Write with Gemini 4 Hydrogen — ~40% less drafting time and over 5× fewer fabricated claims.

OpenSolicitation 75D30127R95191

NCHS/Division of Vital Statistics ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Coding Services IDIQ

Buyer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Place of performance
On-site at NCHS facilities or primarily via telework (offsite), subject to COR and NCHS Confidentiality Officer approval
Submission deadline
Nov 24, 2026

Draft your response

Create a free account to draft a response using this RFP and your company documents.

1 proposal a month on Free · No credit card required

Write proposal for this RFP
Team preparing a proposal together
0 of 5 free RFP views today

What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks a contractor to provide offsite vital statistics data and ICD-10 cause-of-death coding services for the NCHS Division of Vital Statistics. The selected vendor will manually code records rejected by the automated system or selected for quality control on an ongoing basis, starting within one week of award, while managing all staffing, annual webcast refresher training, and production standards. This procurement is a 100% 8(a) small business set-aside under a $21.5 million size standard, restricted to onshore U.S. organizations, and will be awarded as a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed-rate task orders. Prospective offerors must submit questions by November 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET, and proposals by November 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The agency will evaluate proposals using an adjectival-rating methodology focused on technical approach, including a project plan, and similar experience from three recent projects.

Scope of work

  • Manually code causes of death on mortality and fetal death records for NVSS
  • Code records rejected through the automated coding system
  • Perform quality-control review, correction, and automated-system validation
  • Submit a written Transition-In Plan within one week after contract award
  • Provide sufficient qualified personnel to begin performance within one week of award
  • Maintain continuity of services during personnel turnover and workload fluctuations
  • Complete annual refresher training via webcast for all coders
  • Comply with NCHS security, HHS PIV card, and MedCoder access requirements

How proposals are evaluated

CriterionWeight / scoring
Staffing PlanNot specified
Similar ExperienceNot specified
Management PlanNot specified
Technical ApproachNot specified
Cost/PriceNot specified

Minimum qualifications

  • 8(a) Small Business under NAICS 561499 ($21.5M size standard)
  • Onshore (USA Organization Only)
  • Three similar experience project references within the past three years
  • Contractor employees must obtain an HHS PIV card and government-issued equipment
  • Compliance with Service Contract Labor Standards statute
  • Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) for designated contractor employees

Documents to include with your response

  • Signed SF 1449 (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items)
  • Volume I: Technical Proposal (Cover Page, Table of Contents, CVs/Resumes, Technical Factors)
  • Project Plan (Appendix to Volume I)
  • Volume II: Business/Price Proposal with Completed Pricing Schedule
  • Detailed Pricing Information and supporting documentation

How to submit

Method
Electronic via email to the Contracting Officer Points of Contact
Instructions
Submit Volume I Technical Proposal (maximum 10 pages, excluding cover page, resumes, and Project Plan appendix; 8.5 x 11-inch, 12-point font, 1-inch margins) and Volume II Business Proposal (unlimited pages).
Write proposal for this RFP