RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCIT), a leading provider of information technology (IT) and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary AdvanceMed has been awarded the first task order under the $2.5 billion Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) contract. The UPIC IDIQ combines and integrates the functions of the former Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC), Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) and Medicaid Integrity Contractor (MIC) contracts into a single contract with five jurisdictions to be competed. The first task order for the Midwestern Jurisdiction, valued at $76.8 million, includes a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods.
Under this award, NCI will perform fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) detection and prevention activities for Medicare and Medicaid claims processed within the Midwestern Jurisdiction. This covers the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.
NCI will focus on analysis of managed care encounter and claims data, and coordination with appropriate partners for referral and resolution of identified issues for Medicare and Medicaid managed care FWA. NCI’s specific work will include lead screening; investigation; medical review; remedy implementation; and collaboration with CMS, federal, state and local government, law enforcement, and other CMS partners and contractors. Applying big data and advanced analytics against diverse, high-volume data sets, NCI will detect and deter risks and broader vulnerabilities resulting from historic billing approaches, payment reforms and health care innovations such as the use of electronic health records. NCI will support necessary hearings and testimony that may result from the investigations conducted. And, NCI will integrate new tools and technologies to enhance results and provide IT infrastructure support.
“NCI is proud and excited to take the lead role in the new UPIC initiative for our long-time CMS customer through the award of the UPIC Midwestern task order,” said Brian J. Clark, NCI’s president and CEO. “Combining the work of multiple contracts into the UPIC IDIQ will enable NCI to draw on its more than 17 years of experience with CMS and better support the agency in meeting its mission requirements through coordinated audits, investigations and data analyses while reducing the burden on providers. CMS anticipates this integrated and data-driven approach will lay the groundwork for fostering further program integrity coordination with other private and government payers across the entire health care industry.”
About NCI, Inc.:
NCI is a leading provider of enterprise solutions and services to U.S. defense, intelligence, health and civilian government agencies. The company has the expertise and proven track record to solve its customers’ most important and complex mission challenges through technology and innovation. NCI’s team of highly skilled professionals focuses on delivering cost-effective solutions and services in the areas of agile development and integration; cybersecurity and information assurance; engineering and logistics; big data and data analytics; IT infrastructure optimization and service management; and health and program integrity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NCI has approximately 2,000 employees operating at more than 100 locations worldwide. For more information, visit www.nciinc.com or email investor@nciinc.com. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@nciinc_) and LinkedIn.
