SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- QIO 10th Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2011
- 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, Maryland, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- CMS10thSOW
- Point of Contact
- Naomi Haney-Ceresa, Phone: 410-786-1607, Brian W. Hebbel, Phone: 410-786-5159
- E-Mail Address
-
naomi.haney-ceresa@cms.hhs.gov, brian.hebbel@cms.hhs.gov
(naomi.haney-ceresa@cms.hhs.gov, brian.hebbel@cms.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) pending the availability of funds for competitive proposals resulting in awards of separate contracts for Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs), formerly known as Peer Review Organizations (PROs) for the States of Maine, Vermont, Idaho, Texas and the Territory of Virgin Islands. In order to be eligible to receive a QIO contract, an Offeror must: 1) satisfactorily demonstrate physician-sponsorship or physician access as defined in Sections 1152 and 1153 of the Act at the time its proposal is submitted; 2) must meet the definition of a utilization and quality control peer review organization as set forth in Section 1152 of the Social Security Act (the Act); and 3) be deemed a responsible entity in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9.1. In addition, an Offeror 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 within the next two to three weeks. Telephone or facsimile requests for the RFP will not be honored. CMS will host a Conference on March 28, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (local prevailing time-Baltimore, MD) to discuss the recently released Draft 10th Statement of Work (Fed Biz Opps Special Notice Number CMS3411). The 10th Statement of Work Conference may be accessed by telephone, webinar, and in person. Further details concerning the Conference will be forthcoming in a separate posting on this website under this Solicitation Number. Offerors are further informed that in an earlier Federal Register announcement (FR Doc. 2010-28817 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am) published on November 24, 2010, CMS informed industry of the states in which there are no 'In-State' QIOs. The current states where there are no 'In-State' QIOs are: Maine, Vermont and Idaho. Offerors should note that the State of South Carolina was also named in this FR announcement but was included in error. To qualify as an 'In-State' QIO, an organization must meet the definition of Section 1153(i)(3) of the Act which provides 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). In addition to meeting the previously stated eligibility requirements, Offerors electing to submit proposals for the States of Maine, Vermont and Idaho must also be deemed to have 'In-State' status according to the Act. In the event there are no qualified 'In-State' QIOs eligible to respond to the RFP for the States of Maine, Vermont and Idaho, CMS will only consider proposals from the QIOs who currently hold the 9th SOW contract for these states. For the State of Texas and the Territory of Virgin Islands, Offerors must meet the eligibility requirements of responsibility, physician-sponsorship or physician-access and may or may not be an 'In-State' organization.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/CMS10thSOW/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: As stated above., United States
- Record
- SN02398702-W 20110313/110311234137-6c281e5e4f26be5ca9c4a35dfb6d8755 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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