HITECH Evaluation Support Contractor

This contract opportunity is exclusively available to holders of the Medicaid and CHIP Policy Implementation and Evaluation (MACPIE) IDIQ contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It was competitively awarded following FAR 15 procedures and focuses on supporting the implementation of health information technology initiatives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Specifically, the contract centers on the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which promotes the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) through incentive programs aimed at improving healthcare nationwide. The primary objective of the contract is to assist the CMCS HITECH team in evaluating state-level implementation of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program during calendar year 2011. Work under this contract will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, and falls under NAICS code 541720, which pertains to research and development in the social sciences and humanities. The contract is in a presolicitation phase, and interested parties who hold the MACPIE IDIQ can seek further information by contacting William A. Diggs at CMS.