FACA Verbatim Transcription Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing a small‑business set‑aside RFQ (75FCMC26Q0064) for FACA Panel Support Services. The award will be a fixed‑price delivery order under a Lowest‑Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation. The contractor must provide verbatim transcription of HOP and CDLT panel audio minutes, produce meeting reports, and prepare daily recommendations summaries for each meeting. Four core tasks are required: (1) verbatim transcript, (2) meeting report, (3) daily recommendations, and (3.1) related support documents. The base period runs 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2027 with four one‑year option periods through 31 May 2030. Minimum performance includes 900 audio minutes per base year plus optional additional minutes and 16 hours of support‑document work; option periods adjust the minute allocations as listed. Technical requirements specify that transcription personnel must have at least two years’ experience accurately transcribing Medicare/medical terminology and acronyms, and must possess expert knowledge of the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule. Any software or technology used must comply with CMS CIO directives, and the contractor will obtain a CMS ID card through the Contracting Officer’s Representative. Offerors must submit a technical quote (max 5 single‑spaced pages) that details technical understanding, approach, quality‑assurance plan, personnel qualifications, and prior experience—price information is prohibited in the technical volume. All questions are due by 11 a.m. EST 22 Apr 2026; the full quote must be emailed to Contract Specialist Tennille Coombs and Contracting Officer Heather Parr‑Stewart Lang by 11 a.m. EST 30 Apr 2026. The solicitation is limited to women‑owned, economically disadvantaged, and 8(a) small businesses.

Notice ID

23a2cde6f7a349ea80d9f387a4ed013d

Solicitation Number

75FCMC26Q0064

NAICS Code

541611

Classification Code

R799