Description
SPARC will provide strategic, technical, and program management advice, guidance and support services to CMS to facilitate the modernization of business processes and supporting systems and their operations. These systems will include the Federal Healthcare Exchange and Medicare/Medicaid information technology systems as well as other Department of Health and Human Services Operating Divisions (HHS OPDIVs).
CMS has established a pre-determined small business reserve dollar threshold. All orders estimated to be less than $29M (including options) will be reserved for small business pool, unless market research indicates that small business is not capable of performing the services. The government reserves the right to set side orders over 29 million on a task by task basis.
Additionally unlike other schedules and GWACs, SPARC does not impose any administrative contracting fees!
Task Areas
SPARC encompass a broad range of IT services to meet user requirements. The scope of the contract includes the following major task and capability areas:
• Initiation, Concept, and Planning Services
• Database Services
• Requirements Services
• Design Services
• Development Services
• Testing Services
• Security Control Assessment (SCA) Services
• Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services
• Maintenance Services
• Support Services
• Data Request Services
• Help Desk Support Services
Contract Information
Vehicle Type
ID/IQ
Contract #
HHSM-500-2016-00054I
PoP
02/21/2017 – 02/20/2022; 02/21/2022 – 02/20/2027
Ceiling
$25,000,000,000
Order Types
CPFF, CPAF, CPI, FFP, FPAF, FPI, T&M, LH
Business Size
WOSB
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