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Past Recompete Updated
- 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
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Points of contact
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- Angela Fitzgerald angela.fitzgerald1@cms.hhs.gov
- Yadira Kelly yadira.kelly@cms.hhs.gov (410) 786-5053
Forecast details come from HHS's procurement forecast. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is recompeting a contract for the design, development, enhancement, operation, and maintenance of the Hospital Quality Reporting Enhancement & Advancement Technologies (HEAT) program, which supports federally mandated quality reporting across over 10,000 healthcare facilities nationwide including hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities. The solicitation is estimated to release on October 1, 2026, with award anticipated February 1, 2027. This is a Total Small Business set-aside for custom computer programming services (NAICS 541511).
The estimated award value is $100 million minimum. CMS requires contractor IT services to maintain operations while providing enhancements, additional functionality, integrations, and improvements across all HQR systems. Place of performance spans multiple locations nationwide. Points of contact are Angela Fitzgerald, Information Systems Security Officer, (410) 786-6743, angela.fitzgerald1@cms.hhs.gov, and Yadira Kelly, Contracting Officer, (410) 786-5053, yadira.kelly@cms.hhs.gov.
The recompeted award is GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract GS35F356DA, originally awarded to Bellese Technologies, LLC on 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 order for Hospital Quality Reporting II Bridge services valued at $39.4 million and a September 2, 2023 order for Web Experience and Content Management Services 2.0 valued at $72.1 million (Total Small Business set-aside). The incumbent performed IT and telecommunications services including facility operation and maintenance, systems development, systems analysis, programming, and related IT support across 48 states and DC.
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.
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