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To facilitate contracting with federal government clients, L&M has been awarded CMS SBRAD, CMS CRC, AHRQ PEATOC IDIQ, and HRSA Evaluation Studies IDIQ contracts. L&M has also been awarded a GSA Multiple Awards Schedule.
L&M is a women- and minority-owned health policy research firm and an 8(a) graduate.
General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Awards Schedule
Period of Performance: June 5, 2020 to June 14, 2025
Through the GSA Multiple Awards Schedule, L&M Policy Research can perform a wide range of qualitative and quantitative market research on public and private health care issues, along with health services management and operations:
- Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business
Program and Project Management Services (SIN 541611)
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Marketing Consulting Services (SIN 541613)
- Marketing Research and Analysis (SIN 541910)
Contract #47QRAA20D0072
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Woman-Owned Small Business
L&M is a Minority -Owned Business, a Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), and an 8(a) graduate.
AHRQ Planning, Evaluation, and Analysis (PEATOC) IDIQ Contract
Period of Performance: April 1, 2014 to March 29, 2019
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) awarded L&M an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to perform a range of research tasks supporting the agency’s planning and evaluation work. Task order work issued under this contract may include:
- Evaluation design studies and program evaluations
- Economic, cost-benefit, and other types of cost-related analyses
- Legal and policy analyses
- Actuarial analyses
- Customer satisfaction surveys and other agency performance information collection efforts
- Internal management and organizational studies
Under this contract, L&M has been awarded multiple evaluation projects.
HRSA Evaluation Studies IDIQ Contract
Period of Performance: September 27, 2019 to September 26, 2024
L&M holds an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide evaluation activities in support of Bureaus and Offices within HRSA. These activities may include evaluation studies, evaluation and information syntheses, policy and environmental assessments, development, implementation, analyzing the implementation of best practices as a result of a quality improvement projects, and assessment of evaluation capacity building activities, and the development and implementation of performance measurement tools and data systems.
CMS Small Business Research and Demonstration (SBRAD) IDIQ Contract
Period of Performance: May 12, 2011 to May 11, 2020
L&M holds an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with CMS to perform research supporting or evaluating a range of CMS programs and activities. The task orders issued under this contract mechanism are expected to include:
- Policy analysis and evaluation related to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Demonstration design, development, implementation, evaluation, and analysis
- Measures analyses and development
- Survey design and administration
- Data collection and analyses
Under SBRAD, L&M has been awarded multiple large scare evaluation and policy research contracts.
CMS Consumer Research and Communications (CRC) IDIQ Contract
Period of Performance: September 15, 2017 to September 14, 2022.
L&M currently holds an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support the implementation and assessment of CMS communication efforts.
L&M has been awarded the following CRC task order contract:
- “Consumer Research to Support Marketplace Tools, Outreach, and Education Programs.” The contract includes consumer and usability testing of wireframes, Web tool prototypes, and live website for the Health Insurance Marketplace (www.HealthCare.gov); testing of outreach and educational materials; formative research with potential users of HealthCare.gov; survey analyses; and message, terminology, concept, and creative testing to inform the development of outreach and education strategies. The results of the research will inform a comprehensive synthesis and recommendations report to assist CMS in developing the tools on the Marketplace.
Sub-Contractual Arrangements
Current and Recent Projects:
CMS Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) 2 IDIQ Contract
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) 2 IDIQ
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Quality Measures Management and Support for the Quality Payment Program (QMMS)
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Prime Contractor: Mathematica Policy Research
CMS Research, Measurement, Assessment, Design, and Analysis (RMADA) IDIQ Contract
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Evaluation of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Investment Model (AIM)
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Prime Contractor: Abt Associates
Evaluation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Supportive Services Demonstration
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Prime Contractor: Abt Associates
External Quality Review Organization
- Client: District of Columbia, Department of Health Care Finance
- Prime Contractor: Qlarant Quality Solutions
Health Equity Innovation Incubator
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (OMH)
- Prime Contractor: National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Implementation of the HEDIS Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS)
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Prime Contractor: National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Measure & Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) IDIQ
- Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services