# Part D Formulary and Benefits Review

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/cmsformulary2025

- Solicitation number: CMSFormulary2025
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Rainmakers Strategic Solutions LLC
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Contracting office: Ofc of Acquisition and Grants MGMT (75FCMC)
- Product or service code: R499 Other Professional Services
- 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/e0e59709102f435b8c98652e3359e511/view

## Description

The purpose of this contract is to review prior authorizations and step therapy criteria that are submitted by plan sponsors to CMS via the Health Plan Management System to ensure they meet the standards outlined in Chapter 6 of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Rainmakers Strategic Solutions LLC (UEI KU3WDZJ9JFY4)
- Contract: 75FCMC20C0027, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,140,859.00, current value $4,109,403
- Competition: Not Available for Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 75FCMC20C0027 equals the contract number; same awarding office 75FCMC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75FCMC20C0027_7530_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 22, 2025: Justification. Notice e0e59709102f435b8c98652e3359e511. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e0e59709102f435b8c98652e3359e511/view

## Points of contact

- Mark Smolenski, mark.smolenski@cms.hhs.gov

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