Opportunity
SAM #75FCMC26Q0064
CMS Verbatim Transcription and Panel Support Services for Medicare Advisory Panels
Buyer
CMS Office of Acquisition and Grants Management
Posted
April 20, 2026
Respond By
April 30, 2026
Identifier
75FCMC26Q0064
NAICS
541611, 561492
This opportunity from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive verbatim transcription and panel support services for two congressionally mandated advisory panels. - Government Buyer: - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Office of Acquisition & Grants Management, Division of Quality Contracts - Key contacts: Heather Parr-Stewart Lang (Contracting Officer), Tennille Coombs (Contract Specialist) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or named vendors are referenced; this is a service-based procurement. - Products/Services Requested: - Verbatim transcription of meetings for the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLT) and the Medicare Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) - Preparation of meeting reports, daily and cumulative recommendations, and technical support documents - Audio meeting minutes (base and option periods), with quantities such as 900 minutes (base), 600 or 900 minutes (option years), and optional additional minutes - Up to 16 hours annually for panel-related support documents - All deliverables must comply with Section 508 accessibility standards - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Meetings are primarily virtual, with up to six per year - Small Business Set Aside (including HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB) - Fixed-price delivery order - Deliverables are due within specified business days after meetings - Billing is based on completed audio minutes and accepted deliverables - Place of Performance: - CMS Central Office, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 - Baltimore/Washington area (primarily virtual meetings)
Description
The purpose of this procurement is to obtain the services of a contractor to provide verbatim transcripts, lists of recommendations, and meeting reports for two congressionally mandated advisory panels: the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLT) and the Medicare Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP).