Benjamin Peter

Benjamin Peter serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, supporting the strategic acquisition of professional and technical services critical to modernizing Medicare and Medicaid systems. While not the lead contracting officer, he plays a vital role in facilitating the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for digital transformation initiatives, data analytics platforms, and IT modernization services. His work directly advances the agency’s mission to enhance program efficiency, beneficiary experience, and cybersecurity through targeted contracting for consultative and technology-driven solutions. He typically supports complex, non-severable service contracts requiring deep technical expertise in health IT infrastructure and systems integration. Benjamin maintains consistent working relationships with Rocket Media Group, LLC, a primary vendor engaged to deliver multimedia, communications, and digital outreach services aligned with CMS’s public engagement and education goals. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for established, non-traditional contractors with proven capabilities in high-impact, mission-critical communications and digital content delivery. He collaborates closely with acquisition teams to ensure vendor performance aligns with federal performance metrics and service-level expectations, often contributing to market research, requirement development, and contract administration support. Benjamin’s procurement activities reflect a firm commitment to open competition, with 100% of his supported acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations—no 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences are applied. This underscores a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified vendors based on technical merit and performance history rather than socioeconomic categorization, consistent with the agency’s need for specialized, scalable expertise. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 517919 (Other Telecommunications Services) and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), reflecting deep engagement with digital infrastructure, cloud-enabled platforms, data analytics tools, and integrated communications systems. He specializes in acquiring services that support health information exchange, beneficiary-facing portals, and secure data management solutions critical to CMS’s operational modernization agenda.