Accountable Care Organization Medicare Shared Savings Program (ACO MSSP)

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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL or SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT COMMIT CMS TO AWARD A CONTRACT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE Introduction: This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is being issued to obtain capability statements from Small Businesses (SB)s that are capable, available and qualified to support Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and specifically both the Center for Medicare (CM), Performance-based payment Policy Group (PPPG) and Office of Financial Management (OFM), Financial Services Group (FSG.) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hereby conducting market research to determine the availability and capability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, veteran-owned small business and woman-owned small business) that can provide the services identified in the attached Accountable Care Organization Medicare Shared Savings Program Financial Services (ACO MSSP) draft Statement of Work (SOW), see Attachment 1. The purpose of this contract is to have a Contractor issue payments to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The Contractor will perform financial services primarily to issue Electronic Funds Transfers to the ACOs, with additional support activities including validating payees, transaction monitoring and reconciliations and reporting. Contractors must be free of conflicts of interest or be able to prepare an Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) mitigation plan to address any actual, potential, or apparent organizational conflicts of interest that could arise. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at https://www.sam.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this Notice. Contractors may obtain information on SAM registration by visiting: https://www.acquisition.gov. This announcement is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for planning purposes only. This is not an invitation for bid, request for quote or other solicitation and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. CMS will not entertain questions regarding this market research. Background: The MSSP is a voluntary program that encourages groups of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to come together as an ACO to give coordinated, high-quality care to their Medicare beneficiaries. When ACOs deliver on providing that care while improving patient health outcomes and reducing Medicare spending, they may be eligible to share in a portion of those savings. As of January 1, 2026, there are 511 ACOs participating in the MSSP servicing 12.6 million beneficiaries. Within the MSSP, CMS enters into agreements with ACOs. Within each performance year of the agreement period, the ACOs share in a percentage of the savings they generate if the expenditures of the ACO's assigned beneficiaries falls below the benchmark by an amount that meets or exceeds a minimum savings rate threshold, and if they also meet the quality performance standard and otherwise maintain their eligibility to participate in the MSSP. The MSSP also offers an Advance Investment Payment (AIP) option where eligible ACOs receive an upfront payment of $250,000 and two years of quarterly payments. The Center for Medicare (program office) is always evaluating the program performance and updating payment options, impacting the volume and frequency of payments to be disbursed to the ACOs. Instructions for Responding: Responses to this notice shall demonstrate the respondent’s capability to perform the services outlined in the draft SOW. Responses based upon anticipated teaming arrangements and Joint Ventures are acceptable. The capability of each team member (prime contractor and subcontractors) shall be demonstrated relative to the anticipated functions/roles to be performed by each. Contractors must give…

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