Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN QIO)

The Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIO) is a master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to multiple prime contractors. The vehicle is designed to procure expert healthcare quality improvement services aimed at enhancing care for Medicare beneficiaries. Its primary objective is to support CMS's National Quality Strategy and CMS Quality Strategy by delivering targeted interventions, technical assistance, and quality improvement initiatives across various healthcare domains such as behavioral health, immunization, patient safety, and clinical practice transformation.

The task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a focus on improving healthcare outcomes through specialized, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm fixed-price delivery orders. Typical task orders range from $360,000 to $9,930,000 and have performance periods of 2-5 years. Frequent prime contractors include non-profit organizations such as Qsource, Comagine Health, Health Services Advisory Group, TMF Health Quality Institute, and Telligen. These contractors provide services across multiple states, with task orders covering specific regional requirements for locations including Florida, New York, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Indiana. The contract vehicle does not utilize specific set-aside designations, and the work predominantly supports Medicare and Medicaid quality improvement initiatives through technical assistance, data analysis, training, and targeted healthcare interventions.