The National Opinion Research Center (NORC), a non-profit research organization, was awarded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis 2 (RMADA 2) multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) valued at $294,117,647. Under this IDC, NORC has been issued several delivery orders to provide a range of research, data collection, analysis, and technical assistance services to CMS. These include: a $7.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for operational support of the Medicare-Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative; an $8.2 million contract to analyze Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) services; a $10.9 million contract for Medicaid financial oversight analysis; and a $37.9 million contract to evaluate the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model. NORC frequently serves as the prime contractor on these efforts, often partnering with subcontractors to provide specialized expertise. The IDC and associated task orders do not have small business set-aside designations, as NORC competes as a large non-profit research organization.
The original RMADA 2 solicitation, released by CMS in 2018, sought analytic support and technical assistance for models and demonstration programs created under various healthcare reform legislation. This includes supporting all aspects of model design, implementation, and operations; conducting analyses; assisting with applicant reviews; monitoring progress; designing surveys; and obtaining data to support evaluations. As the incumbent on the previous RMADA contract, Research Triangle Institute International is likely to compete for this follow-on RMADA 2 IDIQ, which has a total value exceeding $100 million.
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