Contract Number:
HHSM-500-2016-00084I

Contract Vehicle Name: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC)
Contract Type: MA IDIQ
CV Website: SPARC | CMS

Contract Contact:
Douglas Du, Contracts Specialist
703-402-8498
contracts@tatcs.com

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)

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

  • 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

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