Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awards National Government Services the Virtual Data Center National Data Warehouse Hosting contract
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - National Government Services has been awarded the Virtual Data Center (VDC) National Data Warehouse (NDW) Hosting contract from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This single-award task order has a total contract value of $6.6M over a one-year base period and four option years. As the prime contractor, the company will provide secure hosting, operations and maintenance, as well as conduct analysis of the NDW’s Final Integration Test (FIT) environment to vet data/system changes prior to production.
The NDW serves 1-800-MEDICARE and Federally Facilitated Marketplace call centers and is CMS’ central repository for capturing, aggregating and analyzing information and experiences in the customer service call centers related to Medicare beneficiaries and health exchange consumers. In this new role, National Government Services will ensure reliable and consistent access to the NDW test and production environments from its ENERGY STAR and Uptime Tier III certified data center in Shelbyville, KY.
"National Government Services continually seeks out ways to bring more advanced services to America’s health care organizations, which ultimately creates efficiencies and generates cost savings,” said Andrew Conn, Interim Chief Operating Officer for National Government Services. “Over the years, we have gained significant expertise in health data management, including our Next Generation Desktop program. We will proudly add NDW to our program roster and provide CMS with best-in-class secure hosting and support services."
About National Government Services, Inc.
For more than 50 years, National Government Services has been a trusted partner and innovative leader in federal health care contracting. Employing approximately 1,700 associates, National Government Services is committed to providing robust health information technology and administrative services. As a Medicare contractor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), National Government Services processes more than 225 million Medicare claims and administers benefits of approximately $79 billion from the Medicare Trust Fund annually. . Additional information about National Government Services is available at www.ngsservices.com.
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