Heather Kirk December 6, 2022 0 Comments

A research request was recently provided to OS AI from an equity backed and newly merged management consultancy and GSA Alliant 2 Prime that specializes in Financial Management Systems Modernization looking for details related to a planned FY 2023 5-year Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contract competition.  

We at OrangeSlices AI do believe in the need for more and better-informed competition, so provided below are 1) opportunity details provided by the requestor; 2) some key points of contact; 3) related pursuit/capture data; and 4) when possible, projected odds of this contract going back to the incumbent.  

Competitive Details (if known) related to the predecessor contract: 

  • Funding Agency: HHS / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  
  • Incumbent: GDIT, by way of its acquisition of CSRA 
  • Contract Vehicle: This was last competed using GSA Alliant.  
  • Expected Competition Date: Fiscal Year 2023.  
  • OS AI Note: The latest forecast shows the RFQ release date as March of 2023.  
  • Contract Details and Spend to Date for Award ID HHSM500201700004G 

Scope: HIGLAS “is a very large complex system with approximately 3,000 total users, processing an average of 4.5 million transactional claim records per day which equates to over 1.2 billion annually. There are an average of 46,000 new account receivables and 168,000 payments processed per day along with 20,000 queries/reports run daily. Utilizing Oracle Federal Financials as the base application of HIGLAS, it provides CMS with a uniform financial management system to account for over $1 Trillion in outlays for healthcare each year across multiple lines of business.”

“A focus for the predecessor HIGLAS Hosting, Operations, & Maintenance (HOM) Contractor Services contract was to support several integrated work streams, to include:  

  1. Hosting of the application code, entitlement accounting and payment processing, and payments database. HIGLAS is a FISMA-High system and no cloud solution is acceptable.
  2. Operations, consisting of performing daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual federal accounting functions and reporting, as well as performing payment processing with 99.95% system availability. There is also a significant requirement for performance of enterprise security.
  3. Maintenance, of the application code through quarterly release process, addressing break-fixes, and off-cycle changes necessitated by legislation or policy.”

** Please note that OS AI will not speculate here as to the accuracy of any scope details provided and/or any current plans related to the timing, details, and likelihood of any recompete.  

Related Data:  

Sample of Key Potential Points of Contact (current or past): 

  • Meghan Critzman, Contracts, CMS – meghan.critzman@cms.hhs.gov
  • Erin Crockett, Contracts, CMS – erin.crockett@cms.hhs.gov
  • Chae Lee, Office of Financial Management (OFM)/Financial Management Systems Group (FMSG), CMS – chae.lee@cms.hhs.gov
  • Chris Ziomek, HIGLAS Application Functional Lead, General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Ravi Sammeta, Senior Subject Matter Expert, General Dynamics Information Technology
  • Nikhil Mannan, Regional Sales Director, Federal, ServiceNow
  • Ed Klein, Director, Division of Program and Support Systems, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Scott Beam, Former Director, Division of HIGLAS Applications Support,  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Chris Martin, Financial Management Systems Group Director, CMS
  • Bernice Pendley, Financial Management Systems Dep. Dir, CMS
  • Amit Sharma, Director, Division of Technical Operations, CMS
  • Sandra Messersmith, Director, Division of Financial Application Systems, CMS

What are the odds of the incumbent company winning this contract as a Prime again?  

OS AI Bot calculates the odds the incumbent wins this contract back is 60%. 

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Firms drawing the most attention: 

Included below is a list of the 20 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 month in relation to key terms associated with this program 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 its own 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. 

Please note that the research requestor for this item received a Premium OS AI Opp Segment report including 1) known details about how/if/when/where this contract will be competed; 2) a list of the top companies that are in position to win today (as well as those who have been making key investments and moves of late to position for a win); and 3) a detailed list of the top potential opportunity influencers any potential bidder will want to get to know.  

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