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National Commission Quality Assurance (NCQA) to provide access to the Quality Compass Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) benchmarks.
Contact and place of performance
John Culmer
Falls Church, VA 22042
USA
This synopsis is in accordance with FAR Part 5, Notice of Intent to award a sole source requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available, and email requests will not be honored. Only one (1) responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Defense Health Agency...
View more3. Description:
DHA uses the NCQA methodologies for the health plan performance measures, the HEDIS® benchmarks are needed to analyze the data. DHA relies on these civilian sector benchmark data to compare the performance of the Military Treatment Facilities and purchased care providers both internally and externally to the MHS. No other nationally recognized organization offers a variety of measures with sufficient data to support the health plan performance analysis of DHA. Additionally, the cost to reprogram the methodology of the current measures would result in significant cost to the Government.
4. NAICS Code:
The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 813920 with a size standard of $23.5 million. The Federal Supply Code (FSC)/Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is R405.
5. Submission Instructions
Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within 15 calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a sole source contract to the National Commission Quality Assurance (NCQA) to provide access to the Quality Compass Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) benchmarks. These proprietary benchmarks are utilized by the Military Health System to develop health plan measures for clinical quality performance evaluation across both direct and private care systems. DHA relies on this civilian sector data to compare the performance of Military Treatment Facilities and purchased care providers internally and externally. NCQA is the only organization that produces this data in the United States, and the government has determined that the cost to reprogram the methodology of current performance measures would be significant.
The requirement is identified under solicitation number PANDHA26P0000034114 and is categorized under NAICS code 813920 for Professional Organizations and PSC code R405 for SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. There is no set-aside associated with this notice, indicated by the acronym NONE and the explanation NONE. Performance will take place in Falls Church, Virginia.
Interested parties may submit capability statements to the point of contact, John Culmer, to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. The response deadline for this notice is May 27, 2026. This special notice contains zero attachments and is issued for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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