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- 75FCMC26Q0064
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This is a Small Business Set-Aside Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for FACA Panel Support Services. The solicitation number is 75FCMC26Q0064, issued on April 17, 2026. CMS seeks a contractor to provide verbatim transcripts of proceedings, meeting reports, and recommendations summaries for two congressionally mandated advisory panels: the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory (CDLT) and the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP). The work will support the Center for Medicare in staffing these panels that advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the CMS Administrator.
The base period runs from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through May 31, 2031. This is a fixed-price delivery order award under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 12, with award to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The NAICS code is 541611. Vendors must maintain active SAM registration to be eligible. Proposals must include company name and address, contact person details, business size classification, Unique Entity ID (UEI), and Tax ID. Questions are due by April 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST, and quotes must be submitted by April 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST to Contract Specialist Tennille Coombs and Contracting Officer Heather Parr-Stewart Lang via email.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop B3-30-03 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
DATE: April 17, 2026
SUBJECT: Request for Quote No. 75FCMC26Q0064 for “FACA Panel Support Services:
Verbatim FACA Panel Transcripts, Meeting Reports, and Recommendations Summary Preparation Services
This is a Small Business Set Aside Request for Quote (RFQ) prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) Part 12.
This announcement constitutes the only solicitation associated with this requirement. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Quotes are being requested in response to this solicitation and an award will be made to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to make a single award per RFO
12.102. It will be issued as a fixed-price delivery order for the services defined in the attached Statement of Work. This solicitation is issued as a small business set-aside.
The Center for Medicare (CM) is charged with staffing two congressionally mandated advisory panels that advise the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory (CDLT) and the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP).
The estimated period of performance will be as follows:
Base Period 06.01.2026-05.31.2027 Option Period 1 06.01.2027-05.31.2028 Option Period 2 06.01.2028-05.31.2029 Option Period 3 06.01.2029-05.31.2030 Option Period 4 06.01.2030-05.31.2031
The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541611.
Quotes shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions provided in the Request for Quote.
Vendors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for the subject award.
Your proposal should include the following additional information:
1. Company Name and Address
2. Contact Person Name, Telephone Number, and E-Mail Address
3. Business Size Classification, i.e. Small Disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman Owned
4. Unique Entity ID (UEI)
5. Tax ID
Should you have any questions regarding this solicitation, please submit them no later than April 22, 2026 at 11am to Contract Specialist Tennille Coombs at Tennille.Coombs@cms.hhs.gov and Contracting Officer Heather Parr-Stewart Lang at Heather.Parr-StewartLang@cms.hhs.gov.
Quotes shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions provided in this RFQ and must be sent to Contract Specialist Tennille Coombs and Contracting Officer Heather Parr-Stewart Lang at the email addresses listed above by 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 30, 2026.
Heather Parr-Stewart Lang Date Contracting Officer
Attachments:
• Solicitation No. 75FCMC26Q0064
• Attachment 1 FACA Panel Support Services Statement of Work
• Attachment 2 FACA Pricing Table
• Attachment 3 Technical Evaluation Criteria mailto:Tennille.Coombs@cms.hhs.gov mailto:Heather.Parr-StewartLang@cms.hhs.gov mailto:at
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