Responses_to_Offeror_Questions_-_Continuation_of_MPSMS_-_AHRQ-18-10003.pdf

RFP No. AHRQ-18-10003 Responses to RFP Questions The Continuation of the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS) Page 1 of 3

Reponses to Offeror Questions

The Continuation of the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS)

1) Whether companies from Outside USA can apply for this? (like, from India or Canada)

Answer: No solicitation amendment necessary

2) Whether we need to come over there for meetings?

3) Can we perform the tasks (related to RFP) outside USA? (like, from India or Canada)

4) Can we submit the proposals via email?

5) Our organization is a QIO-like entity (having previously been a QIO in the 10th SOW). We also are a sub-contractor to a current QIN-QIO. Does this mean our organization fulfills the first criterion?

Answer: No solicitation amendment necessary. Determination for eligibility will be made upon review of Mandatory Criteria Forms.

6) Secondly, we have current access to the CMS HCQIS portal, but through a separate CMS contract not related to a QIN-QIO contract. Does this fulfill the second criterion?

Answer: No solicitation amendment necessary. Determination for eligibility will be made upon review of Mandatory Criteria Forms.

7) Please clarify the level of effort for this task order.

8) What is the estimated total value of the contract award?

9) Please provide the name of the current contractor for this work?

Answer: The current contractor for this work is Connecticut Peer Review Organization, Inc. DBA

Qualidigm.

10) What is the current contract amount for this work?

Answer: The current contract amount for this work is $1,306,678.

11) Is a subcontractor required to be used for this work?

12) Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, Subsection L.2 (c)(2), page 103 - The RFP states, “The first page of the proposal must show…”Please confirm the “first page” of the proposal should precede the cover page of the Technical proposal.

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13) Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, Subsection L.6(b), page 110 - Please confirm whether it is acceptable to use a font size below 12 points for footnotes.

14) Does this date that is stamped on the RFP submission package at the screening facility count as the same date the proposal is received at AHRQ?

Answer: No solicitation amendment necessary

15) Will the offsite screening facility at 12225 Wilkins Ave. be open to receive packages on February 19 (President’s Day)?

Answer: No

16) Will the contractor have access to individual patient charts for ad hoc analysis?

Answer: Yes

17) Will any travel be required as part of this contract?

18) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.1, page 8 - Please provide an example of the quarterly and annual reports that will be required for the MPSMS data and adverse event rates.

19) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.1, page 8 - Does AHRQ have a data dictionary that outlines the elements that will be included in the CMS CDAC data?

20) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.1, page 9 - The scope of work states, “Quarterly and annual summary data shall be delivered by email to the COR in multiple Excel files.” Please provide an approximate number of files that will be required?

21) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.4, page 11 - Will the government provide all necessary data on sampling frames and sample selected to derive appropriate weights for aggregation to a national level?

Answer: Please see solicitation amendment

22) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.5, page 11 - Does the government anticipate comparison of MPSMS data with any external sources outside of NHSN or QSRS (e.g., administrative data)?

23) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.8, page 12 - Are there any pre-existing risk-adjustment methods applied to the MPSMS data? If yes, will the government make these methods available?

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24) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 1.9, page 12 - Historically, how often are corrections/ updates made to the MPSMS?

25) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 2.2, page 13 - Does the government consider it a Conflict of Interest if the offeror calculating the National HAC rate for CMS’ PfP 3.0 is also contracted as a HIIN on that project?

26) Section C, Statement of Work, Subsection 2.8, page 15 - To what extent (how often and how many revisions/ enhancements) does the government anticipate making with regard to QSRS measures annually?

27) Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, Subsection L.5 Last paragraph, page 109 - The contract requires an acceptable Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) of compliance with OHRP for the protection of human subjects. Please clarify the expected interaction with human subjects on this contract.