Purchase Order 75FCMC24P0032

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $100,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on September 5, 2024, to acquire scientific information, products, and publications from the National Academy of Medicine's Leadership Consortium for a Learning Health System. The sole-source procurement, made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 235(C)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, supports CMS's policy development and efforts to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and quality of services provided to beneficiaries. The contract utilizes no set-aside designation and carries an ultimate completion date of September 28, 2025.

NAS, a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization serving as the premier scientific advisory body to the federal government, was selected as the sole source provider because the work and discussion papers are exclusively generated by the National Academy of Medicine. The contract enables CMS to access the consortium's expertise on value and science-driven healthcare initiatives, supporting the agency's broader mission to advance healthcare quality and performance. This procurement represents a continuation of NAS's longstanding role as a trusted federal advisor, with the organization currently managing numerous federal contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles valued in the tens of millions of dollars across multiple agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Homeland Security, and Social Security Administration.