Clinical Pharmacology for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Psc Financial Management and Procurement Portfolio, is seeking to award a sole-source contract under FAR 13.106-1(b) to Elsevier Inc. for the provision of 32 subscriptions to the Clinical Pharmacology Compendia, a medical drug information resource, for use by the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals. The purpose of this contract is to support Administrative Law Judges and attorneys in evaluating coverage determinations for anti-cancer drug therapies under Medicare Part B by providing a reliable, credible, authoritative, accurate, timely, and comprehensive drug database covering more than 50,000 medication products, including U.S. FDA-approved prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, investigational agents, and a full listing of drugs and biologics used in cancer treatment across the United States. The contract is structured with a base period of twelve months and includes four additional twelve-month option periods, totaling up to sixty months of potential performance. All interested parties must submit a response by June 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, via electronic submission to Azeb Mengistu at azeb.mengistu@hhs.gov, referencing solicitation number REQT-OMAS-PS-2026-00010. Responses must include clear and convincing evidence of the respondent's capability to fulfill the requirement, as well as mandatory entity identifiers—the Dun & Bradstreet Number, Unique Entity Identifier, and Taxpayer Identification Number—and a certification of business size. Additionally, all respondents must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. The procurement is non-competitive, with no provision for competitive bidding, and no set-aside has been applied; FOB terms, inspection and acceptance criteria, packaging and marking requirements, and detailed pricing information are not specified in the available documentation. The contract action is associated with NAICS code 541612 and originates from the agency’s office located in Bethesda, Maryland.