WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Science Applications International Corp. (SAI), or SAIC, said it was awarded a prime contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, to provide Enterprise Remote Identity Proofing and Multi-Factor Authentication 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 noted.
The company stated that its team will develop an efficient infrastructure for solving key challenges that arise in identity proofing and authentication requirements of the CMS programs. The solution integrates the latest in identity proofing and credential provisioning, minimizing the risk of fraud while leveraging a secure cloud services model, and enabling access to CMS systems using multiple devices including secure mobile access technologies, SAIC added.
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