The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Asst Secretary for Administration has a requirement for OPTN Next Generation IT .

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), implements the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as authorized by the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 (42 USC 273 et seq.) and recently amended by Public Law 118-14. (Also see 42 CFR part 121). In March 2023, HRSA launched the HRSA Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative to strengthen accountability and performance in the organ donation and transplantation system by focusing on critical areas such as improved technology, governance, and operations. The approach to improving technology will encompass a combination of off-the-shelf (OTS) solutions with some level of new development and/or customization(s) to optimize both time-to-value and ensure the overall solution meets the needs of HRSA and the OPTN while keeping patient safety paramount. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) oversees the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The OPTN was established by Congress nearly four decades ago and consists of a comprehensive network of transplant professionals and community members charged with increasing organ donation and operating and overseeing a fair and accountable system for allocating and transplanting organs in the United States. HRSA has worked to strengthen the OPTN to better meet the urgent needs of the more than 100,000 people on the organ transplant waitlist and their families.

HRSA has a need for a streamlined and common contracting vehicle to support the research, design, development, configuration, customization, and deployment of modern IT solutions to the OPTN system. Once deployed, HRSA will have a need for ongoing enhancements and production support for solutions. While meeting the Modernization Initiative objectives and ensuring uninterrupted services for organ transplantation in the United States, HRSA requires access to expert services in the areas of product management, human-centered design (HCD), agile application development, Application Programming Interface (API) development, systems security, database management and security, accessibility and 508 Compliance, automated testing, cloud infrastructure design and management, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and/or Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps) services.

• Using modern, human-centered design practices and delivery methodologies, the OPTN NextGen IT MA-BPA (hereinafter referred to as NextGen IT MA-BPA) includes the services necessary for research, design, development, testing, and piloting of modules leading to modernized, secure, and flexible OPTN software solutions and information technology
• Task Area 1: Software Development and Agile Teams
• Task Area 2: Product, User Research, and Design Support
• Task Area 3: Integration Services
• Task Area 4: Critical Infrastructure Protection and Information Assurance
• Task Area 5: IT Operations and Maintenance
• Task Area 6: IT Management Services
• Task Area 7: Coordination Among All Entities Supporting the OPTN
• Task Area 8: Transition Activities
• Task Area 9: General Requirements