Description
The Veterans Health Administration is conducting market research for a five‑year actuarial support contract that will provide comprehensive health‑care enrollment, utilization, and cost forecasting for the VA. The effort includes maintaining and enhancing the Enrollee Health Care Projection Model (EHCPM), delivering up to 1,000 annual deliverables, and providing extensive training, briefings, and transparency tools for VA leadership and oversight bodies. The contractor must supply 35,000‑40,000 consulting hours per year, with surge capacity of 1,500‑3,500 hours each month, and be able to deploy senior actuaries (FSA/ASA) and SAS programmers, as well as travel to Washington, D.C. for on‑site support.
• Scope: Full‑cycle actuarial modeling (enrollment, utilization, cost) for a 21‑year horizon, plus specialty models (CHAMPVA, PCAFC, newborn care, mental‑health, etc.).
• Workload: ~1,000 deliverables per year, 35‑40 k consulting hours annually, monthly surge of 1.5‑3.5 k hours, six on‑site visits to D.C. each year.
• Personnel: Senior actuaries (FSA/ASA) with ≥5 years health‑care experience, SAS/SQL programmers, and a program manager; all must meet federal security clearance requirements.