SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Medical Claims Processing
- Notice Date
- 12/7/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 524292
— Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Office (90C-H);VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System;7180 Highland Drive;Pittsburgh PA 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- VA-244-10-RQ-0049
- Response Due
- 12/15/2009
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Urso
- E-Mail Address
-
Michelle.Urso@va.gov
(Michelle.Urso@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Changing Billing Focus Internationally, Inc. (CBFI), 1105 Graham Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 to provide daily, on-site, claims processing, in accordance with FAR 6302.2, since "delay in award would result in serious injury, financial or other, to the Government. CBFI, a minority-owned, 8a, small business, is the current contractor to process the Fee Basis Claims backlog and has the extensive medical VA claims processing training and security clearances. It is extremely essential for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System to pay provider claims in a timely manner. To delay payment of claims could result in termination of needed physician-directed medical services, and would be detrimental to the care of our Nation's Veterans. CBFI is the current vendor for medical claims processing and are knowledgeable in the extensive, complicated array of federal, state, and VA rules, regulations and statutes. CBFI is also currently proficient in the use of the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) and claims processing VA software. For these reasons, VA Pittsburgh intends to award sole source to CBFI. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest, accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 4:30 p.m. Responses should be sent to Michelle.Urso@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. It is the belief of the Government that there is currently only one responsible source capable of providing this urgent service to satisfy the agency requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will proceed with the sole source procurement from CBFI, Inc.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/PiVAMC646/PiVAMC646/VA-244-10-RQ-0049/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7180 Highland Drive;Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Zip Code: 15206
- Zip Code: 15206
- Record
- SN02018478-W 20091209/091207235109-314832b312408d6187591ae8d2dff86d (fbodaily.com)
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