2007.10.10 - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

10.10.2007, Bethesda, MD, USA – Argosy Omnimedia, Inc. (North Bethesda, MD) has announced a federal subcontact award as an IBM team member for CMS Enterprise System Development (ESD) contract

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded the $4 billion Enterprise Systems Development (ESD) contract.  Argosy is a Small Business partner on IBM’s ESD contract. IBM is one of 16 prime contractors selected by CMS after a rigorous and comprehensive competitive procurement.

Argosy has been an e-Business, Healthcare and Life Sciences Business Partner of IBM since 2001. Argosy was selected by IBM based on Argosy's depth and breadth of experience in healthcare information security and e-Business development. 

CMS will use the contract to acquire information technology over the next 10 years as the agency modernizes Medicare and Medicaid services and attempts to improve health care quality and reduce costs. The ESD Service Model covers systems development and integration, system and application engineering and technical support to improve the automated systems and agencywide applications of the Health and Human Services Department. With the development of its Enterprise Data Centers and a Common Enterprise Infrastructure, CMS wants a common approach to system and software development and a contracting vehicle that provides for these services. The contract supports CMS’ Integrated IT Investment and System Life Cycle Framework, a uniform approach for IT systems development and the CMS IT Modernization Program and initiatives. Argosy’s continued work with CMS as a Small Business subcontractor enables Argosy to bring a unique information security and e-Business development perspective to the Medicare Administrative Contractor community.

Argosy Omnimedia, Inc. (“Argosy”) is an enterprise information technology consulting firm focused on e-Business, cybersecurity, information assurance and privacy, custom software development and integration. Since the formation of the company in 1997, Argosy has been engaged by over 100 clients throughout the public and private sectors of Healthcare, Life Sciences, Retail, Investment/Finance, Chemicals, Energy, Entertainment, Airline, and Digital Media to lead or support enterprise IT initiatives and projects. Argosy has built a strong track record in applying IBM, Microsoft, Sun, Oracle, and Java technology to help clients address their mission critical business and research needs and enabling them to exceed their business objectives. Argosy’s information management and technology development practice encompasses a full range of services of the information technology (IT) life-cycle beginning with business concept development and expanding into comprehensive turn-key, secure, implementation of IT systems through end-to-end project management ownership.
 

For more information, contact:

Rob Montgomery
6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

301.816.9373(O)
240.597.0834 (F)
rob.montgomery@argoc.com