Part D Transaction Facilitator

The solicitation titled "Part D Transaction Facilitator" (Solicitation Number 260108J), issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, seeks sources for a contractor to provide Medicare Part D transaction facilitation services. The primary scope involves operating a 24/7 transaction switching system that supports real-time coordination of benefits (COB) among Medicare Part D plans and other payers, maintaining the Medicare Part D Eligibility Index, processing eligibility inquiries (E1 transactions), financial information reporting, and supplemental payment transactions in compliance with NCPDP standards. The contractor must ensure the execution and management of Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with all Part D sponsors, achieving strict performance criteria such as 100% daily transaction compliance, timely reporting, and adherence to cybersecurity and privacy requirements including HIPAA, FISMA, and NIST standards. Key contract deliverables incorporate technical specifications verbatim from appendices and require the contractor to uphold accessibility compliance under Section 508. This sources-sought notice does not specify contract values or detailed pricing but indicates a hybrid contract type with Firm-Fixed-Price for the base scope and Time-and-Materials for certain CLINs. Performance monitoring is driven by a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) with enforceable metrics and potential financial remedies for non-compliance. Critical special requirements include strict personnel substitution rules, comprehensive security and privacy protections, organizational conflict of interest mitigation via limitations on BAA amendments, mandatory disaster recovery protocols aligned with federal guidance, and an orderly, disruption-free transition process if applicable. The solicitation lacks explicit standard FAR clause sections and physical packaging details but mandates electronic data and transaction standards compliance. Offerors must provide a detailed Performance Work Statement incorporating all referenced technical requirements, though no page limits or formal proposal volume structures are specified. Submission is anticipated electronically, with contact points provided for questions, but no explicit payment instructions or contract award criteria are declared, implying evaluation will focus heavily on technical and performance capabilities in line with federal health data transaction standards.