Exemption Notice - National Medicaid Data

 The Office of Mental Health (OMH)  has been approved by the Office of the State Comptroller to enter into an agreement with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agreement will be for the period of   8/30/2024 - 3/31/2025 via a Sole Source Contract to purchase National Medicaid Data in the amount of  $204,900.00. The NYS OMH Behavioral Health Integrated Performance Measurement Center is tasked with developing new performance measures for mental health. Medicaid data will be used to develop and test new mental health performance metrics intended to be endorsed by national entities and used nationwide.  The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. OMH oversees New York State’s large, multi-faceted public mental health system. It directly operates twenty-three (23) inpatient Psychiatric Centers (“Hospitals” or “Facilities”), and regulates, certifies and oversees more than 4,500 programs, which are operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies. The 23 OMH-operated inpatient Psychiatric Centers employ about 15,000 medical, clinical, administrative, and support staff. The inpatient care delivery system consists of Nurse Stations (wards) at each hospital. There are also about 155 licensed outpatient program locations (units) statewide, including clinics and specialized outpatient programs such as Assertive Community Treatment, Continuing Day Treatment, and Children’s Day Treatment. OMH also operates licensed residential programs throughout the State. OMH operates as one system with adult, children, forensic, and research services provided on an inpatient, outpatient, and residential basis to a mostly indigent population. Reason for advertising exemption: Sole Source Award recipient: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Any questions or comments regarding this notice of sole-source, single-source, or procurement otherwise exempt from advertising in the NYS Contract Reporter should be directed to the contact person listed for the contracting agency or public authority. Ad end date:11/13/2024 Contract term: 8/30/2024 - 3/31/2025 County(ies): Albany Location: 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229