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FedScoop: HHS procures system for tracking CARES Act health care provider relief

“The Department of Health and Human Services procured a commercial data-sharing platform for tracking its pandemic relief payments and grants to health care providers, without competing the nearly $10 million contract, according to a Monday award notice.”

“HHS made the award to i3 Federal, citing the urgency of launching a cloud-based HHS CARES Data Platform to coordinate disbursements under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.”

“The award was made under the same class justification and approval (J&A) the department used to make other “emergency acquisitions” with the $30 billion in CARES Act funds — namely two Palantir contracts worth $24.9 million benefitting the HHS Protect system informing the White House coronavirus response…”

“The HHS CARES Data Platform contract is authorized for 12 months under the class J&A, which remains in place for the duration of the national emergency President Trump declared March 13 or until revoked…” Read the full article here.

Source: HHS procures system for tracking CARES Act health care provider relief – By Dave Nyczepir, July 23, 2020. FedScoop.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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