AM Best State Rate Filing Database
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to award a sole source fixed-price purchase order to AM Best Company Inc. for online access to the AM Best State Rate Filing Database, with performance spanning from July 28, 2026, to July 27, 2027. This procurement is justified under 41 U.S.C. 235(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, as AM Best is the only source capable of providing the required data, which is critical for expanding CMS’s analysis of hospital malpractice indices and developing new indices for nursing care facilities and allied health professionals. The database will support unlimited user access and is classified under NAICS code 513120 for Periodical Publishers. Interested parties may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by July 23, 2026, to designated HHS email addresses, but must demonstrate the ability to deliver valid, reliable, and standardized healthcare performance measures that advance public accountability, patient safety, quality improvement, and value-based purchasing, as well as serve as a national platform for health disparities research. The notice is a presolicitation and not a formal solicitation; no commitment is made by the government, and no costs will be reimbursed for submissions. While this acquisition is currently set as sole source, any future open competition will be published on sam.gov. The point of contact is Michelle Cecilia, and the place of performance is listed as St. James, Maryland.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to issue on a fixed price basis a sole source award under Simplified Acquisition Procedures a purchase order to AM Best Company Inc., Ambest Road, Oldwick, NJ 08858. The purpose is to procure online access to AM Best State Rate Filing Database. A detail Statement of Work and Deliverables is attached. The sole source award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 235 (C ) ( 1 ) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services. A justification and approval is currently being processed for this requirement. This requirement is intended as a sole source procurement because AM Best’s work and information is solely available from this entity.
The period of performance will be 07/28/26 to 07/27/27.
CMS REQUIREMENTS: The AM Best State Rate file will provide CMS with access to the online database for unlimited users. The data will be used to expand the coverage and investigate the possibility of revising the methodology for constructing a hospital malpractice index and the possibility of creating other types of medical malpractice indexes, such as nursing care facilities, and allied health professionals.
NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 513120 (Periodical Publishers).
INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide valid, reliable ad standardized health care performance measures to support and advance public accountability, quality improvement efforts, increased patient safety, and value based purchasing. The organization must be able to serve as a national dissemination and implementation conference for health disparities researchers. To be considered, interested vendors must submit technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and a complete price quote within 10 days of this noticed, to the following electronic mail address: kimala.winfield@hhs.gov, marneice.Bivins@hhs.gov and michelle.cecilia@hhs.gov.
DISCLAIMER: This notice is not a Request for Proposals or a Solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This notice is not a commitment from the Government. The Government will not reimburse any bid or proposal costs as a result of this notice. No solicitation exists and requests for a copy of the solicitation will be disregarded. However, any future solicitation that will be open to competition will be subsequently issued on www.sam.gov in order to permit firms to respond.