Health Care Financing Administration, Acquisition and Grants Group, C2-21-15, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD., 21244-1850

R -- ORGANIZATION TO PROCESS MEDICARE PART B CLAIMS SOL HCFA-00-1-MCD-BS POC Bart C. Smetana, Contracting Officer, 410-786-7909 WEB: ayost@hcfa.gov, ERROR --. E-MAIL: bsmetana@hcfa.gov, bsmetana@hcfa.gov. The Health Care Financing Administration intends to procure through full and open competition contracts for the processing of Medicare Part B claims for the states of Connecticut, Virginia, Minnesota and Mississippi. The contractor will perform all of the duties associated with the processing of Medicare Part B claims as described in Section 1842 of the Social Security Act. To qualify the contractor must be a current Medicare Carrier or meet the statutory definition of a Carrier. For purposes of this procurement the statutory definition of a carrier means "with respect to providers of services and other persons, a voluntary association, corporation, partnership, or other nongovernmental organization which is lawfully engaged in providing, paying for, or reimbursing the costs of health services under group insurance policies or contracts, medical or hospital service agreements,membership or subscription contracts, or similar group arrangements, in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier, including a health benefits plan duly sponsored or underwritten by an employee organization and with respect to providers of services only, any agency or organization with which an agreement is in effect under section 1816 of the Social Security Act." As a point of information there will be separate competition for a Regional Durable Medical Equipment Carrier (DMERC). Potential offerers will be limited to the award of any two of these procurements e.g., jurisdiction of one state and the DMERC, or two of the four states mentioned above. Interested parties are asked to respond in writing to this notice when requesting a copy of the RFP. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be accepted. Any organization receiving an RFP will automatically receive any amendments to the solicitation. It is anticipated that solicitation number HCFA-00-1-MCD-BS will be released approximately March 8, 2000. Requests shall be mailed to the above address, or faxed to (410)786-9643. Posted 02/22/00 (W-SN427272). (0053)

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