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Leidos awarded $102M Medicare and Medicaid Services contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Leidos was awarded a prime contract and three subcontracts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) totaling approximately $102 million, the company said in a statement.

The prime contract will support the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Infrastructure and User Services Group (IUSG). The firm-fixed-price, time and materials prime contract has a five-year period of performance, including an eight-month base period, and an estimated value of $79 million.

Leidos was also awarded three subcontract positions to support CMS’ Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (Quality Data Analytics Services Task Order), the Marketplace Information Technology Group within the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (Marketplace Service Desk) as well as the Office of Information Technology (Enterprise Portal Services).

[Image courtesy: CMS]

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