RFI - Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Acquisition and Grants Management issued this sources sought notice to gather industry information for the future recompete of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) requirement. The agency intends to expand its hybrid cloud portfolio by establishing additional FedRAMP High environments in Google Cloud Platform and commercial Microsoft Azure by the spring or summer of 2026. Simultaneously, CMS plans to elevate its commercial AWS environments to ATO High to facilitate a transition away from AWS GovCloud and Azure Government.

The government is seeking solutions and services to operate, modernize, and optimize the CMS hybrid cloud hosting environment to ensure the secure and scalable delivery of mission systems. This initiative aims to support emerging technologies and evolving federal cloud strategies while maintaining cost-effectiveness. This requirement is identified under NAICS code 541720 for Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and PSC code AN42 for Health R&D Services; Health Care - Other; Applied Research.

Performance is centered in Maryland, and there is no set-aside designated for this opportunity. Responses to solicitation number HHS-CMS-RFI-2026-270043 are due by April 1, 2026. Jessica Foster serves as the point of contact for this notice, which includes two PDF attachments outlining additional details and submission requirements.