Heather Kirk August 3, 2023 4 Comments

This Columbia, MD based 8(a) small business provider of leading edge IT and Data solutions is seeking a key partner (company or independent consultant) that has recent and direct past experience with Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership (PECOS), the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) and/or the Medicare Exclusion Database (MED), to join an established team pursuing this late Summer RFP out of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Program Integrity (CPI) Data Analytics and Systems Group.  

If you have specific capabilities and/or past performance supporting similar efforts at CMS, please contact us here or comment below for all to see. All responses will be passed on to the 8(a) STARS III Prime requestor.  

OS AI Notes:  

APS is an early detection screening, monitoring, and alerting tool which identifies bad actors before they can engage in fraud, waste, and abuse. This includes preventing ineligible providers from enrolling in Medicare, and determining which currently enrolled providers are ineligible so that CMS can take appropriate administrative action. 

Incumbent: TISTA 

The incumbent contract was awarded to TISTA in 2016. It was competed as an 8(a) set-aside action on CIO-SP3 SB. TISTA is now a large business. What was initially supposed to be a 5-year contract, valued at $76M, has been extended multiple times and the total spend to date has ballooned to more than $220M. Contract Details and Spend to Date for HHSM500201600021U 

The latest CMS forecast (Item 240328) does not indicate a release date for the forthcoming solicitation, but with a projected award date set for March, an RFP is imminent. At a recent industry event, it was reported that this is on track for August/ September release and is expected to go out on 8(a) STARS III with Tonya Anderson serving as the CO. 

Known Partnerships: TISTA has an active mentor protégé relationship with Macannie. Macannie is an 8(a) STARS III Prime.  

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Firms drawing the most attention:   

Below is a list of more than three dozen large and small companies we have noted as drawing the most views by Government and industry leaders on the OrangeSlices AI consultant directory over the past eight weeks and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of CMS.   

** An Elev8 GovCon Honoree, noted for a corporate culture that demonstrates excellence, making the company a beacon for talent, for partners, and for clients.              

We cannot and will not speculate here as to the reasons for the increased interest, but whether it is a company evaluating them as a potential partner; a federal acquisition leader doing their due diligence; or a consultant weighing their next job move, this group of companies has been receiving increased interest.      

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  1. Benjamin Austin

    Dun & Bradstreet would be very interested in learning more about potential PRIMEs searching for Subcontractors that can deliver provider screening processes using our Authoritative Data Sources and Risk Score Analytics.
    To compile provider-related data needed to support the NFPP
    To comply with provisions of CMS Rule 6028-FC
    To automate provider/supplier screening procedures which currently happen manually
    To automate assessment of risk pre-enrollment
    austinb@dnb.com

  2. Srinivas Chennamaraja

    We (Akira Technologies) are a small business…doing work at CMS.

    1. Benjamin B Austin

      Srinivas-
      Please reach out to my office at (703) 807-5729 or austinb@dnb.com We’re searching for a PRIME 8a on STARS-III for this.

  3. Landon Hayes

    Brite Systems is an 8a, EDWOSB, CMMI level 3, prime STARS III holder that has an active CTA with a firm actively engaged in work at CMS. We are open to the idea of potentially adding a strategic partner to strengthen our position further. Please feel free to reach out to discuss further – Thanks.

    Landon | landon.hayes@britesys.com