Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been selected to provide intelligent automation / artificial intelligence (IAAI) services to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Program Support Center (PSC).
A five-year indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract valued at $49 million, the IAAI contract will provide the PSC with a range of next-generation technologies, enabling the Department to transform business processes and enhance mission delivery in the federal government.
Through the contract, Accenture Federal Services (AFS) will compete for task orders for the piloting, testing and implementation of advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, natural language processing and robotic process automation.
“It’s a great honor to be selected by the HHS Program Support Center to provide breakthrough solutions that meet the Departments’ emerging technology needs under the IAAI contract,” said Greg Adler, who leads Accenture Federal Services’ (AFS) work across Health and Human Services. “AFS draws upon Accenture’s vast commercial experience in AI and health to identify and implement new capabilities that support the Departments’ goals to fundamentally transform, enhance and deliver public sector healthcare.”
To accelerate PSC’s modernization priorities, AFS will leverage the newly expanded Accenture Federal Digital Studio, a collaborative environment where AFS professionals use the ground-breaking service design principles of Fjord, Accenture Interactive’s design and innovation unit, to help clients across all sectors of the federal government create citizen-and user-centric solutions. Among the capabilities of the Digital Studio are:
- The Discovery Lab, a FedRAMP certified platform as a service that brings together leading data science and modeling capabilities to help government solve its most intractable challenges; and
- the AI Innovation Hub, which allows clients to see how a mix of AI capabilities can be used to advance what’s possible and drive business breakthroughs.
AFS currently works on several HHS contracts, including as the prime development contractor responsible for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Federally Facilitated Marketplace technical architecture and operations for Healthcare.gov.
About Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, Virginia. Accenture’s federal business has served every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations. Learn more at www.accenturefederal.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 477,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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