Christus Health, Irving, Texas, was awarded the first one-year option period of a $150,062,898 fixed-price, commercial contract (HT9402-23-C-0005-00007) to provide comprehensive health care services through a managed care plan, the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan, to approximately 12,000 eligible uniformed services beneficiaries in their designated geographical areas. The services to be provided include management of provider networks, medical management, enrollment, customer services, and other related requirements. The base period ran from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, and has nine 1-year option periods; the first option year is Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. No funding will be obligated at time of award, but fiscal 2025 operations and maintenance and Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund funds will be obligated when made available. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S. Code 1073, Sections 722 (b) (1) and (2); 726 (b) and (c). The Defense Health Agency, Managed Care Contracting Division, Aurora, Colorado, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 30, 2024.)