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The Department of Defense is hosting an industry forum for the TRICARE Dental Program 7 to gather information from potential third-party administrators. The Defense Health Agency seeks to contract with two to four dental insurance carriers to manage various administrative features of the program, including eligibility and enrollment processes. Interested parties are invited to participate in virtual one-on-one meetings to discuss capabilities and provide feedback on the program's requirements.
as of July 15, 2026 Please see separate sam.gov posting for information regarding TDP7 1:1s: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/47187eeb361e4a11b74c7b2cffa7e561/view Update as of April 23, 2026 The
Attachments section has been updated with government responses to industry
questions following the one-on-one sessions for TPA. Please continue to monitor sam.gov for updates regarding the future TDP-7 industry one-on-ones. Update as of February 9, 2026 Third Party Administrator for the Seventh Generation TRICARE Dental Program Contracts 1. 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 Third Party Administrator (TPA) acquisition strategy and
requirements. The DHA desires to identify, to the maximum extent possible, commercial best practices in execution of these services. Dates: March 10 and 11, 2026 Time: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM MST, daily, each session will be 1 hour in length Where: This event will be held virtually, through Microsoft Teams At this time, the DHA is conducting one-on-ones with interested PRIME TPA contractors only. A separate announcement will be posted to sam.gov in the future for one-on-one sessions with interested prime contractors for the seventh generation TRICARE Dental Program (TDP-7) contracts. The DHA also intends to hold an industry forum with both TPA and TDP-7 interested parties further along in the acquisition process. 2. TPA Contract Overview The DHA expects to contract with two to four dental insurance carriers to deliver the TDP-7
requirements. The National Defense Authorization Act for FY23 (NDAA
2023) mandates that DHA contract with a TPA to manage the administrative features of the premium sharing plans in TDP-7 including
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