SPARC is a 10-year contract is CMS' primary vehicle for acquisition. The contract provides CMS with strategic, technical, and program management guidance and support services to facilitate the modernization of CMS business processes and supporting systems.
The contract's scope includes planning, design, development, testing, implementation, operations coordination, and maintenance for CMS’ automated systems and business application software that integrate hardware, software, and communication technologies.
SPARC is available to all departments within CMS to receive end-to-end IT system development services.