SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- 135: Pharmacy Benefit Manager POP: 10/01/2022-09/30/2023 (VA-22-00033943)
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2022 5:33:32 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 524292
— Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
- Contracting Office
- COMMODITIES & SERVICES ACQUISITION SERVICE (36C791) DENVER CO 80225 USA
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Archive Date
- 02/25/2022
- Point of Contact
- Thomas Brick, Phone: 3032736217
- E-Mail Address
-
thomas.brick@va.gov
(thomas.brick@va.gov)
- Description
- Page 2 of 2 VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY INVITATION Pharmacy Benefit Manager (Retail Pharmacy Claim Adjudications) Related notice: Request for Information (RFI) # 36C79122Q0006 The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to invite interested parties to a Virtual Industry Day that will allow to exchange valuable information between the government and Industry and to assist interested parties in providing final answers to the government questions listed in Attachment 1, Government Questions_PBM. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. The Government will not assume liability for costs incurred by any attendee for presentations, marketing efforts, or data offered for examination. This notice does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted as such by the Government. The U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this notice. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any service. A central tenet of acquisition reform is to significantly improve the quality of market research. One of the key benefits of solid market research is improved government s understanding of the current state of the marketplace, including commercial/government best practices, industry capabilities, innovative delivery approaches, commercial market service levels, and performance strategies and measures.� With regard to the PBM services special emphasis is placed on performance metrics and measurements, innovative delivery methods for the required services, and incentive programs that Industry may have found particularly effective. We are also interested in identifying performance criteria that differentiate between and among high-quality providers in this field. We believe this information will improve the quality of the forthcoming acquisition, including the solicitation and resulting contract. The information provided during Industry Day does not constitute competition. No evaluation of participating contractors will occur. The information received will be used solely to improve the government s knowledge of private industry capabilities. Your participation in the sessions is not a promise of future business with Department of Veteran Affairs.� This PBM requirement is assigned a proposed NAICS code of 524292 Professional Program Management/Support. The size standard for this NAICS code is $35 million. However, the Government remains open to alternative ideas and considerations.� This announcement is based upon the best information available and is subject to future modification. Virtual Industry Date and Time: � February 21, 2022 @ 11AM (MST). The conference will be held via Microsoft Team. Pre-registration is not required; however, you must RSVP. � Given the operations focus of the market research being conducted, we request that your team be comprised primarily of program management, information technology specialist or technical expert, and operations personnel. Business development and sales personnel are welcome at your discretion. However, we do request that majority of the team attending have operational expertise. We encourage you to address examples of best practices and performance metrics and measurements that you feel would be pertinent to the project. (Attachment 2, Draft Statement of Work_PBM contain pertinent details.)� � � The agenda will consist of an overview of Scope of Work, planned acquisition strategy, and a Questions & Answers (Q&A) session. (Attachment 3, Industry Day Agenda) RSVP shall be sent to the following Government Points of Contract (POC) via email.� Please provide the number of attendee(s), as well as the main point of contact name, title, email address, and phone number. Please indicate if you would like to request a one-on one session with the government team. Subject to time availability, a 20-minute blocks may be allocated at the end of the conference. � Thomas Brick, Contracting Officer Phone: (303) 273-6217 Email: �thomas.brick@va.gov Joanna Hudson-Lundquist, Contracting Specialist� Phone: (303) 273-6225 Email: joanna.hudson-lundquist@va.gov Janica Francis-Hunter, Contracting Specialist Phone: (303) 215 5246 Email: Janica.francis-hunter@va.gov A link to the Microsoft Team Meeting will be sent via email to the main points of contact. All questions to be answered by the government at the virtual industry day shall be emailed to the above Government POC not later than 1:00 PM (MST) February 7, 2022. The Qs & As addressed at the conference will be posted to FedBizOpps.gov no later than COB, February 25, 2022 along with the Presentation Slides, Attendees List, subsequent updates, and additional information. Additional information resulting from this RFI may be submitted to the Government POC not later than COB February 24, 2022. �Proprietary information, if any, should be kept to minimum and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. � We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to a productive session. Attachments: 1. RFI Attachments 1-3� 2. SOW Attachments 1-7 �
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