SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- State Health Insurance Assistance Programs - Resource Center
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-CMS-SHIP-2006
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award a contract to perform a ?Resource Center? role in support of fifty-four (54) State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), the SHIP Steering Committee (SHIP representative body), and CMS Center for Beneficiary Choices (SHIP Grant Administrator). The Resource Center will be required to provide services in the areas of program development and support, communication infrastructure, best practice identification and dissemination, peer to peer program administration information, training education, and administrative support. The Resource Center should demonstrate knowledge and experience with the SHIP program or other federally regulated volunteer or community-based consumer education program. As a Resource Center, the following functions are examples of the type of work that may need to be performed under this project (not limited to this list): 1. SHIP Program Development and Support, including the following: a. Assistance with questions on Medicare and other issues specific to the SHIP Program b. Solicitation and dissemination of SHIP-prepared training, information, and outreach materials for dissemination c. Development of program support materials, including examples of unique and innovative counseling, training, outreach or program strategies d. Development of innovative forums to facilitate peer to peer communication and information sharing. 2. SHIP Special Projects ? facilitate intensive training / support opportunities to improve SHIP performance in a specific program area. 3. Information Management and Communication with SHIPs, including the following: a. Overall content management of the SHIP website (www.shiptalk.org) b. Development and dissemination of a weekly communication product to inform SHIPs of items relevant to program needs. 4. Training Support, including the following: a. Development and implementation of a comprehensive orientation program for new SHIP directors b. Group teleconference trainings to promote SHIP c. Teleconference trainings to promote SHIP program development d. Local SHIP training support on the SHIP National Performance Reporting system, the SHIP website, and Resource Center services. 5. Administrative support to the SHIP Steering Committee and SHIP Partnership. 6. Coordination of annual meeting, including the annual SHIP Steering Committee meeting, annual SHIP Partnership meeting, and SHIP Annual Training National Conference. This procurement will be a full and open competition. It is anticipated that this competition will result in one award. The period of performance will be a base year plus four one (1) year options. The NAICS code applicable to this procurement is 541611 with a size standard of $6.0 Million. A formal solicitation package will be available on or about October 14, 2005. Questions related to this synopsis should be directed to Chip Farmer (410) 786-1997 or Edward.Farmer@cms.hhs.gov
- Record
- SN00898286-W 20050921/050919211701 (fbodaily.com)
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