NCHS/Division of Vital Statistics Coding of the Vital Statistics Data

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Acquisition Services seeks proposals on behalf of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Division of Vital Statistics for a single-award IDIQ contract for manual ICD-10 coding of causes of death on mortality and fetal death records, with proposals due November 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The procurement is a competitive 8(a) set-aside, and offerors must be registered in SAM at proposal submission.

Place of performance is Atlanta, GA. Work may be performed on-site at NCHS facilities but is anticipated to be primarily telework, subject to approval. Contractor employees must obtain HHS PIV cards and government-issued equipment.

Contractor staff code records on an ongoing basis with a required error rate below 4 percent, perform annual refresher training, and support quality control activities. The solicitation includes RFP Attachment 0001, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Compliance and Risk Management Plan.

The five-year ordering period runs January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2031. Services are ordered through firm-fixed-price task orders priced at pre-established rates per accepted record, tiered at 1–20,999 and 21,000–770,000 records per ordering year. The contract carries a guaranteed minimum of $7,200 and a maximum ceiling of $7,035,750.

Evaluation considers staffing plan, similar experience, management plan, technical approach, and cost/price, with non-price factors significantly more important than price. The Government intends to award without discussions.

Questions are due November 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET, submitted on the RFP Questions Form (Attachment 0002). Contracting Officer Ann Bonis (won5@cdc.gov) and Alternate Contracting Officer Sheena Delaine (kpz5@cdc.gov) receive questions and proposals.