The Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC) is a $25 billion dollar, 10-year, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) acquisition vehicle that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and any Health and Human Services (HHS) Operating Divisions can use to procure information technology (IT) professional services and solutions.
The purpose of the CMS SPARC Contract is to provide strategic, technical, and program management guidance and support services, to facilitate the modernization of CMS business processes and supporting systems. It is available to all components within CMS and HHS Operating Divisions to procure IT System development services, from end to end. This contract vehicle will be used for all components within CMS and all HHS Operating Divisions; and it is multiple award AWAC.
Services available through CMS SPARC:
- Initiation, Concept, and Planning Services
- Requirements Services
- Design Services
- Development Services
- Testing Services
- Security Control Assessment (SCA) Services
- Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Service
- Maintenance Service
- Support Services
- Data Request Services
- Help Desk Support Services
- Contractual advantages for Government buyers
- No administrative fee on Task Orders
- Shortened procurement lead-time
- Available Sole Source for Task Orders under $4 million
Teaming Partner PRIME: 3T Federal-SITS JV LLC
Tracks: 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, HUB Zone, Small Business
Contract Number: HHSM-500-2017-00004I
Period of Contract: 6/8/2016 – 6/7/2026
Teaming Partner PRIME: Technalink-SITS, LLC
Tracks: 8(a), Woman-Owned, and Small business
Contract Number: HHSM-500-2017-00052I
Period of Contract: 6/8/2016 – 6/7/202
