National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Enrollment Verification Services -Non Competitive (Notice Of Intent) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75FCMC26R0045
- 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
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- Place of performance
- Maryland 21244, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a non-competitive sole source procurement for National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Enrollment Verification Services to support Medicaid eligibility verification and program compliance processes. The services will integrate NSC enrollment verification capabilities into a CMS API-based ecosystem to enable state Medicaid agencies to verify educational enrollment status for applicants and beneficiaries, directly supporting federal eligibility verification requirements under 42 CFR Part 435 and preparing CMS for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1) community engagement verification requirements effective January 2027. Key contract requirements include API access and integration documentation due within 30 days of award, testing environments with relevant test data, weekly and monthly usage reports, monthly financial reports disaggregated by state, technical briefings as requested, and 99.5% uptime availability with API response times and critical incident acknowledgment within one hour. While this is designated as a sole source procurement with NSC, all responsible sources may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations for agency consideration; all proposals must include a Performance Work Statement (PWS) and be submitted electronically. The deadline for proposal submission is May 4, 2026.
This procurement has no set-aside restrictions and includes no specified award value or budget range in the available solicitation materials. The current contractor identified through the solicitation intent is the National Student Clearinghouse. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price delivery order with a base period from May 14, 2026 through May 13, 2027, followed by two optional one-year periods (Option Period 1: May 14, 2027 through May 13, 2028; Option Period 2: May 14, 2028 through May 13, 2029), with integration readiness prioritized no later than June 1, 2026. All work is remote with no physical place of performance required, though the government place of performance is identified as Windsor Mill, Maryland. Contractors must comply with comprehensive federal security, privacy, and encryption requirements including NIST SP 800-53 controls, FERPA requirements for student education records, FIPS 140 encryption validation, Privacy Act compliance, and employee background investigations.
Notice text
Purpose: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This requirement has no set-aside restrictions. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541512.
The solicitation document, the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular
(FAC) 2026-01, Effective 3/13/2026.
This is a Non-Competitive (Notice of lntent) combined Synopsis Solicitation to Award a Contract or Purchase Order without providing for full or open competition (including Brand-Name).
This sole source is being conducted pursuant to the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(l) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(l), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Description of Requirement: The Government anticipates award ofa firm-fixed-price delivery order for this requirement. The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate with National Student Clearinghouse on a sole source basis. All proposals must submit a Performance Work Statement (PWS).
The period of performance of this contract is estimated for one base year and two option years:
Base Period: May 14, 2026 - May 13, 2027.
Option Period 1: May 14, 2027 - May 13, 2028.
Option Period 2: May 14, 2028 - May 13, 2029.
Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions: See all Sections and Sub-sections of the Terms and Conditions below.
Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.
Complete proposals/quotes shall be submitted electronically no later than 10:00 A.M. ET on May 4, 2026 to the Contract
Contracting Officer, Aaron Blackshire (Aaron.Blackshire@cms.hhs.gov). An offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct exchanges with offerors if the Contracting Officer determines them to be necessary.
All questions concerning the solicitation for this requirement shall be submitted via electronic mail ( email) to the Government representatives named below as soon as possible.
Offerors shall direct all communications to the attention of the following Government rep
resentative(s):
Name: Aaron Blackshire, Contracting Officer, Aaron.Blackshire@cms.hhs.gov
Please note CMS is issuing this solicitation contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. CMS is not committed to reimburse any costs associated with the preparation or submission of a proposal nor to procure or contract for the services described herein. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditures of public funds in connection with the proposed procurement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| EMMY NSC SOO (2).pdf | ||
| Solicitation - 75FCMC26R0045 final.pdf | ||
| Attachment J-1 COI Submission Template.docx | DOCX document |
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