CMS Commitment to Small Business

Contract Connections

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1. CMS Commitment to Small Business Contract Connections 2013 Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development Daniel Kane Director Office of Acquisition & Grants Management (OAGM) March 15, 2013
2. CMS: A Critical Mission 2  CMS is known as the largest purchaser of health care in the United States  CMS expends approximately $1 trillion annually on Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs  The Agency currently serves more than 100 million beneficiaries—approximately 1 out of every 3 Americans— making it the largest health care insurer in the world  The Agency has absorbed a significant amount of Affordable Care Act work
3. CMS: Interesting Facts 3  CMS has about 5,500 employees and relies heavily on contractor support to meet its mission  Employees work from locations across the country, including the Central Office in Baltimore and 10 Regional Offices  At least 4 million claims and over 1 billion transactions are processed each day for services rendered to beneficiaries  Under the Affordable Care Act, CMS will cover approximately 30 million more beneficiaries beginning 1/1/14
4.  OAGM helps CMS to carry out its mission by negotiating and administering hundreds of contracts, grants, and interagency agreements  We obligated approximately $8 billion in FY 12 through over 4,700 contracts, grants, and interagency transactions  CMS Active Contracts (with 630 Vendors):  1,116 Active Contracts  560 Active Contracts are with Small Businesses  OAGM currently has 216 employees OAGM: A Business Partner to CMS 4
5. Key Programs at CMS 5 Medicare Administrative Contracts (MACs) Qualified Independent Contractors (QICs) Financial Management Beneficiary Support/Outreach Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Federal Facilitated Exchange Contracts Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Virtual Data Center (VDC) Program Integrity Contracts Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)
6. Top CMS Prime Contractors 6  Lockheed Martin Services, Inc.  National Government Services, Inc.  Vangent, Inc.  Cigna Government Services, LLC  CGI Federal, Inc.  Group Health Incorporated  Palmetto GBA, LLC  Highmark Medicare Services, Inc.  Noridian Administrative Services, LLC  Northrup Grumman Information Technology, Inc.
7. Name of Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Umbrella Contract Virtual Data Center (VDC) Enterprise Systems Development (ESD) Medicare/Medicaid Research and Demonstration (MRAD) Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) MIC (Medicaid Integrity Program) National Education Campaign (NEC) CMS IDIQ Umbrella Contracts 7
8. Challenges at CMS 8  Budget Climate and Appropriations Process  Affordable Care Act Implementation  Stood up two significant Centers in FYs 11 and 12  Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation  Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight  Significant increase in contracting  Has been steadily trending upward in the past decade  >30% transaction increase between FY 10 and FY 11  >29% dollar increase between FY 10 and FY 11
9. Challenges at CMS 9  Shared Services  Increasingly Complex Contracting Issues  Reliance on At-Risk Contracts  Organizational Conflicts of Interest  Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)  Government Accountability Office (GAO)  Office of the Inspector General (OIG)  Congress
10. CMS Fiscal Year 2013 Forecast 10 Currently updating Fiscal Year 2013 forecast at: http://www.hhs.gov/about/smallbusiness/forecasthome.html
11. Doing Business With CMS 11  The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database: Make sure your core competencies in CCR reflect the knowledge and experience CMS might be searching for  Seek partnering opportunities: Pursue large businesses, as well as other small businesses  Past performance matters: Do good work!  Be prepared: Review contract and task order award data in the Federal Procurement Data System via https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/ or http://www.usaspending.gov. Be aware of what may be coming up for re-compete.  Respond thoughtfully to Sources Sought Notices  Get a GSA Federal Support Service (FSS) contract
12. CMS Contact Information 12 • Anita Allen (Small Business Specialist) • Email: Anita.Allen1@cms.hhs.gov • Phone: 410-786-9319 • Nikisha Goins (Small Business Specialist) • Email: Nikisha.Goins@cms.hhs.gov • Phone: 410-786-4668 • Active CMS Contracts (as of May 2011): http://www.hhs.gov/about/smallbusiness/activecontracts.html • General CMS Contracting Information: http://www.cms.gov/ContractingGeneralInformation/
13. Questions 13