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P11 RFQ36C24622Q1243 SOURCES SOUGHT – OPTUM 360 CODING MANUALS

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

CONTRACTING OFFICER

DONALD V. HARRIS

donald.harris@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1100 TUNNEL ROAD

ASHEVILLE NC

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DISCLAIMER

THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFQ OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFQ SS.

This Request For Quote (RFQ) SOURCES SOUGHT(SS) is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this RFQ (SS) marked “Proprietary” will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFQ SS will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFQ SS are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this RFQ SS is to conduct market research to find qualified vendors and to assist Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 in determining if a future contract effort can be competitively awarded on a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside basis. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this effort is 511130 with the Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. If the Government determines there are qualified vendors this requirement, a solicitation will be published and posted on the Contracting Opportunities website. The Government will use this information solely to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this procurement.

INTRODUCTION:

This requirement is for the purchase of OPTUM 360 CODING MANUALS to be used by Health Information Management (HIM) for general medical coding procedures. The Asheville VA Medical Center requires the OPTUM 360 CODING MANUALS (BRAND NAME ONLY). Asheville HIM staff need these manuals to complete medical coding of medical services rendered.

REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors who can deliver the following item(s) for the ASHEVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER 1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 28805:

DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED: OPTUM 360 CODING MANUALS

0002) ICD-10-PCS Expert - (Spiral) 16 EA

0003) ICD-10-CM Expert for Hospitals - (Spiral) with guidelines 16 EA

0004) HCPCS Level II Expert - (Spiral) 16 EA

0005) DRG Expert - (2 Volume set, shrink wrapped) 3 EA

0006) DRG Desk Reference 3 EA

0007) Auditors' Desk Reference (Softbound) 4 EA

0009) Coders' Desk Reference for Diagnose (ICD-10-CM) - (Compact, 6x9) 5 EA

Vendors with a GSA schedule shall provide the contract number of that schedule and the expiration date as well as product NAICS codes. All items should be clearly identified if they are scheduled items or open market items.

HOW TO RESPOND:

All responses shall be submitted no later than 9am EDT Wednesday 5 October 2022. All interested parties should respond, in writing via Email to donald.harris@va.gov . No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Respondents to this RFQ shall provide the following information:

Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) under the above NAICS code at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award Please submit responses via Email in Microsoft Office format by 9:00AM (Eastern Time) 10/05/2022. Please include RFQ SS# 36C24622Q1243 in subject title.

NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.

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