LRFQ_160548.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop B3-30-03 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

June 22, 2016

Subject: Request for Quote (RFQ) #160548, End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System

You are invited to submit a quote in response to the subject RFQ for the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order entitled “The Analyses, Development of Methods and Special Studies Required for the Modifications to the Fully Bundled Outpatient Case-Mix Adjusted End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) and the Acute Kidney Disease Payment System (AKI PS),” (see Attachment 1 - Statement of Work).

Your quote shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements set forth below.

1. Prepare a technical response in accordance with the Attachments of this RFQ;

2. Prepare a price quote in accordance with Attachments of this RFQ;

3. Your quote must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

Offerors must submit their quote electronically via email to Kelli King (Kelli.King@cms.hhs.gov) and Rico Batte (Rico.Batte@cms.hhs.gov). A Microsoft Excel version of any financial charts provided with the business quote should be included with your submission. The electronic submission of your quote, including attachments, should use data compression such as WinZip and/or Zip files compatible with Microsoft Office Suite.

Quote/No Quote Decision: Please indicate your intent to quote or not quote by 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 30, 2016. This notification is for CMS planning purposes only and is not binding. You are not precluded from changing your decision to submit a quote.

Questions: All written questions concerning this requirement are encouraged and must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 30, 2016. Questions should be sent electronically to Kelli King (Kelli.King@cms.hhs.gov) and Rico Batte (Rico.Batte@cms.hhs.gov).

Questions must be submitted in the following format using the QA attachment.

# Document Page Section Solicitation

Reference Question Answer

1 Statement of Work mailto:Kelli.King@cms.hhs.gov mailto:Rico.Batte@cms.hhs.gov mailto:Kelli.King@cms.hhs.gov mailto:Rico.Batte@cms.hhs.gov

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Answers to relevant questions will be provided to all solicited parties.

The following is the approximate schedule of events:

Questions Due: 6/30/2016 Quotes Due: 7/13/2016 Estimated award Date: 9/15/2016 Period of Performance: 9/26/2016-9/25/2017 plus 4 option years

The following includes other pertinent information regarding this RFQ:

1. CMS expects to issue a Firm Fixed Price task order.

2. The purchase order is for a base plus four option years.

3. CMS may award based on initial quote receipt; therefore, initial quotes should contain the offeror’s best terms.

4. Attachment 3 provides a list of additional agency specific clauses applicable to this RFQ.

5. The past performance questionnaire is not required if you have relevant Federal government past performance.

This RFQ does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a quote. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditures of public funds in connection with the proposed procurement. The procurement is subject to the availability of funds.

Sincerely, Rico Batte Contracting Officer

Attachments:

1. Statement of Work

2. Quote Instructions and Evaluation Criteria

3. CMS Agency Specific Clauses

4. Contractor Business Ethics COI and Compliance Program Requirements

5. Personal Conflicts of Interest Financial Disclosure

6. 508 Product Accessibility Template (PAT)

7. Past Performance Questionnaire

8. QA Template