SAIC awarded $78 million contract from CMS for new ID systems

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) was recently awarded a prime contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Enterprise Remote Identity Proofing (ERIP) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Credential Services to support CMS in providing this Enterprise Service. The contract has a one year base period of performance, four one-year options and a total value of $78 million, if all options are exercised. SAIC will develop an infrastructure for solving key challenges in identity proofing and authentication requirements of CMS programs.