While the current expectation is that any forthcoming solicitation will go out as a SB set-aside action, the SDVOSB community is paying close attention as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is preparing to recompete the next iteration of this 5-year contract to provide Agile testing services and expertise for a set of Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) applications that aim to continuously measure and improve the quality of care for our Nation’s Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and provide CMS stakeholders with timely health and provider quality information. Included below are some details, key points of contact, and some of the key firms to know.
The CCSQ Health Care Quality Information System (HCQIS) Enterprise Integrated Supplemental Testing (HEIST) task was last awarded in 2019 to Titania Solutions Group, who was acquired by Swish Data in 2020. That task was competed as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside action on CMS SPARC while drawing 4 overall bidders (see contract details and spend to date here). The most recent word out of CMS is that an RFP will be released before Thanksgiving on GSA MAS as a small business set-aside action, but we are aware of at least one firm who is working to influence the direction and details of this procurement. Of note is that it does not appear as if Swish qualifies as a small business on GSA MAS. Major CMS partner, Sparksoft was identified as a key subcontractor to provide a range of Performance Testing and Engineering services.
Something tells us that the August 4th Opportunities Talk, Who’s Listening? event with Mark Plaugher, the Deputy Director of the CMS/CCSQ/Information System Group, will be a popular event for those who support CMS. Details Here.
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Related Data:
- Titania is awarded the Health Care Quality Information System (HCQIS) Enterprise Integrated Supplemental Testing (HEIST) task order on the Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC)
- Sparksoft Awarded Subcontract on CMS HCQIS Enterprise Integrated Supplemental Testing (HEIST)
- Swish Data Acquires Titania Solutions Group, December 1, 2020
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Key Points of Contact (current or past) Sample
- Nathaniel Dean, Contracts, CMS
- Jonathan Brown, Contracting Officer’s Representative, CMS CCSQ
- Mark Plaugher, Deputy Director, Information Systems Group, CMS CCSQ
- Roni Marie Garland-Wynegar, Director, HHS/CMS/CCSQ
- Kenneth Howard, Director, CMS CCSQ ISG Division of Quality Systems, Governance, Engineering, & Development
- Mindy Riley, Director, CMS CCSQ ISG Systems Implementation Staff
- Anita Allen, Small Business Specialist for CMS
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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.
- Softrams **
- Coforma **
- Leidos
- Sparksoft **
- Nava **
- Dynanet
- ArcheSys
- Metric5 / Octo Metric JV
- Illumen-FWG JV
- Index Analytics **
- Ventera
- A Square Group
- Samtek
- RELI Group **
- Next Phase
- ICF / Semantic Bits **
- Skyward IT Solutions
- eSimplicity **
- IT Data Solutions
- HumanIT Solutions
- C-HIT
- SoftDev
- Ventech Solutions
- Bellese Technologies
- Code360
- International Consulting Associates (ICA)
- Cormac
- Nimbus Consulting
- INADEV **
- Explore Digits
- Cloud Harbor Economics
- Global Alliant **
- Ad Hoc **
- TISTA
- Oddball
- HighPoint Digital
- CVP
- J29 **
- Flexion
- Edwards Performance Solutions
- Unissant **
- Agile Six **
- Navitas
- Sprezzatura **
- iAdeptive
- Companion Data Services (CDS)
- Mathematica
- ARDX **
- Maximus
- Analytica
- AIR
- DAS Federal **
- iTech AG **
- GDIT **
- Aquia **
- MBL Technologies
- Econometrica
- Premier Enterprise Solutions
- Guidehouse
- VITG
** 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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