NIGP 94826: Cytology Screening Services

NIGP 94826 Cytology Screening Services, an Item code, encompasses data abstraction and natural language processing solutions that automate clinical record analysis and quality measure reporting for health plans and public health entities. State and local governments under this code procure software systems capable of extracting clinical concepts from unstructured medical data—including CCDA/HL7 formats and scanned PDFs—to reduce manual chart review and support healthcare quality and compliance reporting. Issuing bodies include regional health plans and public health agencies serving multi-county populations; the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a California public entity, represents the primary recent buyer of record under this code.

The Inland Empire Health Plan issued RFP #26-06970 on April 3, 2026, with proposals due May 1, 2026, seeking a comprehensive Data Abstraction and NLP solution to process approximately 40,000 charts annually across 15 specified quality measures with an objective of reducing manual review time by 60–80 percent. The pilot phase requires processing 5,000–10,000 records and must conclude by December 31, 2026. IEHP's evaluation criteria allocate 65 points to scope and company evaluation, 30 points to price, and 5 points to local preference, with qualified for-profit bidders maintaining staffed offices in Riverside or San Bernardino Counties eligible for an additional 5 points. Vendors must demonstrate financial stability, current California business registration, cyber liability insurance ($3 million minimum for under 50,000 members; $10 million for over 1 million members), SOC 2 Type II audit results, penetration testing from the past 365 days, HIPAA Business Associate Agreement compliance, and clearance from federal and state exclusion and debarment lists. The initial contract term is six months with four optional one-year renewals, and IEHP reserves the right to split awards among multiple bidders and permit piggyback use by other California public agencies.