Special NoticePosted Oct 5, 2026·Responses due Nov 4, 2026

Request for Information - Fraud Defense Contracts

Health and Human Services (all) · OFC OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGMT

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
270536
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Windsor Mill, MD, USA
Contact
Jennifer Kuhn (jennifer.kuhn@cms.hhs.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 270536 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 5, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
  • Oct 13, 2026
    Special Notice
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Too few past cases at this agency to estimate timing (4 found; 10 needed).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

1. Overview 1.1 Introduction The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) works diligently to crush fraud in federal health care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. A cornerstone of CMS� program integrity (PI) strategy is focused on using advanced analytics and other investigative techniques to identify potentially problematic actors and stopping them in their tracks. CMS has traditionally contracted with private entities to bolster our investigative capabilities and take appropriate administrative action, including imposing payment suspensions, revoking Medicare billing privilege… (show all)

s, and referring potential fraud cases to states and appropriate law enforcement entities. Through this Request for Information (RFI), we are seeking creative ideas and solutions as to how a contractor might best address the draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) (see Attachment 3.1). The draft SOO reflects the direction of the proposed future operating model, including a greater CMS role in lead development, prioritization, and direction of investigations. We encourage commenters to recommend innovative approaches for accomplishing the objectives within that framework and to identify where the framework creates risk. Within that framework, responses should not be constrained by traditional policies and processes, such as those in the current Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) Statements of Work or the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. We have also developed a list of specific questions for which we are seeking input; however, all ideas are welcome. Please note that this RFI is for informational purposes only, and no contract will be awarded as a result. A firm or organization�s response to the RFI?�or lack thereof�will have no impact on the evaluation of responses to any subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Solicitation released. Responses will be used solely for information and planning purposes. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Request. 1.2 RFI Contact We have designated the following individual to serve as the official point of contact for this RFI. This individual is the only authorized contact permitted to communicate on behalf of CMS about this RFI. Jennifer Kuhn, Contracting Officer Office of Acquisition and Grant Management/ CMS Jennifer.Kuhn@cms.hhs.gov 1.3 Submission Details Please submit ONLY your completed Attachment 3.2, Request for Information � Interested Vendor Response, via email to the RFI point of contact no later than 11 AM EST on November 4, 2026. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR CAPABILITY STATEMENTS. 2. Information Requested Interested Vendors are asked to complete the attached fillable PDF (Attachment 3.2, Request for Information � Interested Vendor Response). Vendors must complete all entity related information, but may respond to some or all questions. Please note that there is a 4,000-character limitation for each question. Following review of the RFI responses, CMS reserves the right to follow-up with individual respondents to further discuss information provided in their submissions and obtain additional industry feedback relevant to the Fraud Defense Contracts. 3. Attachments 3.1 Draft Fraud Defense Contracts Statement of Objectives 3.2 Request for Information � Interested Vendor Response

Who won similar work

874 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Health and Human Services (all)), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.15$23.1MSep 9, 2026
LACREEK DEVELOPMENT CORP14$24.3MAug 5, 2026
LYDAY CONSTRUCTION LLC14$508KSep 2, 2026
BIGHORN RIDGERUNNERS, LLC10$2.2MJul 27, 2026
Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC7$110.0MSep 22, 2026
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE Durham NC 27709 USA6$1.5B + 1 sharedOct 5, 2026
GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC6$967KSep 11, 2026
Tywell Builders LLC6$60KJun 10, 2025
POLOLEI SOLUTIONS, LLC5$3.3MJul 21, 2026
ALKO ENTERPRISES INC5$2.6MApr 27, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 252 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.