HQR Analytics, Reporting, Business Outcomes & Research
Solicited Recompete Updated
See the pre-solicitation posted : HQR (Hospital Quality Reporting) Analytics, Reporting, Business Outcomes and Research (HARBOR)
- Agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $100,000,000 or more
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Forecast facts
- Incumbent contract
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- GS35F356DA Federal IDV award held by Bellese Technologies, LLC Ordering ends Dec 6, 2026 · Ceiling $323,110,421
- Anticipated award
- Through
- Acquisition strategy
- Follow-on to Existing Contract
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Forecast number
- 270145
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from CMS's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is recompeting a contract for design, development, enhancement, operation, and maintenance of the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Enhancement & Advancement Technologies (HEAT) program, with solicitation release estimated for October 5, 2026, and award estimated for February 1, 2027. The contract is set aside for Total Small Business and will be performed on a Firm Fixed Price basis. The HQR program governs quality reporting across federally mandated systems serving over 10,000 healthcare facilities nationwide, including hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities.
The estimated award value is $100 million or greater, with a five-year period of performance beginning February 5, 2027, and current fiscal year funding estimated between $20 million and $50 million. Place of performance spans the continental United States. CMS point of contact is Yadira Kelly, Contracting Officer, at yadira.kelly@cms.hhs.gov or 410-786-5053, with additional contact through Ricky Robins at ricky.robins@cms.hhs.gov or 667-290-8818.
The incumbent awardee is Bellese Technologies, LLC, operating under GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract GS35F356DA (Multiple Award Schedule), awarded June 10, 2016, with a ceiling value of $323.1 million and ultimate completion date of December 6, 2026. Recent delivery orders under this schedule include a May 7, 2026 Hospital Quality Reporting II Bridge services order valued at $39.4 million (completion November 6, 2027) and a September 2, 2023 Web Experience and Content Management Services 2.0 order valued at $72.1 million (completion May 31, 2028, Total Small Business set-aside).
Forecast text
New Contract Requirement: The purpose of this contract action is to award and fund the Transition In/Base Period of the HEAT contract. The main purposes/objectives of HEAT include: Designing, developing, enhancing, operating, and maintaining the HQR program.
Background and Need: Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) is a collection of federally mandated programs that govern the quality of healthcare provided in multiple settings by various healthcare provider types at over 10,000 facilities nationwide. Among these facilities are Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC), Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), and hospitals. CMS requires contractor IT services to maintain operations and maintenance while providing new enhancements, additional functionality, integrations and improvements of all HQR systems known as the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) Enhancement & Advancement Technologies (HEAT) effort.
Solicitations
| Notice | Posted |
|---|---|
| Pre-Solicitation |
Solicitation files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HARBOR RFI.docx | DOCX document |
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