D -- Advance Technology Platform II

The contract involves a sole source procurement with deNovis, Inc., based in Lexington, Massachusetts, for a software license as well as consulting and technical support related to their eHD health care administration commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution. This procurement is tied to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) effort to test and validate deNovis technology, which was proposed as part of an innovative redesign of the Medicare Fee For Service claims processing system known as the Common Working File Redesign (CWFR). Since this technology is untested and offered by a single known source, CMS aims to acquire the necessary products and services separately from the existing IBM contract to maintain independence and avoid conflicts of interest. The contract is expected to be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price agreement for a duration of twelve months from the award date. It will enable CMS to exercise due diligence in evaluating the deNovis technology outside of the current competitive contract framework. The solicitation is identified as "Advance Technology Platform II" under the NAICS code 541519, with key points of contact identified for contract specialists at CMS. This approach underscores CMS’s need to validate emerging technologies crucial to Medicare operations while ensuring exclusive procurement from the only known provider.