Definitive contract · 75FCMC26C0007
CMS AI contract to Epathusa (75FCMC26C0007)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Department of Health and Human Services) signed a definitive contract with Epathusa on 27 Feb 2026 for: The purpose of this requisition is to test the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as optical character recognition (OCR), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), among others, and… $2.29M obligated, $4.28M ceiling.
In context
Across 411 awards- Ranks 11 of 20 HHS awards in this ledger by obligated dollars, 2.5% of the agency's $90.3M.
- Epathusa's only award in this ledger.
- 53% of the $4.28M ceiling is obligated, leaving $2M in options not yet exercised.
- Period of performance: 12 months, one of 101 AI awards signed in FY2026.
Award record
Source per value- Award IDThe PIID for contracts and IDVs, the FAIN for grants and cooperative agreements, exactly as USAspending.gov lists it.
- 75FCMC26C00071
- Action dateDate the award was signed (contracts and IDVs) or the base action date (assistance), from the USAspending.gov award record.
- 2026-02-271
- Fiscal yearFederal fiscal year of the action date. FY2025 runs 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025.
- FY20261
- AgencyTop-tier awarding agency, as named by USAspending.gov.
- Department of Health and Human Services1
- Sub-agencyAwarding sub-tier agency (for example Department of the Army inside the Department of Defense). Empty when it equals the agency.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services1
- RecipientThe contractor or grantee on the award, as registered in SAM.gov and shown by USAspending.gov.
- Epathusa, Inc.1
- Award typeThe award vehicle. Contracts and orders spend money; IDIQs, BPAs and GWACs are vehicles that orders are placed against; grants and cooperative agreements are financial assistance.
- Definitive contract1
- Obligated $Total federal dollars obligated on the award to date (sum of all actions, including de-obligations). This is money committed, not a ceiling.
- $2,285,5391
- Ceiling $Base and all options value: the most the contract or IDV can reach if every option is exercised. A ceiling is not spending; never add it to obligations. Empty for grants.
- $4,280,7581
- Performance startStart of the period of performance.
- 2026-03-011
- Performance endCurrent end of the period of performance (or last date to order for an IDV).
- 2027-02-281
- Potential endEnd date if every option is exercised, when it differs from the current end.
- 2028-02-291
- PSCProduct or Service Code on the latest contract action, with its official description.
- DA01: IT and telecom - business application/application development support services (labor)1
- NAICSNAICS industry code on the latest contract action, with its description.
- 541519: Other computer related services1
- Award descriptionThe award description as the agency entered it, cut at about 420 characters.
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUISITION IS TO TEST THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR), MACHINE LEARNING (ML), NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP), AMONG OTHERS, AND THEIR VIABILITY WITH MEDICAL REC1
- CompetitionExtent competed on the latest contract action.
- Full and open competition1
- Offers received offersNumber of offers the agency reports receiving.
- 11
- PricingType of contract pricing (firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, time and materials...).
- Firm fixed price1
Source
- USAspending.gov award 75FCMC26C0007 accessed 2026-11-11
Obligated is money committed to date. Ceiling is the base-and-all-options value: the most the award can reach. The two are never added.
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