Specialized advisory for organizations entering, competing in, or expanding within the CMS and federal health ecosystem.
Entering the CMS marketplace requires more than a good product or service—it requires understanding how the agency thinks, what it prioritizes, and when it moves. We assess your current position against CMS procurement cycles and program office priorities, identify the right opportunities, and build a clear path forward. Whether you’re a first-time federal entrant or repositioning an existing offering, we tell you what’s realistic and what it takes to get there.
CMS guidance is dense, frequently updated, and consequential. Misreading it (or missing it entirely) creates compliance gaps that surface at the worst possible moments. We translate CMS rulemaking and policy obligations into plain operational requirements your team can act on, advising on compliance pathways and flagging risk before it becomes a problem. Our Open Payments background gives us particular depth in transparency, reporting, and conflict of interest frameworks.
Federal procurement is its own discipline. Strong capabilities don’t win contracts. Strong proposals do. We work with your team on proposal strategy, compliance checklists, and narrative framing that speaks to what CMS evaluators actually care about. We also help identify teaming partners and assess your overall contracting readiness before you invest in a full pursuit.
Getting in front of the right people in a federal agency requires preparation, not just access. We develop targeted outreach plans, prepare meeting briefs, and help your team show up to program office interactions with the right framing and the right ask. We draw on an established federal network to help you build relationships that are credible and durable—not transactional.