1628-26-R-RFIN-00006

This procurement notice relates to a Protective Order Notice filed by Health Management Systems, Inc. (HMS), operating as INTEGRIGUARD, LLC (DBA HMS FEDERAL), with the Mississippi Division of Medicaid concerning a Public Records Act Request. The underlying contract (Contract Number 84897) involves Third Party Liability Data Matching and Recovery Services, which was awarded to HMS on October 1, 2013. Conduent submitted a Public Records Act Request on December 23, 2025, seeking access to finalized contracts and attachments, contract amendments, budgets, service level agreements and performance standards, vendor-provided performance reports, corrective action plans, and approved change requests or change orders. HMS filed the protective order petition on January 19, 2026, asserting that responsive materials contain proprietary and confidential information protected under Mississippi Code Annotated Section 25-61-9(1). The protective order notice was posted on January 21, 2026, with a due date of January 28, 2026, notifying all parties of HMS's intent to seek a protective order from the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, to prevent public disclosure of protected information.

HMS claims exemption from public disclosure for confidential business plans and strategies, confidential pricing data, trade secrets, market information, performance data and history, internal policies, personnel data, and client information. This notice does not represent a traditional procurement opportunity seeking vendor responses but rather a procedural notification regarding protection of existing contract information. No set-aside designations, incumbent vendor restrictions, or award values are applicable to this notice, as it pertains exclusively to a protective order proceeding rather than a competitive solicitation. The document serves to inform interested parties of HMS's protective order claim and provides notice of the company's intent to litigate the matter in Hinds County Chancery Court to prevent disclosure of materials it considers proprietary and confidential under state law.