Notice of Intent to Extend Consumers Checkbook Licensex_AG lmh 051526x.docx
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This is a Notice of Intent to Extend a Proprietary Technology Product or Service issued by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority in Massachusetts. The Health Connector intends to extend its existing contract with Consumer CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services (Checkbook) for technology-based services supporting the state's American Health Benefit Exchange. The extension would continue services through June 30, 2028, with responses to competitive offers due by May 29, 2026. No site visits, bidders' conferences, or formal award dates are specified in the notice. The Health Connector has maintained its subscription, license, maintenance, and support agreement with Checkbook since 2013, and the current contract expires on June 30, 2026.
Checkbook provides three primary services valued at approximately $704,200 for the two-year extension period: aggregating and normalizing provider and prescription drug data across the Health Connector's individual and small group health and dental plans; providing application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable third-party systems to access provider and formulary data; and offering a standalone tool on the Health Connector's exchange website that allows users to view plan coverage information for selected providers and prescription drugs. The Health Connector is invoking the proprietary technology exemption to its competitive procurement policy to justify the extension without open competition, though it remains open to receiving comparable service offers at competitive prices submitted to Connector.Responses@mass.gov prior to the May 29, 2026 deadline.
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Due Diligence Posting of Notice of Intent to Purchase a Proprietary Technology Product or Service The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector (the “Health Connector”), announces its intent to extend its current contract with “Consumer CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services (“Checkbook”) for certain technology based services. The Health Connector seeks to extend these services under the proprietary technology exemption to its procurement policy’s requirement for competitive procurement.
Description The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 176Q, §2, is designated as the Commonwealth’s American Health Benefit Exchange, for the purpose of facilitating the purchase of Qualified Health Plans and Qualified Dental Plans in accordance with the Affordable Care Act. The Health Connector has had a subscription, license, maintenance and support agreement with Checkbook since 2013. The current agreement with Checkbook will expire on June 30th, 2026. The Health Connector seeks to extend this agreement through June 30th, 2028 at the cost of approximately $704,200.
Checkbook provides three services to the Health Connector’s ACA-compliant exchange: aggregating and normalizing provider (doctors, nurse practitioners, and facilities) and prescription drug data across the Health Connector’s individual and small group plans (health and dental); allowing the provider and formulary data to be retrieved by third party systems using Checkbook-provided APIs; and providing a standalone tool which allows users of the Health Connector’s exchange website to view information about which health and dental plans cover providers and prescription drugs selected by the user.
Estimated Contract Value The Health Connector estimates that the value of this Contract will be on the order of approximately $704,200.
Further Information and Respondent Offers
For further information about this extension, or to make an offer if you believe that you can offer a comparable service to the Health Connector at a competitive price, please email the Health Connector at Connector.Responses@mass.gov prior to May 29, 2026.
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