This purchase is for a one-year license agreement, 4 users, with first databank, to renew the prescription drug RX norm cross reference module, the FDB national drug codes, and data information for…
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 75FCMC24P0036
- Awardee
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First Databank, Inc. UEI LUP2TRXNFW39
- Awarding agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $170,074
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- First Data Bank License Agreement Renewal Solicitation · OIT39320240833 · Posted Sep 5, 2024
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $170,074.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 513199 All Other Publishers
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Close Out | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $170,074 |
About this award
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a one-year purchase order to First Databank Inc. (doing business as Hearst FDB) on September 19, 2024, for a license agreement supporting the Drug Data Processing System (DDPS) under Project #006909. The contract, valued at $170,074, provides CMS with access to critical pharmaceutical data assets including the RxNorm Cross Reference Module, National Drug Codes (NDC), and the National Drug Data File (NDDF) for four users, with daily electronic delivery of data to support Medicare operations and compliance with the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. This is a firm fixed-price procurement with no small business set-aside designation, reflecting CMS's determination that First Databank is the sole responsible source capable of providing the specialized drug data and standards necessary for Medicare program administration.
As the incumbent contractor, First Databank was selected through sole-source procurement procedures, with the contract period running through September 29, 2025. The solicitation, posted on September 5, 2024, acknowledged that First Databank is the exclusive provider of the RxNorm cross-reference module and NDC codes required by CMS and its associated contractors. The work will be performed in South San Francisco, California, with funding allocated to CMS's Program Operations account. First Databank, a subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation and a prominent provider of pharmaceutical data solutions, has established itself as a critical vendor for federal healthcare agencies through its specialization in drug database creation and maintenance supporting various government healthcare programs.
Description
This purchase is for a one-year license agreement, 4 users, with first databank, to renew the prescription drug RX norm cross reference module, the FDB national drug codes, and data information for electronic delivery to CMS on a daily basis.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 75FCMC24P0036?
75FCMC24P0036 was awarded to First Databank, Inc. by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services) on September 19, 2024.
How much is contract 75FCMC24P0036 worth?
The government has obligated $170,074 on 75FCMC24P0036.
Was contract 75FCMC24P0036 competed?
The government received 1 offer.
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