Cloud Onboarding, Migration, Engineering, and Training (COMET)

SOL #: 260821Justification

Overview

Buyer

Health And Human Services
Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
OFC OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGMT
BALTIMORE, MD, 21244, United States

Place of Performance

St James, MD

NAICS

No NAICS code specified

PSC

Support Services For It Management To Include Enterprise Architecture (Ea), Financial Management, And Strategic Planning. Ea Includes Services Supporting Business, Information, Application And Technical Architecture To Drive Standardization, Integration And Efficiency Among Business Technology Solutions. Financial Management Includes Services Involved In The Planning, Budgeting, Spend Management And Chargeback Of It Expenditures And The Costing Of It Products And Services. It Management And Strategic Planning Include Senior Professional And Administrative Support Services Facilitating Centralized It Strategy And Planning. (DF01)

Set Aside

No set aside specified

Timeline

1
Posted
Jun 4, 2026

Qualification Details

Fit reasons
  • NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
  • Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
  • Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
  • Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

Quick Summary

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the Department of Health and Human Services, has published a Limited-Sources Justification for the Cloud Onboarding, Migration, Engineering, and Training (COMET) program. This justification details the rationale for extending the current contract with Samtek, Inc. for an additional 12 months to ensure continuity of critical cloud services.

Scope of Work

The COMET program involves essential cloud services including onboarding, migration, engineering, and training. The extension aims to maintain these services without disruption while CMS finalizes requirements for a future, competitive contract. The incumbent contractor, Samtek, Inc., possesses specialized expertise crucial for this continuity.

Contract & Timeline

  • Type: Limited-Sources Justification (for a 12-month contract extension)
  • Duration: 12-month extension for existing services
  • Set-Aside: None specified
  • Published: June 4, 2026

Additional Notes

This notice is FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY and explains the government's intent to extend an existing contract. It highlights the risks associated with service disruption and the need to maintain operational stability. Upon completion of this extension, CMS anticipates a future competitive award for these services, signaling an upcoming opportunity for other vendors. Interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for future solicitations.

People

Points of Contact

Candace StrakerPRIMARY
Candace.Straker@cms.hhs.gov
4107688174
Sheila RomanSECONDARY
Sheila.Roman1@cms.hhs.gov
4107866020

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