The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization has begun soliciting industry input for a potential $3.5 billion Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis, or RMADA, 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
RMADA 3 IDIQ Details
According to the request for information posted on SAM.gov Wednesday, the potential contractor will provide analytic support and technical assistance for models and demonstration programs derived under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ACA. This will include the design, implementation and evaluation of research, as well as payment and service delivery models for testing the possibility of reducing expenses for Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program and uninsured beneficiaries without sacrificing the quality of care.
The contract is set to begin in August and is expected to be completed by July 2030. Interested contractors have until March 27 to send their responses.
In 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded 17 companies for the potential $5 billion RMADA 2 IDIQ, which provided for technical assistance and analytics support to federal healthcare delivery models and demonstration efforts.