Summary
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, has issued a Sources Sought / market-research notice (Solicitation #261007) on SAM.gov for the National Provider Directory (NPD) Work Areas A and E: Ground Truth Datasets and Data Aggregation, Quality & Assurance Services. CMS is seeking information from capable vendors who can support development and maintenance of the National Provider Directory by producing/validating ground-truth provider datasets and providing data aggregation, quality, and assurance services. Responses are due by July 10, 2026, and CMS will use the input to inform its acquisition planning for these two work areas of the broader NPD effort.