Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-15282
CDC Award for Public Health Workforce Development and TRAIN LMS Enhancement
Buyer
Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Secretary
Posted
July 29, 2026
Respond By
August 28, 2026
Identifier
2026-15282
NAICS
541512, 541611, 541618
This summary covers a CDC award to enhance public health workforce development and a CMS-OPM data matching program for health coverage eligibility verification. - Government Buyer: - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Grants Services - OEMs and Vendors: - Public Health Foundation (award recipient for CDC workforce development initiative) - Products/Services Requested: - Enhancement and expansion of the TRAIN Learning Network Learning Management System (LMS) - Strengthening public health workforce services for state, tribal, local, and territorial health professionals - Includes workforce upskilling, performance management, quality improvement, and cross-sector collaborations - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Focus on improving public health workforce capabilities and infrastructure - No specific hardware or software products with part numbers are listed; the emphasis is on service delivery and platform enhancement - The CMS-OPM matching program is an informational notice about data sharing for health coverage eligibility, not a procurement
Description
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of the re-establishment of a matching program with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). This program verifies eligibility for minimum essential coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) through an OPM Health Benefit Plan. The matching program provides CMS and State Administering Entities with OPM data to determine individuals' eligibility to enroll in qualified health plans, insurance affordability programs, certifications of exemption, and to make eligibility redeterminations, renewals, and appeal determinations. Comments on the program are due by August 28, 2026, and the program will be effective 30 days after publication, lasting initially for 18 months with possible renewal.