Patient Matching Aggregation and Linking Pilot (PMAL)

The Patient Matching Aggregation and Linking (PMAL) Pilot Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports critical health information technology research focused on patient data matching and standardization. The contract's primary objective is to develop and test patient matching algorithms and technical infrastructure that can reliably link patients across clinical and claims data sets. Through this initiative, the contract aims to create privacy and security application program interfaces (APIs) and reference implementations that will enable more efficient and accurate patient data management across healthcare research networks.

Task orders under this IDIQ demonstrate a range of patient data management and pilot oversight activities, with contract values typically ranging from $21,000 to $1.5 million. The delivery orders exhibit a mix of set-aside designations, including 8(a) sole source and unrestricted competitions, and utilize firm fixed price and labor hour pricing mechanisms. Completion dates for task orders generally span 1-4 years, with the most recent task order extending through September 2021. While specific prime contractors are not explicitly named, the contract appears to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and focuses on supporting clinical data research networks (CDRNs) in developing standardized patient matching technologies and frameworks.