# JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY - Fee For Service Data Collection System Bridge Contract (FFSDCS Bridge) – Extension Modification

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/250923j

- Solicitation number: 250923J
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Data Computer Corporation of America
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acquisition and Grants MGMT (75FCMC)
- NAICS: 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Place of performance: Ellicott City, Maryland
- County: Howard County (FIPS 24027). https://abierto.us/counties/howard-county-md-24027
- City: Ellicott City. https://abierto.us/cities/ellicott-city-md-2426000
- First posted: May 22, 2025
- Last posted: May 22, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/61c972cf08f8497b90908600352c50b8/view

## Description

This is a Task Order for one year (with three months of optional transition) of IT System Development and Support Services to create and maintain a large data collection system for several types of Medicare data. The proposed modification will modify the POP to add one additional year. Known as the Fee for Service Data Collection System (FFSDCS), this system collects three types of data; Clinical laboratory data, Part B drug information, and survey data from Ambulance providers.

Although each module is independent, they share a common backbone infrastructure. This data collection system currently collects private payer data from Medicare Part B applicable clinical laboratories that manufacture laboratory tests that are paid on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) as required by The Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (HR4302).

This system also currently collects quarterly data from drug manufacturers used to calculate the average sales price (ASP) as required by section 1847A of the Social Security Act needed pay for Medicare Part B drugs.

This system collects cost, revenue, and other information from ambulance providers and suppliers as required by section 50203(b) of The Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018. Finally, because of this proposed modification and being a high priority from the Administration, the FFSDCS will need to support the drug acquisition cost survey for hospitals paid under Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). This would create a new and imperative 4th module in the FFSDCS.

Currently, the FFSDCS delivers the following functionality: ? Fee for Service manufacturers to submit relevant data to CMS using an online system that allows CMS to receive accurate and timely data ? FFS market data to be submitted using a standardized format and the automated validation of the business requirements. ? Calculations of the submitted data (i.e. averages, weighted medians, etc) performed using data driven pricing models within the application. ? Automated Reporting throughout the system. ?

Flexibility to reflect ongoing changes resulting policy updates or changes ? Integration with CMS shared services ? Provisions for helpdesk support The Period of Performance (POP) is being revised:

**FROM:**

**Base POP:** 09/24/24-06/23/25 (Optional)

**Transition Out:**

**06/24/25-09/23/25 TO:**

**Base POP:**

**09/24/24-06/23/25 Option Period 1/Extension POP:** 06/24/25-06/23/26 (Optional)

**Transition Out:** 06/24/26-09/23/26

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Data Computer Corporation of America (UEI NVD5YJZ4HCL4)
- Contract: HHSM500201600028I
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 160 offers received
- Link: award number HHSM500201600028I equals the contract number; same awarding office 75FCMC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_HHSM500201600028I_7530/


## Publications

- May 22, 2025: Justification. Notice 61c972cf08f8497b90908600352c50b8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/61c972cf08f8497b90908600352c50b8/view

## Points of contact

- Aaron Blackshire, aaron.blackshire@cms.hhs.gov, 4107868204
- Gregory Snyder, gregory.snyder1@cms.hhs.gov, 4107868370

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