SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Third Party Billing Services - 12-242-SOL-00006
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561110
— Office Administrative Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Albuquerque Area Office, 5300 Homestead Road, NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110
- ZIP Code
- 87110
- Solicitation Number
- 12-242-SOL-00006
- Point of Contact
- Bradley Platero, Phone: 505.248.4557, Veronica Zuni, Phone: 505.248.4565
- E-Mail Address
-
bradley.platero@ihs.gov, veronica.zuni@ihs.gov
(bradley.platero@ihs.gov, veronica.zuni@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFQ No. 12-242-SOL-00006 This acquisition is a total Buy Indian Set-Aside, under the provisions of 41 U.S.C. 252(c) and 25 U.S.C. 47, the offer; an Indian ownership/firm shall be at least 51 percent. The Taos-Picuris Health Center has a requirement for Third Party Billing Services for its health care facility located at Taos, New Mexico. The requirements are for an estimated 1900 hours per contract year. The contract will be awarded as a Blanket Purchase Agreement not to exceed twenty four months. The Offeror shall provide third party billing services through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) from the Contractors headquarters in order to fulfill the requirements of the contract; shall obtain an Interconnect Security Agreement (ISA) with the Indian Health Services (IHS) in order to gain access to IHS network system; complete billing by accessing information by using the third party billing package that was inputted during the registration, Electronic Health Record (EHR), and coding queue process; ensure that payer information is accurate and sequenced appropriately when processing a claim to guarantee the bill is submitted to the proper payer. This includes identifying when employment/accident related visits would designate a different responsible payer source from the patient's usual primary payer; verify, input, and/or adjust clinic types, visit types, bill types, proper mode of export, release of information, assignment of benefits, accident information, and referring physician information whenever necessary; split claims when appropriate; ensure that appropriate providers are indicated and shall verify and assign proper revenue codes if necessary; ensure proper dates of service for ancillary services and the Evaluation and Management services; handle and correct all error prompts that appear on a particular billing page; and identify and compile defects/errors in coding, data entries and other items in the billing process, charts and clinic visits by using the flagging/tracking process and these defects/errors shall be returned to the service unit for clarification and/or corrections. After corrections have been made the claims shall be re-submitted. All interested offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet Numbering System Number (DUNS), to obtain one call 1-866-705-5711 or by e-mail at www.dnb.com, and to be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) call 1-888-227-2423 or e-mail at www.ccr.gov. Offeror must be established providers under an LLC, Inc. or other allied medical organizations. Without these requirements the Government cannot award a contract to the successful offeror. All interested offerors must meet the Responsibility Factors. The Request for Quote (RFQ) No. 12-242-SOL-00006 will be posted at www.fbo.gov on November 21, 2011. The solicitation document comprise of all information including the estimated requirements, scope of work, and applicable attachments. The Offerors are required to submit, by US Postal Service or hand delivered, hardcopies of their proposals to the following address: Attention: Bradley Platero, Contract Specialist, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, Division of Contract and Grants Management, 5300 Homestead Road NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110. The RFQ due date is close of business 5:00 pm MT on November 30, 2011. Late Quotes may be considered if they were mailed via USPS and post marked prior to the time and date of the due date, and/or it is the only Offer received. For questions regarding the solicitation please contact: Sharon Martinez, Patient Benefits Coordinator, Taos-Picuris Service Unit (TPSU), Business Office, P.O. Box 1946, 1090 Goat Springs Rd, Taos, NM 87571, Telephone No.: (505) 753-9421. For acquisition inquiries please contact Bradley Platero, Contract Specialist at bradley.platero@ihs.gov. All Quotes received will be evaluated and considered for award. Award of a BPA will be made to the Offeror whose Quote is considered fair and reasonable.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-ALB/12-242-SOL-00006/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Taos-Picuris Service Unit (TPSU), Business Office, P.O. Box 1946, 1090 Goat Springs Road, Taos, New Mexico, 87571, United States
- Zip Code: 87571
- Zip Code: 87571
- Record
- SN02626610-W 20111123/111121234100-82e5b282adc840e3b40b0a1909f9248d (fbodaily.com)
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