CMS HL7 FHIR ConnectAThon & FHIR Training for CALM
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- OBRHI-2025-0004-RAW
- Agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
- Place of performance
- Windsor Mill, Maryland 21244, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Health Level Seven International, Inc. for hosting a joint CMS & HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Connectathon and providing FHIR technical training to federal employees. The solicitation seeks a contractor to coordinate a hybrid event on July 15-17, 2025, supporting testing of FHIR Implementation Guides and Reference Implementations related to CMS's Interoperability and Patient Access and Prior Authorization final rules. Interested parties must respond electronically to renee.wallaceabney@cms.hhs.gov by February 25, 2025, at 11:00 am EST, and must be able to affirm no conflicts of interest with Medicare claims processing. The contract will be awarded under FAR 6.302-1 sole source authority, with contractors required to provide comprehensive services without partial quotes. Evaluation will focus on the contractor's ability to meet all specified requirements and manage potential conflict of interest scenarios.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific category of business and will utilize NAICS code 611710 for Educational Support Services. The period of performance is one year from the date of award, with the primary location of work in Windsor Mill, Milford Mill, MD. The contractor will be responsible for delivering up to six 1-hour FHIR training sessions and 20 hours of core FHIR training throughout the year, in addition to coordinating the three-day Connectathon event. This includes managing event logistics, registration, speakers, and materials for both in-person and virtual components. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract will be firm-fixed-price and paid upon completion and acceptance of deliverables. The opportunity is specifically targeted at Health Level Seven International, with no other suppliers expected to meet the agency's unique requirements.
Notice text
INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award on a sole source basis a purchase order to Health Level Seven International, Inc. 3300 WASHTENAW AVENUE, SUITE 227, ANN ARBOR MI 48104-4260, Contractor to assist CMS with hosting a joint CMS & HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Connectathon and provide specific HL7® FHIR® technical training to federal employees. The CMS & HL7 FHIR Connectathon will support ongoing testing with internal and external stakeholders for the FHIR Implementation Guides (IGs) and Reference Implementations, and support testing of the FHIR specifications included in both the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F) and the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The 2025 CMS & HL7 FHIR Connectathon will be a hybrid event on July 15-17, 2025 in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 U.S.C. 2304, only one responsible source and no other suppliers or services will satisfy agency requirements. A Justification and approval are currently being processed for this requirement.
The estimated period of performance is for Date of Award – one year. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to renee.wallaceabney@cms.hhs.gov on or before Tuesday, February 25, 2025, by 11:00 am EST.
NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 611710.
INTERESTED PARTIES: All Interested parties must be able to affirm no conflicts of interest with parties involved in Medicare claims processing considering the work identified in this Statement of Work. If the vendor/government identifies a conflict, the vendor shall be responsible for providing a mitigation strategy that satisfies the government. If the conflict cannot. resolved, the order cannot be awarded, or existing order may not need to be terminated. Please Note: All contractors must be able to provide service for all items; partial quotes will not be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Connectathon and FHIR Training SOW_forCALM (1).docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ.docx | DOCX document |
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