This federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) was awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service to National Government Services, Inc. (NGS), a subsidiary of Elevance Health, Inc. (formerly Anthem). The contract, known as a Federal Supply Schedule, has a ceiling value of $492,362,944.00 and an ultimate completion date of September 27, 2027. Under this IDV, NGS provides a range of specialized services to federal healthcare agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and Department of Veterans Affairs. These services include claims administration, data management, financial management, and large-scale IT systems across various delivery orders. Key subcontractors utilized by NGS include Allison Payment Systems, Iron Mountain Information Management, Mythics, Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, Palmetto GBA, and 4 Star Technologies. The IDV also enables CMS to procure provider enrollment, credentialing verification, site audits, monitoring, and corrective actions for healthcare providers participating in Medicare, Medicaid, and other CMS programs through a $2 billion ceiling master contract. This supports CMS's efforts to protect program integrity and ensure only qualified providers are reimbursed through federal healthcare programs.
Additionally, several task orders have been issued against this IDV, including a $19.8 million contract for innovation payment services, a $20.7 million contract for a single front-end solution for electronic transaction submission and retrieval, and a $6.4 million contract for payments and related services to World Trade Center-eligible providers. These task orders cover a range of healthcare IT, claims processing, and payment services, all of which contribute to the broader mission of the federal healthcare agencies in improving program efficiency and effectiveness.
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