# Medicaid Enterprise Systems (MES) IT Standards - Request for Information (RFI)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/269888

- Solicitation number: 269888
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Open. Offers due September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acquisition and Grants MGMT (75FCMC)
- Place of performance: Windsor Mill, Maryland
- First posted: August 10, 2026
- Last posted: August 13, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b4624b3c64a4b24b546ff87174749cd/view

## Description

CMS seeks feedback from all Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) stakeholders to inform the development and implementation of the MES IT Standards Program. We invite input from State Medicaid Agencies, MES technology vendors, systems integrators, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), healthcare providers, and other industry experts. The goal of this RFI is to gather specific, actionable information to ensure the program effectively addresses the most significant barriers to MES transformation.

We seek to understand which elements of the current ecosystem are working well, which require improvement, and how CMS can best support states and vendors in transitioning to a more standardized, interoperable, and cost-effective future. To aid in our understanding of the submitted responses, please be clear and concise and preface your responses with the corresponding question label (e.g., SA-1, V-2). The RFI will be open for 45 days from the date of posting. Please submit responses via email to MACBIS-Enterprise-Services@cms.hhs.gov and aaron.blackshire@cms.hhs.gov.

## Publications

- August 10, 2026: Sources sought, due September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 180c46c0287a4b4097106e0979f8c58f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/180c46c0287a4b4097106e0979f8c58f/view
- August 13, 2026: Sources sought, due September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 5b4624b3c64a4b24b546ff87174749cd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b4624b3c64a4b24b546ff87174749cd/view

## Points of contact

- Aaron Blackshire, aaron.blackshire@cms.hhs.gov, 4107868204
- John Dirocco, john.dirocco@cms.hhs.gov

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