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D -- QUALITY ASSURANCE DATA SYSTEMS (QADS), THIRD GENERATION SOL 213-99-0003 POC Marie L. Sunday, Contracting Officer; Marc L. Long, Contract Specialist (301)443-6550 E-MAIL: Program Support Center, mlong@psc.dhhs.gov. The Division of Acquisition Management has a requirement for the Division of Quality Assurance/Health Resources and Services Administration/HHS to redesign, implement, operate, maintain, and enhance the Quality Assurance Data Systems (QADS), i.e. National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB), and the Federal Credentialing Initiative. The period of performance is not to exceed six years, i.e. one year base period and five one-year option periods. The requirement shall provide a fully integrated system, i.e. operational hardware, software, and support services, sufficient to meet all QADS requirements mandated by: Title IV of Public Law 99-660, The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as amended; Section 1921 of the Social Security Act, as amended (Section 5); Section 221 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, implementing regulations, as amended; and the VA Credentialing Initiative. The Government expects the successfulofferor to make full and effective use of state-of-the-art technologies and methods to ensure accuracy in all aspects of the QADS and meet performance requirements throughout the life of the contract. The RFP shall be available approximately 15 days after the date of this publication and shall close 90 days after its release. All requests for the RFP must be in writing, referencing solicitation number 213-99-0003, and be sent to the attention of Marc L. Long at the address above or transmitted by facsimile on (301)443-8488. Posted 07/10/98. (0191)

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