SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR FOLLOW ON CONTRACT WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY The Health Care Financing Administration intends to issue a sole-source indefinite quantity contract to the Foundation for Accountability, 220 NW Second Ave., Suite 725, Portland, OR 97209. This is a follow-on contract which will continue services to improve the quality of health care provided to Medicare beneficiaries through the use of performance measures or quality of care indicators and the information resulting from them. The measures will be standardized and implementable in both the fee for service and managed care settings. The contract allows for development, validity, reliability, feasibility studies and implementation. The Foundation for Accountability is a unique organization because it represents an existing strong coalition of major purchasers and consumer groups that endorse and promote performance measures. As the single largest value-based purchaser of health care in the U.S. this alliance of purchasers and consumer groups provides HCFA with a unique opportunity to establish and maintain private-public partnerships for improving quality of care. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interest expressed within 15 calendar days of publication of this notice will be considered by HCFA. A determination not to compete this contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of HCFA. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written requests should be submitted to HCFA, COO, OICS, Acquisitions and Grants Group, Division of Quality Contracts, ATTN: Leisa S. Bodway, Contract Specialist, 7500 Security Blvd., C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.

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