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What Is the OMNIBUS IV Contract Vehicle?
OMNIBUS IV is a contract designed to support medical research, development, test and evaluation activities across the Military Health System and the Department of War. The vehicle has a cumulative ceiling of $10 billion and includes an ordering period running through June 2032 if all options are exercised.
To date, 51 task orders, valued at a total of $600 million, have been awarded under OMNIBUS IV. Previous awardees include General Dynamics Information Technology and Cognosante.
What Research Areas Are Covered Under OMNIBUS IV?
The contract vehicle supports a broad range of military health research areas, including medical simulation technologies, infectious diseases, military health and performance, joint battlefield healthcare, radiation health effects, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, chemical and biological readiness, and genomics.
The government plans to release the official OMNIBUS IV on-ramp RFP in the coming weeks.
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