Attachment 1 - Statement of Work.pdf

06/08/2026

National Academy of Medicine (NAM) NAM’s Leadership Consortium Collaboration for a Learning Health System

(Leadership Consortium)

Statement of Work

Background/Purpose

The purpose of this purchase order is to support the production of and acquire National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Leadership Consortium Collaboration for a Learning Health System (Leadership Consortium) products and publications. These publications include, but are not limited to: Workshop Summaries and Discussion Papers. CMS leaders will acquire scientifically-informed independent analyses and objective science policy information through these publications. The publications provide information for CMS to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and quality of services rendered to CMS beneficiaries.

The NAM’s Leadership Consortium was formerly known as the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Value and Science-Driven Health Care. The NAM Leadership Consortium work includes: the work of the Continuously Learning Health System and four Innovation Collaboratives.

The estimated Period of Performance is for one year from September 29, 2026 - September 28, 2027.

Requirements

This purchase order requests NAM Leadership Consortium products/publications. Leadership Consortium publications come in various forms, principally Workshop Summaries, Discussion Papers, and Commentaries. Workshop Summaries are formal, peer-reviewed summary manuscripts published by the National Academies. Discussion Papers are expert-authored papers that address key issues in value and science-driven health care. Commentaries are short op-ed style pieces that provide leading experts the opportunity to offer their observations and opinions on innovations and challenges in health and health care.

Examples of titles of work products/publications from previous Leadership Consortium work include:

Optimizing Strategies for Clinical Decision Support and Accelerating Medical Evidence Generation and Use.

This purchase order requests:

an electronic copy of the listing of the competed products/publications with the specific link for each of these to their (as applicable) NAM/NAS publication site (Deliverable #1) an electronic copy of each product/publication sent to the COR and designated others

(Deliverable #2).

All electronic deliverables shall be submitted by contractors in compliance with the Department of Health and Human Services Section 508 compliance guidelines. (See below).

This purchase order also requests, at a minimum, as needed for contract administration:

one (1) conference call (with Leadership Consortium project lead or leads) within 30 days after contract award (Deliverable #3) one (1) conference call (with Leadership Consortium project lead or leads) within 30 days before or on the end of the period of performance date (Deliverable #4).

See Schedule of Deliverables document for additional information.

All electronic deliverables shall be submitted by contractors in compliance with the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services Section 508 compliance guidelines.

SECTION 508 - ACCESSIBILITY OF ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION

(a) This SOW, PWS, or TO is subject to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.

794d) as amended by the workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220). Specifically, subsection 508(a)(1) requires that when the Federal Government procures Electronic and Information Technology (EIT), the EIT must allow Federal employees and individuals of the public with disabilities comparable access to and use of information and data that is provided to Federal employees and individuals of the public without disabilities.

(b) The EIT accessibility standards at 36 CFR Part 1194 were developed by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ("Access Board") and apply to contracts and task/delivery orders, awarded under indefinite quantity contracts on or after June 25, 2001.

(c) Each Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) product or service furnished under this contract shall comply with the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (36 CFR 1194), as specified in the contract, as a minimum. If the Contracting Officer determines any furnished product or service is not in compliance with the contract, the Contracting Officer will promptly inform the Contractor in writing. The Contractor shall, without charge to the Government, repair or replace the non- compliant products or services within the period of time to be specified by the Government in writing. If such repair or replacement is not completed within the time specified, the Government shall have the following recourses:

1. Cancellation of the contract, delivery or task order, purchase or line item without termination liabilities; or

2. In the case of custom Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) being developed by a contractor for the Government, the Government shall have the right to have any necessary changes made or repairs performed by itself or by another firm for the noncompliant EIT, with the contractor liable for reimbursement to the Government for any expenses incurred thereby.

(d) The contractor must ensure that all EIT products that are less than fully compliant with the accessibility standards are provided pursuant to extensive market research and are the most current compliant products or services available to satisfy the contract requirements.

(e) For every EIT product or service accepted under this contact by the Government that does not comply with 36 CFR 1194, the contractor shall, at the discretion of the Government, make every effort to replace or upgrade it with a compliant equivalent product or service, if commercially available and cost neutral, on either a contract specified refresh cycle for the product or service, or on a contract effective option/renewal date; whichever shall occur first.

A. Section 508 Compliance for Communications

The Contractor shall comply with the standards, policies, and procedures below. In the event of conflicts between the referenced documents and this SOW, PWS, or TO, the SOW, PWS, or TO shall take precedence. The Contractor shall ensure that all the documents to be shared with other CMS contractors are 508 compliant.

Rehabilitation Act, Section 508 Accessibility Standards

1. 29 U.S.C. 794d (Rehabilitation Act as amended)

2. 36 CFR 1194 (508 Standards)

3. http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards

4. FAR 39.2 (Section 508)

5. CMS/HHS Standards, policies and procedures (Section 508)

In addition, all contract deliverables are subject to these 508 standards as applicable.

Regardless of format, all Web content or communications materials produced, including text, audio or video - must conform to applicable Section 508 standards to allow federal employees and members of the public with disabilities to access information that is comparable to information provided to persons without disabilities. All contractors (including subcontractors) or consultants responsible for preparing or posting content must comply with applicable Section 508 accessibility standards, and where applicable, those set forth in the referenced policy or standards documents above. Remediation of any materials that do not comply with the applicable provisions of 36 CFR Part 1194 as set forth in the SOW, PWS, or TO, shall be the responsibility of the contractor or consultant.

The following Section 508 provisions apply to the content or communications material identified in this SOW, PWS, or TO:

36 CFR Part 1194.21 a - l 36 CFR Part 1194.22 a - p 36 CFR Part 1194.31 a - f 36 CFR Part 1194.41 a – c

The contractor shall provide a completed Section 508 Product Assessment Template and the contractor shall state exactly how proposed EIT deliverable(s) meet or does not meet the applicable standards.

The following Section 508 provisions apply for software development material identified in this SOW, PWS, or TO:

For software development, the Contractor/Developer/Vendor shall comply with the standards, policies, and procedures below:

Rehabilitation Act, Section 508, Accessibility Standards

(1) 29 U.S.C. 794d (Rehabilitation Act as amended)

(2) 36 CFR 1194 (508

Standards) 36 CFR Part

1194.21 (a – l) 36 CFR Part 1194.31 (a – f) 36 CFR Part 1194.41 (a – c)

(3) http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards

(4) FAR 39.2 (Section 508)

(5) CMS/HHS/HHS Standards, policies and procedures (Section 508)

a. Information Technology – General Information (http://www.cms.gov/Research- Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information- Technology/Section508/index.html)

For web-based applications, the Contractor shall comply with the standards, policies, and procedures below:

Rehabilitation Act, Section 508, Accessibility Standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html

(1) 29 U.S.C. 794d (Rehabilitation Act as amended)

(2) 36 CFR 1194 (508

Standards) 36 CFR Part

1194.22 (a – p) 36 CFR Part 1194.41 (a – c)

(3) http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards (508 Standards)

(4) FAR 39.2 (Section 508)

(5) CMS/HHS Standards, policies and procedures (Section 508)

a. Information Technology – General Information (http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics- Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information- Technology/Section508/index.html) http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/CMS-Information-Technology/Section508/index.html