The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded Leidos a $4.1 billion, nine-year contract in March 2026 to lead integration and sustainment of the MHS GENESIS electronic health record system — the DoD's Oracle Cerner-based EHR deployed across 138 military treatment facilities. The award continues Leidos's role as the prime systems integrator for the world's largest EHR implementation, per Nextgov.

What the contract covers

  • Ongoing interoperability engineering between MHS GENESIS and VA's Oracle Health platform
  • Cybersecurity compliance, including CMMC Level 3 and FedRAMP High maintenance
  • Help desk and end-user support across all active MTFs
  • System optimization and reporting under the DHA's Military Health System Digital Strategy

Subcontracting opportunity

Leidos's team includes small-business partners covering specialty areas including clinical informatics, training, and legacy system migration. The prime has a stated 38% small-business subcontracting goal under the contract's subcontracting plan — filed with DHA per FAR 19.704.

  • Target areas for subs: clinical workflow consulting, HL7 FHIR integration, training content development
  • Contact Leidos supplier diversity portal to register as a potential sub
  • Watch for follow-on task orders — DHA GENESIS routinely issues discrete delivery orders for new facility rollouts

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