SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- 9th SOW for In-State QIO Contracts
- Notice Date
- 1/3/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 9thSOWInStateQIOs-NAHC
- Response Due
- 3/11/2008
- Point of Contact
- Naomi Haney-Ceresa, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-1607, Fax 410-786-9088, - Brian Hebbel, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-5159, Fax 410-786-9088
- E-Mail Address
-
NHaneyceresa@cms.hhs.gov, BHebbel@cms.hhs.gov
- Description
- On December 28, 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an announcement in the Federal Register (Vol. 72, No. 248) informing industry of the states in which there are no In-State Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) (formerly known as Peer Review Organizations (PROs). These states are: Maine, Vermont, Idaho and Wyoming (Please note for the States of Alaska and South Carolina refer to the Fed Biz Opps Notice published on January 2, 2008 for Solicitation Number CMS-2007-QIO9thSOW-NAHC). CMS is soliciting proposals from qualified In-State QIOs for these states. To quality as an In-State QIO, an organization must meet the definition of Section 1153(i)(3) of the Social Security Act which states, that an In-State organization is an organization that has its primary place of business in the State in which review will be conducted (or, which is owned by a parent corporation the headquarters of which is located in such state). To be eligible for a QIO contract, an organization must satisfactorily demonstrate physician-sponsorship or physician-access as defined in Sections 1152 and 1153 of the Act at the time its proposal is submitted. In addition, an organization must not be a health care facility, health care facility association, health care facility affiliate or payor organization; and must have a consumer representative on its governing board. QIOs are responsible for review of certain health care services furnished under Title XVIII of the Act in addition to working to improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Each QIO is responsible for meeting all requirements as defined in the RFP and resultant contract. The period of performance will be for three (3) years. The RFP is anticipated to be released on the Federal Business Opportunities website on January 18, 2008. Industry is further informed that in the event there are no qualified In-State QIOs eligible to respond to the RFP for the States of Maine, Vermont, Idaho and Wyoming, CMS will only consider proposals from the QIOs who currently hold the 8th SOW contract for these states.
- Record
- SN01478463-W 20080105/080103223432 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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