National Administrative Support (NAS)

***The Response Due Date is extended to December 5th, 2018 at 10am.*** The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality's (CCSQ) is seeking information on organizations that have the ability to provide a broad range of healthcare quality improvement services involving support of the national data-driven initiatives to optimize health outcomes for persons and families while supporting clinicians, providers, and communities in improving health and healthcare of the population they serve. The contractor shall support the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) and network community by developing and adapting materials and methods to support meeting the initiative's goals. The contractor will support the spread of evidence-based best practices on a national scale by coordinating closely with the awardees and fellow support contractors focused on achieving the Aims. The contractor will provide administrative support to the national strategic leadership awardee as they identify targeted improvement strategies for, and provide specific technical assistance to, those organizations in action to improve and generate results. The contractor will share accountability with the national strategic leadership awardee for national success by supporting a national learning network of stakeholders seeking to improve quality, safety, and value. CMS is currently preparing for the next 5 year program phase and award efforts under the Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIICs). The NQIIC IDIQ contract will include a broad range of healthcare quality improvement services based on existing programs. CMS has had multiple quality improvement programs such as Quality Improvement Networks - Quality Improvement Organizations, Partnership for Patients, Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, and End Stage Renal Disease Networks, running separately. Each of those programs will have its own separate Task Order under the new NQIIC IDIQ contract. (Please note this acquisition effort will NOT be part of the NQIIC IDIQ but rather a critical support contract). The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified small businesses only (including 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business, and women-owned small business). The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) is conducting market research to identify qualified sources that meet the requirements generally described in this notice.