SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Consulting for Expanded Annual Report to Congress - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical 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, Maryland, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- 221-9-3086-07
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2009
- Point of Contact
- Phillip Harrell, Phone: 410-786-8635, Louis P. Anderson, Phone: 410-786-5564
- E-Mail Address
-
phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov
(phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Technical Evaluation Criteria for Consultant for Expanded Annual CMS Report to Congress SOW and Schedule of Deliverables for Consultant for Expanded Annual CMS Report to Congress This is a Request for Quotation. A quote is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Requirement number 221-9-3086-07 is issued as a Request for Quotation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Survey and Certification Group, has a requirement for a contractor to provide consulting services that will assist CMS to comply with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) mandate to expand the annual CMS report to Congress. CMS requires the services of a consultant with expertise, knowledge, and experience with public reporting on the performance of health care organizations, analysis and summary of a variety of data sets and performance measures, and the development, writing and editing of complex, high level government documents and reports. The consultant must possess expertise in data and program analyses, and in the development and writing of high level public reports, preferably in a government setting. The consultant will assist in reporting to Congress results of CMS's oversight and validation of the accreditation process for seven recognized accrediting organizations and their fourteen accreditation programs. The government estimates a level of effort for this requirement is approximately 404 professional person hours. The period of performance for this requirement shall be September 25, 2009 through September 24, 2010. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price procurement using simplified acquisition procedures (threshold $100,000). A Statement of Work and Schedule of Deliverables has been attached. Your response must be sent electronically in MS Word format to phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov or in paper no later than 3:00pm on August 14, 2009 to Phillip Harrell, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd, Mailstop C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD 21244. Your response shall be no more than 12 pages and shall include the following: 1) A brief overview of the contractor's capabilities; 2) Past performance information (relevant experience to perform the required services); and 3) Price of the deliverables (to include hourly rates). Your response will be evaluated on a best value basis using the following attached 1) Technical evaluation criteria 2) Personnel 3) Past performance and 4) Price of the deliverables. The government intends to award an order to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best combination of technical capabilities and proposed price; the best value (considering price and other factors). All quotes/responses submitted shall remain valid for a period of 180 days. For the purpose of establishing timely receipt of a quotation, the time will be established based upon the hard copy submission. Offerors are advised that CMS is a secured facility and therefore, offerors should allow time to obtain the appropriate security clearances (e.g., parking pass, visitor badge, etc...) Vendors are also advised that the CMS mailroom accepts only U.S. Postal Service mail. When utilizing an overnight carrier, you are cautioned that you must allow time for the proposal to be delivered to the exact mail stop noted above by the carrier by the time specified in this RFQ. Interested parties must be able to affirm no conflicts of interest with parties involved in Medicare claims processing in light of the work indentified in the Statement of Work. In the event that the vendor/government identifies a conflict or the appearance of a conflict, the vendor shall be responsible for providing a mitigation strategy that satisfies the government. In the event that the conflict cannot be resolved, the order cannot be awarded or an existing order may need to be terminated.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/221-9-3086-07/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN01895223-W 20090802/090801000159-6cd2325cfb9c16575fa51297680cceb4 (fbodaily.com)
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