Contract Name:  8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services (STARS) III

Master Contract Number:  47QTCB21D0179

Contractor Program Manager: Michael Radomski, Client Relationship Manager, mradomski@npss-inc.com, 443.691.0345

Contracts General Contact: Contracts@npss-inc.com

Contractor DUNS/UEI Number: 968558226

Contractor CAGE Code: 6JQJ6

Overview:  8(a) STARS III, a small business set-aside GWAC, provides flexible access to customized IT solutions from a large, diverse pool of 8(a) industry partners. This next-generation GWAC builds upon the framework of 8(a) STARS II and expands capabilities for emerging technologies and outside the continental United States (OCONUS) requirements.

The 8(a) STARS III GWAC ordering period is a five-year base with one three-year option. This ordering period began on July 2, 2021.

The ceiling for 8(a) STARS III is $50 billion.

8(a) STARS III allows for fixed price, time and materials, labor-hour or a hybrid blend of these task order types.

The contract access fee for the 8(a) STARS III GWAC is 0.75%, the same as GSA Schedules.

The contract includes two sub-areas, one for emerging technology and one for OCONUS requirements.

Learn more about 8(a) STARS III:
Website Shortcut: https://www.gsa.gov/stars3

8(a) STARS III Contract [PDF – 608 KB]
8(a) STARS III Ordering Guide [PDF – 1 MB]

Contract Name:   Data Analytics Supporting Healthcare (DASH) Blanket Purchase Agreement

Department/Agency:  Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  

Contract Number:  75FCMC22A0007

Contract Administrator: Laura Suffecool, 410.258.2928, lsuffecool@npss-inc.com

DASH BPA Program Manager:  Michael Radomski, Relationship Manager, mradomski@npss-inc.com

Scope of Work:  This $500M, 5-year DASH BPA contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support CMS healthcare quality initiatives for the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ). CCSQ will procure services over 5 years to support their vision and mission for the development and implementation of a cohesive, CMS-wide approach to measuring and promoting healthcare quality across CMS’ strategic programs designed to ensure cost effective, high quality, accessible healthcare for the nation.

Under this contract, Next Phase will perform activities that put patients over paperwork and reduce burden on healthcare providers through the following tasks:

Task Area 1 – Data Management and Governance

• Centralized Data Repository (CDR) Support
• CCSQ Cloud-based Analytics Platform (CAP) Support
• Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) Strategy Support
• Enterprise Data Architecture Management
• Data Governance Support

Task Area 2 – Data Reporting and Analytics

• CCSQ BI Strategy Development & Support
• CCSQ Business Requirements Analysis & Evaluation Support
• CCSQ Data Analysis and Reporting Services Support
• Independent Data Validation Support
• Text Analytics and Natural Language Processing Support
• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Support

Task Area 3 – Coaching and Support Services

• Subject Matter Expertise Support
• Data and Analytics Coaching Services
• Electronic or Class-Based Training Program Support
• Analytic Tool Demonstrations
• Training & Collaboration Repository Support
• Data and Analytic Communications Services
• CCSQ Data and Analytics Community of Practice (COP) Support

Contract Name:   GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)

Department/Agency: General Services Administration (GSA). All Departments may place orders through this contract.

Contract Number:  GS-35F-498CA

Contract Administrator: Laura Suffecool, 410.258.2928, lsuffecool@npss-inc.com

View MAS Pricing: Price List

Link to price list is:

https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/ref_text/GS35F498CA/0VYDDK.3ROQCB_GS-35F-498CA_NPSS.PDF

Contract Name:   HHS Office of the CIO / Office of the Chief Product Officer BPA (OCIO BPA)

Department/Agency:  ALL Department of Health and Human Services Operating Divisions (HHS OPDIVs) may place orders under this contract.

Contract Number: 75P00119A00086

Contract Administrator: Laura Suffecool, 410.258.2928, lsuffecool@npss-inc.com

OCIO BPA Program Manager: Michael Radomski, Client Relationship Manager, mradomski@npss-inc.com

Scope of Work:  Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract for technical support services to support the HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Chief Product Officer. All HHS divisions may order through this BPA.

Contract Name:   Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Department/Agency:  ALL Department of Health and Human Services Operating Divisions (HHS OPDIVs) may place orders under this contract.

Contract Number:  HHSM-500-2017-00042I

Contract Administrator: Laura Suffecool, 410.258.2928, lsuffecool@npss-inc.com

Scope of Work:

Strategic, technical, and program management advice, guidance and support services to facilitate the modernization of business processes and supporting systems and their operations. These systems will include the Federal Healthcare Exchange and Medicare/Medicaid information technology systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. All HHS divisions may order through SPARC.

Contract Name:  NOAA/NESDIS Spectrum Reallocation Engineering Studies (SPRES)

Department/Agency:  Department of Commerce/NOAA

Contract Number:  DOCSP133E18CQ0017

SPRES Program Manager:  Rick Singer, rsinger@npss-inc.com

Contract Administrator: Laura Suffecool, lsuffecool@npss-inc.com

Scope of Work:  Conduct comprehensive engineering studies of federal and commercial satellite communications systems for the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (DOC/NOAA) office of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Systems (NESDIS). The goal of the engineering study is to determine the feasibility of sharing the 1675 – 1680 MHz band between the existing Federal users, consisting of NOAA and a wide range of Federal entities, and commercial carriers operating terrestrial AWS such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular technology. The comprehensive engineering study will provide a range of technical measurements and analysis to enable NOAA to make objective decisions about the ability of NESDIS and NOAA to accommodate spectrum sharing.