CMS SPARC IDIQ

Description

​​

SPARC is a cost-effective, innovative solution for procuring information technology (IT) professional services from a pool of CMS experienced partners.

 

The purpose of this contract is to provide strategic, technical, and program management guidance and support services, to facilitate the modernization of CMS business processes and supporting systems.

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC), an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, provides a streamlined services acquisition channel for CMS, and all Health and Human Services (HHS) Operating Divisions, to procure IT System Development Services.

 

 

PoP — 06/08/2016 to 06/07/2026

Contract Ceiling — $25,000,000,000 ($25 Billion)

​​

​

Benefits of this CV

​​

From SPARC website:

• No administrative fee

• Shortened procurement lead time

• Access to high-quality industry partners

• Partners offer agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodology

• Small business set-aside

• Socioeconomic credit potential

• Ability to sole source to 8(a) partners for task orders under $4 million

 

Links/Stories/Case Studies: TBD

​​​​

​

Task Areas

​

• Initiation, Concept, and Planning Services

• Requirements Services

• Design Services

• Development Services

• Testing Services

• Security Control Assessment (SCA) Services

• Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)

• Maintenance Services

• SPARC Support Services

• Data Request Services

• Help Desk Support Services​

​​

​

Other Information

 ​

• Available to all components within CMS and all HHS Operating Divisions