SoftDev Incorporated

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Monday, July 3rd, 2017

SoftDev Welcomes Tim Hesse, Director of Operations

The SoftDev family is pleased to announce and welcome our newest team member, Tim Hesse, as our Director of Operations. Tim will focus on operational strategy implementation and administration to ensure the achievement of SoftDev’s organizational goals and objectives. He will direct operations to function in conjunction with business growth, introduction of new operational systems, meeting organizational financial objectives, and meeting organizational goals in relation to quality and timely delivery of products or services.

Before officially joining SoftDev on July 3, 2017, Tim contracted with SoftDev to implement organizational process improvements. For 20 years, Tim has progressed in the software quality assurance field supporting Medicare systems. He has served as a Team Lead, Manager, and Director of testing and business analyst teams. Tim has a long-standing history and reputation for process improvement, quality assurance, and consistently getting work done.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Science degree with summa cum laude honors at the North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Welcome to the team, Tim. SoftDev is happy to have you and look forward to being a part of your future success!

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Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

SoftDev Awarded a GSA Schedule 70 Contract

SoftDev Incorporated (SoftDev), a HUBZone and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business, announces that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded the company a new IT Schedule 70 contract. This Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) gives agencies direct access to carefully vetted and proven vendors who offer information technology products and expert services to implement and manage them. SoftDev has supported federal agencies and customers since 2000 with program and project management, software engineering and software development, data analytics and reporting, and help desk services. In addition to the company’s existing contracts, the GSA Schedule 70 gives agencies streamlined access to SoftDev capabilities.

“SoftDev is proud to now offer specialized services through the GSA,” said Robin Kaiser, President and CEO. “This Schedule 70 contract will expand our ability to work with federal, state and local agencies, and offers fast and affordable access to our consulting services. I am proud of our Team for this tremendous win, and it demonstrates the excellence of our past and current performance history, management processes, financial stability, and customer satisfaction,” said Mrs. Kaiser.

SoftDev offerings are available on the GSA IT Schedule 70 under contract # GS-35F-377GA for the following Special Item Numbers (SINs):

SIN 132-51 Information Technology Professional Services
SIN 132-56 Health Information Technology Services

Agencies can obtain information about SoftDev’s GSA Schedule 70 contract services by contacting the company directly at SoftDev’s Sales Department.

You can also visit SoftDev’s GSAAdvantage! site.

SoftDev is a CMMI Maturity Level 3 rated organization, SBA-certified HUBZone and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). Founded in 1999, SoftDev provides project/program management, software development and testing, data management, help desk, quality assurance, and training solutions to public and private sector customers. SoftDev is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Friday, December 23rd, 2016

CMS Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC) Award

SoftDev Incorporated (SoftDev) today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, selected SoftDev Incorporated for the Strategic Partners Acquisition Readiness Contract (SPARC) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle.

Under the contract, SoftDev will engage CMS and other Federal agencies on strategic, technical and program management advice, guidance, and support services to facilitate the modernization of business processes and supporting systems such as the Federal Healthcare Exchange and Medicare/Medicaid information technology systems.

The SPARC IDIQ contract is a five-year base contract with a five-year option period valued up to a $25 billion ceiling amount. All task orders less than $29 million are reserved for the small business pool. SoftDev is one of the four HUBZone, 28 Woman Owned, and 54 Small Business contractors selected as a prime contractor.

“As a current CMS contractor, we are excited to expand our efforts as a strategic partner in providing innovative, cost effective and efficient solutions to meet CMS’ mission of healthcare coverage and quality care for beneficiaries,” said Robin Kaiser, SoftDev’s President/CEO.

SoftDev provides large system project/program management, business analysis, requirements management, software development, testing, help desk, data management, systems training, and quality control. SoftDev has supported CMS with national healthcare projects since 2000.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, SoftDev is a leading national healthcare IT company. SoftDev is a SBA-certified HUBZone and Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).

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Friday, December 23rd, 2016

SoftDev New Location Announcement

Effective April 1st, SoftDev’s new office location is:

3200 Spring Forest Road, Ste. 200

Raleigh, NC 27616-2812

SoftDev’s main office number and fax number has also changed.

Phone: (919) 246-4390

Fax: (919) 246-4399

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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

SoftDev Awarded $7.7M CMS CDDS Contract

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded SoftDev Incorporated (“SoftDev”) the CROWN Data Discrepancy Support (CDDS) contract. The CDDS contract is sponsored by the Quality Improvement Group’s Division of ESRD, Population and Community Health within the Centers for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS.

The CDDS contract is a 4-year contract that provides specialized expertise to analyze and resolve data quality issues, generate and distribute data quality reports, and improve the integrity of data from Medicare dialysis facilities to the CMS’ CROWNWeb system. SoftDev will receive and resolve Tier 3 help desk tickets on data discrepancies and perform data quality activities on End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medicare beneficiary data. SoftDev will prepare and maintain technical user support documentation related to data discrepancy prevention and resolutions in the form of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), manuals, and FAQs.

