JUSTIFICATION FOR AN EXCEPTION TO FAIR OPPORTUNITY - Fee For Service Data Collection System Bridge Contract (FFSDCS Bridge) Extension Modification

This is a Task Order for one year (with three months of optional transition) of IT System Development and Support Services to create and maintain a large data collection system for several types of Medicare data. The proposed modification will modify the POP to add one additional year. Known as the Fee for Service Data Collection System (FFSDCS), this system collects three types of data; Clinical laboratory data, Part B drug information, and survey data from Ambulance providers. Although each module is independent, they share a common backbone infrastructure. This data collection system currently collects private payer data from Medicare Part B applicable clinical laboratories that manufacture laboratory tests that are paid on the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) as required by The