Request for Information - CMS' Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Program
Updated
Special Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Due Nov 5, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5), 16 days left.
| Solicitation number | RFICMSQIC2026 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| Office | Ofc of Acquisition and Grants Mgmt |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) |
| Product or service code | R499 |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 5, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5) (16 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks information from potential vendors regarding its the Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) program. Please the attached documents for further details. 10/19/26 - adding the Technical Questions workbook attachment referenced on page 7 of the RFI document
Contracting contact
- Mohammed Islam · [email protected]
- Mark Smolenski · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541611, a business counts as small if it has no more than $24.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 15, 2026: Special Notice Due Nov 5, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5)
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services contracts right now
There are 66 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541611), 20 posted in the last 7 days; 18% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of State and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 22 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 17 days.
All open administrative management and general management consulting services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Booth Management Consulting, LLC $193,778 · Department of Energy · Oct 16, 2026
- Interior Systems, Inc. $68,850 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 5, 2026
- Minuteman Technology Services LLC $3.0 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 23, 2026
- JBS International, Inc. $8.4 million · Corporation for National and Community Service · Sep 22, 2026
- Joint Technology Solution, Inc. $540,064 · Department of the Army · Jun 30, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.