The purpose of this contract is to request a new task order to support the evaluation of the vermont all-payer accountable care organization model within the center for medicare and medicaid…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a delivery order valued at $7.3 million to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) on September 21, 2018, with completion targeted for April 20, 2027. This non-severable contract supports the evaluation of Vermont's All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, fulfilling legislatively mandated activities under Section 3021 of the Affordable Care Act. The contract employs a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure and is issued under the Research Measurement Assessment Design and Analysis (RMADA) indefinite delivery vehicle. Performance will be conducted at NORC's location in Windsor Mill/Milford Mill, Maryland. No small business set-aside designation applies to this award.

NORC, a prominent non-profit research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago, brings substantial expertise in healthcare program evaluation and data collection to this engagement. The organization maintains an extensive federal contract portfolio, including significant relationships with CMS on related healthcare initiatives such as the Transforming Maternal Health Model evaluation and various healthcare cost and utilization projects. NORC's qualifications for this Vermont ACO model evaluation align with its demonstrated capabilities in large-scale survey research, statistical analysis, and evidence-based program evaluation across health policy domains. While specific subcontractors for this delivery order are not identified in the award documentation, NORC commonly partners with specialized healthcare consulting firms and academic institutions to supplement domain expertise on complex healthcare policy evaluations.

The purpose of this contract is to request a new task order to support the evaluation of the vermont all-payer accountable care organization model within the center for medicare and medicaid innovation. This contract is being established in order to fulfill legislatively mandated activities as identified in the affordable care act section 3021. This is a non-severable contract action.