Fresh Squeezed Daily: $50M CMS Eligibility Systems Support Contract

A research request was recently provided to OS AI from a small business mission-critical solutions provider looking for details related to a potential FY 2023 recompete of this 5-year Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services support contract.  

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: Department of Health and Human Service / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
• Incumbent: MindFinders    
• Contract Vehicle: This was last competed on CMS SPARC.     
• Expected Competition Date: Fiscal Year 2023 – date tbd  
• Contract Details and Spend to Date for Award ID 75FCMC18F0001 

Scope: The predecessor contract out of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was intended “to support the Beneficiary Eligibility Suite of Systems Transactions (BESST) program. The BESST systems maintain Medicare beneficiary eligibility information and support critical components of CMS’s core healthcare mission, to include creating and enhancing critical links between new and existing CMS systems and supporting the delivery of key software enhancements.” 

** 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:  

• MindFinders Awarded $44 Million CMS BESST Contract for Software Development and Maintenance 
• Org Chart – CMS Approved Leadership as of August 25, 2022  
• FY2023 CMS Congressional Justification of Estimates for CMS 
• CMS and NIH Procurement Updates, 08/26/2022 
• CMS SPARC IDIQ Industry Partners as of April 2022 
• Find the latest CMS Procurement Forecast here – updated September 1, 2022 

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

• Ryan Kooy, Contracts, CMS – ryan.kooy@cms.hhs.gov 
• Erin Crockett, Contracts, CMS – erin.crockett@cms.hhs.gov 
• Tim Booker, President and CEO, MindFinders 
• Aloysius Nlemadim, Project/Program Management Specialist, MindFinders 
• Kanthi Rekha Thuta, Lead Software Engineer, MindFinders 

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

The OS AI Bot calculates the odds the incumbent wins this contract back is 55%. 

Looking for a partner? Click Here to find a searchable listing of the top firms with direct past performance in support of CMS on similar consulting efforts.  

Is your company pursuing this effort or similar opportunities as a Prime or Sub?  Let others know you are interested by commenting below.     

Firms drawing the most attention: 

Included below is a list of the 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 week and that bring direct past performance and/or related relationships in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

• eSimplicity  
• A Square Group  
• Nava  
• CVP 
• Peraton  
• Sparksoft  
• Coforma  
• GDIT  
• Softrams  
• Analytica  
• ICF / SemanticBits  
• Fearless  
• Mettle Solutions 
• DCCA  
• Corbalt  
• Agile Six 

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.  

About OrangeSlices AI  

Developed by a team of government and industry contracting subject matter experts, the OrangeSlices AI data driven platform is a publicly available searchable listing of the top information technology and consulting services contractors doing business with the Federal government today. Driven by a robust and comprehensive set of authoritative and trusted data sources, the OS.ai tool is intended to help government and industry leaders find the right partner to help deliver on the important missions of the Federal government. Learn more about how you can engage with OS AI here.   

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