JA Limited Source Justification

FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE LIMITED-SOURCES JUSTIFICATION

Acquisition Title: Technical Support for Payment Systems and Rates, Logical Follow-On (LFO) Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Acquisition Strategy: 2-year bridge – Sole Source
Acquisition Year: 2026
Author: Au’Sha Washington

1. Description of Action:

Nature
• __x__ Follow-On Order
Contract Type
• __x__ Time and Materials
Projected Cost / Price:
FY 26- $4,000,000
FY 27- $4,200,000
Funding Source (s): 1415, 1614, 1703
Name of Proposed Contractor(s): ACUMEN LLC,
Street Address: 500 Airport Blvd Ste 100
City, State, Zip: Burlingame, CA 94010-936

2. Description of Supplies or Services:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks consideration to award a 24-month logical follow-on (LFO), consisting of 2 bridge periods of 12-month each, with a total potential period of performance of September 17, 2026 through September 16, 2028.

Each year, the Medicare payment systems propose and finalize payment rates through regulatory notice and comment rulemaking in the year prior to the prospective payment year. CMS requires assistance to remain compliant with this statutorily required work. This procurement provides critical support for several statutorily required payment system ratesetting workstreams, including the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC), Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS, and the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) payment rates. Specifically, this contract provides technical, clinical, and application support required to analyze, evaluate, and summarize the payment systems applications against the criteria set forth in statute, regulations, and payment policies associated with each payment system and application type. Additionally, this contract supports compliance with CMS data security policies and the Enterprise Architecture Transformation project goals. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) announced in the summer of 2024 that CMS plans to discontinue using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software suite beginning in 2026 due to rising licensing fees and maintenance costs. OIT alerted all components using SAS software that they will need to migrate to other analysis and data management software tools, which would provide similar and more contemporary analytical