HQR Analytics, Reporting, Business Outcomes & Research
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
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 procuring IT services to design, develop, enhance, operate, and maintain the Hospital Quality Reporting Enhancement & Advancement Technologies (HEAT) program, which supports quality reporting across over 10,000 healthcare facilities nationwide including hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities. This Total Small Business set-aside recompete covers custom computer programming services with an estimated solicitation release of October 1, 2026, and estimated award date of February 1, 2027. The estimated award value is at least $100 million.
Performance scope encompasses operations and maintenance of existing HQR systems alongside development of new enhancements, additional functionality, integrations, and improvements across multiple healthcare provider types. The incumbent contractor is Bellese Technologies, LLC. Points of contact are Yadira Kelly, Contracting Officer, at yadira.kelly@cms.hhs.gov or 410-786-5053, and Ricky Robins at ricky.robins@cms.hhs.gov or 667-290-8818.
The existing award under recompete is Federal Supply Schedule contract GS35F356DA, awarded to Bellese Technologies, LLC on June 10, 2016, under GSA's Multiple Award Schedule with a ceiling value of $323.1 million and ultimate completion date of December 6, 2026. Recent delivery orders under this schedule include a $39.4 million Hospital Quality Reporting II Bridge order awarded May 7, 2026, through November 6, 2027. The incumbent's GSA Schedule labor offerings span 17 categories with rates from $84.27 to $228.73 per hour, covering roles including Business Analyst, Project Manager, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, and Test Engineer, all requiring bachelor's degrees and performing at Owings Mills, Maryland.
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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