SoftDev held the previous CDDS contract from October 2010 through October 2013.

About SoftDev:

SoftDev is a CMMI Maturity Level 3 rated organization and a HUBZone-certified, economically disadvantaged woman-owned (EDWOSB) small business. Founded in 1999, SoftDev provides project/program management, software development and testing, and data management solutions to public and private sector customers. SoftDev is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

SoftDev Re-appraised at CMMI Level 3

SoftDev Incorporated (SoftDev) today announced that it has been re-appraised at Level 3 of CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®. The appraisal was performed by Leigh Riley with Acme Process Group.

CMMI® is a capability improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance.

An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a “defined” level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools, and methods. The organization’s set of standard processes, which is the basis for maturity level 3, is established and improved overtime.

Robin Kaiser, SoftDev’s President and CEO, defined the achievement “as a key milestone in SoftDev’s ongoing and future successes. SoftDev is committed to quality-driven solutions for our customers and our CMMI maturity level 3 rating further demonstrates our quality practices for software solutions.”

About SoftDev Incorporated

Founded in 1999, SoftDev Incorporated is a SBA-certified HUBZone, Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and IT consulting firm fueled by innovation and technical competencies. SoftDev is a federal government prime contractor providing services for national programs. SoftDev specializes in resolving complex issues spanning any degree of hardware and software performance. We are a full-service IT company and a trusted implementer of business solutions for government and commercial customers.

About CMMI

The CMMI® Institute, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, is dedicated to elevating organizational performance through best-in-class solutions to real-world challenges. The Institute is the home of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® for Development, Services, and Acquisition; the People Capability Maturity Model; and the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM)SM, which are capability improvement models that create high-performance, high-maturity cultures. The models are used in thousands of organizations worldwide to deliver business results that serve as differentiators in the global market.

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Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

SoftDev Awarded Dept of Education, Federal Student Aid Subcontract

SoftDev Incorporated was awarded a subcontract with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in support of the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid (FSA), for the Front End Business Integration (FEBI) Operations contract. The FEBI contractor provides complete end-to-end services to support the $110 billion per year Federal Student Aid programs, including application software development, database management, fulfillment, and customer support. SoftDev performs Business Analyst tasks to develop computer systems specifications that address business requirements that fit with the customer’s system architecture standards.

About SoftDev:

SoftDev is a CMMI Maturity Level 3 rated organization and a HUBZone-certified, economically disadvantaged woman-owned (EDWOSB) small business. Founded in 1999, SoftDev provides project/program management, software development and testing, data management, help desk, quality assurance, and training solutions to public and private sector customers. SoftDev is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Monday, September 29th, 2014

SoftDev Recognized as a Top 10 Small Business to Partner with on the CMS ESD II IDIQ

SoftDev Incorporated is excited to be recognized as one of the Top 10 Small Businesses to partner with in the upcoming multi-billion dollar CMS Enterprise System Development (ESD) II IDIQ contract based on a research article published by G2Xchange, LLC. Review the article and listing posted in the “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Enterprise System Development (ESD) II” LinkedIn group.

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

SoftDev Appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3

SoftDev is extremely proud to announce that we have been appraised and received a rating for CMMI Maturity Level 3.

CMMI is a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. An appraisal at Maturity Level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a “defined” level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools, and methods. The organization’s set of standard processes, which is the basis for Maturity Level 3, is established and improved overtime.

SoftDev is committed to quality-driven solutions for our customers and our CMMI Maturity Level 3 rating further demonstrates our quality practices for software solutions.

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

SoftDev is Subcontractor on HHS CMS Award of MIDS

SoftDev is Subcontractor on HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Award of Measure and Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) IDIQ.

The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Measure and Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) IDIQ contract awards to several companies. The MIDS program will promote the quality of healthcare by emphasizing major strategies for evaluating and improving care. Under multiple task orders, the contractors will assist CMS in developing, testing, refining, revising, maintaining, implementing, and publicly reporting quality healthcare-specific measures.

SoftDev is pleased to be able to apply our expertise in measurement management, meaningful use, informatics reporting, and integration with Electronic Health Records in support of the MIDS contract and mission of CMS and the Affordable Care Act of improving the quality of care for all Americans.

The development and use of clinical quality measures remains a critical healthcare priority and the tool of choice for improving quality of care at the national, community and facility levels. The MIDS contract provides a vehicle to objectively evaluate and promote quality of care within the Federal quality reporting programs by aligning with the Measures Management Blueprint—a comprehensive and structured process for developing and maintaining evidence-based clinical quality measures (CQMs), including electronic CQMs, based on Electronic Health Records.