Opportunity
SAM #OMAS-26-SBCIT1-F-CMS-0001
Sole-Source Agile Software Development and Maintenance for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) System
Buyer
OMAS STRATEGIC BUYING CENTER - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Posted
May 06, 2026
Identifier
OMAS-26-SBCIT1-F-CMS-0001
NAICS
541512, 541511
This procurement opportunity is for maintaining and enhancing the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system, which is critical for Medicare payment calculations and public reporting. - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Clinical Standards & Quality (CCSQ) is the buyer - Limited source justification due to specialized expertise and continuity requirements - Bellese Technologies LLC is identified as the sole-source contractor for HQR system maintainer services - Services include: - Agile software development, operations, and maintenance for the HQR system - Management of 71 submission windows across 10 hospital quality reporting programs - Support for Medicare payment calculations, Hospital Star Ratings, and data sharing with Veterans Health Administration and Department of War - 26 agile development sprints annually - No specific product part numbers or quantities; focus is on specialized services - Period of performance: 12-month bridge contract with one 6-month option, ensuring continuity during recompete - Key places: CMS contracting office in Rockville, MD; place of performance in Owings Mills, MD; data sharing with VHA and DoW federal facilities
Description
CMS procures agile software development services to maintain and enhance the Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) system. The HQR system maintainer is responsible for all operations and maintenance (O&M) of the HQR system, ensuring it remains current with evolving user experience requirements, data integration capabilities, and quality reporting program changes. The HQR system underpins CMS's statutory obligation to Section 1886(d)(1)(b) and Section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act that requires CMS to issue accurate and timely payments and penalties to Medicare-participating providers across ten (10) individual hospital quality reporting programs.