# CMS Awards $3.5B RMADA 3 IDIQ

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded its $3.5 billion Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Following a series of protests, RAND Corporation was added as a prime awardee, making it eligible to compete for future task orders; the available information does not specify the ordering period, contract number, or task-order details.

- The award establishes a substantial vehicle for CMS research, measurement, assessment, design, and analysis requirements, with future work dependent on task-order competitions.
- RAND’s addition as a prime awardee changes the pool of contractors eligible for those opportunities. Firms pursuing CMS work should assess whether they can compete directly or support awardees as subcontractors.
- The source provides no task-order schedule or solicitation details, so it does not establish specific upcoming bid deadlines or work assignments.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare, Professional Services
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 31, 2026

### Government Entities
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

### Vendors
- RAND Corporation (prime awardee)

### Sources
- [CMS awards $3.5B Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 3 IDIQ https://t.co/uk8Cp5ELdj
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