Heather Kirk June 5, 2023 0 Comments

While few companies, large or small, will be in position to put in a Prime response on this contract to support this Center which consolidates the activities that support the collection, management, and reporting of other insurance coverage for beneficiaries, the recent trend by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to carve off strategic pieces of large contracts to be set-aside actions for small business and/or to add significant small business subcontracting requirements, will keep the recompete of this 5-year contract on the radar for many.   

Last awarded in 2019 to long-time incumbent GDIT (they have supported CMS’s Coordination of Benefits & Recovery programs since 1991), a focus for the predecessor Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC) contract was to provide the BCRC with a range of customer support services to Medicare beneficiaries and other stakeholders, as well as mail room services, digital imaging, debt determination and collection, and electronic data interchange (EDI) support. The BCRC also oversees the collection of conditional payments or mistaken primary payments. The 2019 task was competed and awarded on the GSA OASIS GWAC with an initial value of $276.5M , though the current projected spend exceeds $310M. A pair of known key subcontractors on this effort include Blackwood and Cahaba Safeguard Administrators (CSA).  

According to the most recent forecast, the RFP is slated to be released in early August as an unrestricted competition on GSA OASIS with the hopes of making an award in January of 2024. Knowing they have a strong small business advocate, do we expect small vendors to be working to get more small business participation? Yes. Do we expect Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Financial Management Group (FMG) leadership to accommodate these requests? We shall see.  

Shared below are some key points of contact to know for this requirement, related data and a list of some of the top contractors and partner options supporting CMS today.  

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Related Data:  

Sample Key Points of Contact (current or past)  

  • Tina Zanti, Contracts, CMS – tina.zanti@cms.hhs.gov 
  • Mohammed Islam, Contracts, CMS – mohammed.islam@cms.hhs.gov 
  • Gerald Brozyna, BCRC Program Office POC, CMS  
  • Anita Allen, Small Business Specialist, HHS/CMS 
  • Rory Howe, Director, CMS CMCS, Financial Management Group (FMG) 
  • Amber MacCarroll, Deputy Director, CMS CMCS, Financial Management Group (FMG) 
  • Jeremy Silanskis, Deputy Director, CMS CMCS, Financial Management Group (FMG) 
  • Kamal Narang, Vice President & General Manager, Federal Health Sector at General Dynamics Information Technology 
  • Tony Ingle, Sr. Capture Manager, GDIT 
  • Angel Pagan, BCRC EDI Director, General Dynamics Information Technology 

Pro Tip 1: When viewing relevant Federal staff on LinkedIn, mutual connections you have can be an indicator of a potential partner or competitor. 

Partnering   

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Firms drawing the most attention: 

Included 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 six 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.    

Pro Tip 2 – If you are a small business with capabilities and socio-economic status that might support this or any related effort, comment below and let others know you are interested. Comments are some of the most viewed portions of any article. 

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