TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM 7 INDUSTRY 1:1s

The Seventh Generation TRICARE Dental Program (TDP-7)

1. Description

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is hosting virtual one-on-one meetings to gather information from industry through an open exchange of information to be used by the DHA in support of continuous market research in the development of the TDP-7 acquisition strategy and requirements. The DHA desires to identify, to the maximum extent possible, commercial best practices in delivering the TRICARE dental benefit.

• Dates: August 18 – 20, 2026
• Time: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM MDT, daily (each session will be 1 hour in length)
• Where: This event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams

The DHA intends to hold 1-hour, one-on-one sessions with each interested prime contractor during this time. Interested prime contractors are to respond via the link provided in the “Links” section of this SAM.gov announcement.

2. TDP-7 Contract Overview

The DHA expects to contract with two to four dental insurance carriers to deliver the TDP-7 requirements. The purpose of TDP-7 is to provide worldwide dental coverage to all eligible family members of Uniformed Service active-duty personnel, members of the Selected Reserve, the Individual Ready Reserve, the National Guard, and their eligible family members.

The National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (NDAA 2023) mandates that DHA contract with a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) to manage the administrative features of the premium sharing plans in TDP-7 including eligibility, enrollment, plan changes, premium payment processes, reconciliation, submission of qualifying life events, and address changes for eligible TRICARE beneficiaries.

3. One-on-One Session Objectives & Preparation

To maximize productivity of the one-on-one sessions, the DHA has provided reference materials and request for information (RFI) questions in the "Attachments" section below:

• TDP-7 High-Level Objectives: Outlines the anticipated goals of the upcoming contract.

• TDP-6 Program Operations: This document is provided to give insight into current program requirements (subject to change under TDP-7).

• TDP-7 1-on-1s RFI Response Matrix (Excel): Contains specific questions from the Government for prime contractors to answer and submit prior to the scheduled sessions.

The one-on-one sessions will be used to discuss company capabilities, expected program requirements, and the contractor's specific responses to these RFI questions.

4. Responses

• RSVP Deadline: RSVPs to the one-on-one industry forum must be completed utilizing the response form via the link provided in the "Links" section below by 4:00 PM MDT on July 31, 2026.
• RFI Submission Deadline: Please submit completed "TDP-7 1 on 1s RFI Response Matrix" Excel document by 4:00 PM MDT on August 7, 2026, to the following points of contact:
  • Ms. Kristin Moore, kristin.m.moore13.civ@health.mil, Contracting Officer
  • Ms. Chelsea Lavelle, chelsea.m.lavelle.civ@health.mil, Contract Specialist 

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL POSTING. This posting is issued solely for the purposes of collecting information (as described above) – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. The purpose of this posting is to communicate to industry the current status of the acquisition. This information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the DHA is not seeking proposals at this time. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred as a result of responding to this posting.