Federal Procurement Forecast

ESRD Help Desk

Department of Health and Human Services

Forecast overview

Subagency
CMS
NAICS
541512
Program office
75M002

ESRD Help Desk Re-compete: The Automated Plan Payment System (APPS) is the system that CMS uses to calculate, validate and process prospective monthly payments in advance to Medicare Advantage Plans, Prescription Drug Sponsors, and various demonstrations and other plan types. CMS is required by law to make monthly payments to Plans and Sponsors. The Contractor is responsible for assisting in the correction of ESRD data when a plan reports an incorrect payment. The APPS is the focal point core system for processing monthly plan payments and is key to ensuring that these multi-billion dollar payments can be made accurately and on time.

Related federal terms

  • NAICS — North American Industry Classification System

Acquisition timeline

Pre-solicitation timing from agency forecast sources. Estimated dates are planning data, not confirmed solicitation schedules.

Last verified on RFPCapture
2026-08-31
Estimated award
6/2025 (agency estimate)
Expected period of performance end
6/2025 (agency estimate)

Market context

NAICS market
NAICS 541512
Active contractors in this market
5 with relevant federal experience

Contractors with relevant federal experience

Relevance is based on public federal activity, including award history, agency relationships, opportunities, NAICS, and PSC. Inclusion does not indicate bidding intent, incumbency, or that the contractor is pursuing this forecast.

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Source

Source
HHS SBCX Forecast Export
Source file
Forecast.csv
Official source
Agency forecast source
Last verified
2026-08-31

Agency-published contact: · evelyn.dixon1@cms.hhs.gov

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