are considering adopting this prompt and response methodology within our solicitations. The goal would be to reduce our solicitations to 2-3 pages in a prompt engineering format like the attached samples. We would be seeking the smallest, fastest, most efficient opening “proposals” on which we could make selections to enter into further negotiations prior to awarding a contract. Essentially, make the source selection decision as quickly as possible (within days or weeks), based on an offeror’s demonstrated skill and capability at thinking through a problem creatively. This would be demonstrated in the small proposal – *not* its approach to the requirement or its price.

The approach would then be defined and evaluated bilaterally in “alpha” negotiations/conversations to mutually define the work and build the contract.

**Request for Input:** What is the best thing to ask for in terms of an extremely efficient proposal? What are the attributes we should be looking for? How do we evaluate them? What’s the best way for you to show you’re smart, analytical, and creative. Is this crazy or infeasible? What do our prompts need to include? Anything else you can think of that we should know!

The Government intends to continue to leverage Gemini to assist the Government in the analysis of the responses received.  Please provide a response in a format (e.g. Microsoft word) that can be uploaded into Gemini for analysis.  Ensure the following sections are in response provided:

* Executive Summary
* Efficient Proposal and Attributes
* Evaluation Methodology
* Prompts
* Clarification
* Summary

**Please submit responses to dha-dhms-cd@health.mil**

**This is not a solicitation**. This is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this. All costs associated with responding to this will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Participation is not mandatory or required; participation or response to this is not a prerequisite for any future procurement activities.

**PLEASE NOTE:  This is not a request for proposals, nor is it tied to the hypothetical requirements specified in the attached documents.  When the End User Services requirements are active, any formal market research engagement(s) or solicitation(s) will be posted under a separate notice.**

**Purpose:** On behalf of PEO DHMS, DHA is requesting input on the potential use of an aggressive methodology to compete urgent requirements.

**Problem Scenario:** Current contractual support for critical services of capabilities ends in the next several months (e.g. August). We need to identify an accelerated, competitive strategy to secure an outcome-based partnership by this date, leaving almost no time for a traditional competitive approach. Traditionally, we would consider bridge actions, and we think using our normal processes could take until December to award a competitive IDIQ. We'd like to avoid this scenario.

**Context:** This article is one of many reaching similar conclusions and exploring similar concepts in the age of AI. (reference: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/creativity-in-the-age-of-ai/) Our experience is showing us that creative processes are essential to re-imagining how we solicit. We are also finding our current AI tools are helpful in this creative ideation. The attached prompt provides two samples we generated using Gemini. We hope these provide a better understanding of what we are considering trying out.

**Idea and Goals:** We are considering adopting this prompt and response methodology within our solicitations. The goal would be to reduce our solicitations to 2-3 pages in a prompt engineering format like the attached samples. We would be seeking the smallest, fastest, most efficient opening “proposals” on which we could make selections to enter into further negotiations prior to awarding a contract. Essentially, make the source selection decision as quickly as possible (within days or weeks), based on an offeror’s demonstrated skill and capability at thinking through a problem creatively. This would be demonstrated in the small proposal – *not* its approach to the requirement or its price.

The approach would then be defined and evaluated bilaterally in “alpha” negotiations/conversations to mutually define the work and build the contract.

**Request for Input:** What is the best thing to ask for in terms of an extremely efficient proposal? What are the attributes we should be looking for? How do we evaluate them? What’s the best way for you to show you’re smart, analytical, and creative. Is this crazy or infeasible? What do our prompts need to include? Anything else you can think of that we should know!

The Government intends to continue to leverage Gemini to assist the Government in the analysis of the responses received.  Please provide a response in a format (e.g. Microsoft word) that can be uploaded into Gemini for analysis.  Ensure the following sections are in response provided:

* Executive Summary
* Efficient Proposal and Attributes
* Evaluation Methodology
* Prompts
* Clarification
* Summary

**Please submit responses to dha-dhms-cd@health.mil**

**This is not a solicitation**. This is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this. All costs associated with responding to this will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Participation is not mandatory or required; participation or response to this is not a prerequisite for any future procurement activities.

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