ESBD_358145_1715365091968_ESBD 551000178 Addendum 1.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 5510000178
- Issued by
- Travis County, Austin City, Texas
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This document is an Addendum to a Texas Department of Agriculture solicitation for a Billing and Coding Workshop for Rural Health Clinics. The purpose of the workshop is to provide education and knowledge to Texas Rural Health Clinics to ensure accurate coding, allowed revenue, and proper documentation of patient care. The workshop is a new project and must be conducted in-person over a 16-hour, two-day period, with up to 175 participants located in Austin, TX. The agency is not open to virtual training. Bidders are not allowed to revise the pricing sheet and must provide the RH-CBS certification. The agency cannot provide denial statistics or details on certification credits at this time. The workshop must be conducted in-person, and bidders with proposals under $100,000 are exempt from providing a HUB Subcontracting Plan.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
| Addendum Number: |
| 1 |
| Dated: 05/10/2024 |
| Solicitation Number: |
| 5510000178 |
| Solicitation Title: |
| Addendum 1 |
| Due Date/Deadline: |
| May 17, 2024 |
| Purchaser: |
| Alfredo Aguirre Jr. |
PURPOSE OF ADDENDUM: Clarifications
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced herein, remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The following are specifications to this solicitation. This Addendum may be attached to and form a part of the referenced solicitation document and any resulting awarded contract and may be considered in your response.
1. Has this project been completed before or is this a new project?
a. New Project
2. Is the agency open to live virtual training or In person only?
a. In-person. Per the solicitation: “Contractor shall collaborate with TDA/SORH (as necessary) in identifying viable locations for the workshops; however, Contractor will not be responsible for securing a facility for the workshops.”
3. Can we revise pricing sheet for a per participant or class cost compared to the current breakdown?
a. No.
4. Researching available certifications there is only one agency that has a certification through its course. If we create our own certificate program, will this be viewed as a negative or are you specifically looking for the RH-CBS?
a. RH-CBS
5. The solicitation mentions up to 175 participants, would this be one class or several classes over a certain time period?
a. One class over a period of time that does not exceed 16-hours over two days.
6. How many on site training sessions does the organization require? More than one 16 hr two ay session?
a. One class over a period of time that does not exceed 16-hours over two days.
7. Will the trainings be located in Austin, TX?
a. Due to the availability of facilities at TDA’s disposal, it is anticipated that it will be located in Austin.
8. Have you ever had a similar initiative in the past 3-5 years?
a. No.
9. Can you break out the approximately 175 participants by job title/type, i.e, coders, providers, managers, etc?
a. Participants will be registering after a contract is executed. A breakout of the different types of job responsibilities of attendees is not possible to provide at this time.
10. Can you provide denial statistics? Monthly number, dollars and top 10 denial reasons
a. We are not able to provide those statistics; however, that is information that could be gathered during the registration process from attendees.
11. If a mixture of technical and clinical denials, can you break out the number and volume
a. We are not able to provide those statistics; however, that is information that could be gathered during the registration process from attendees.
12. For CEC or CME credits, Do you have a preferred certifying agency? IF not, could we provide AAPC Approved CEUs?
a. We are not able to provide information on that subject at this time.
13. To minimize travel costs, would you consider a virtual environment with Q&A instead of onside workshop?
a. The workshop is to be in-person.
14. We do not estimate a project of this scope to be over $100,000. If our proposal is under $100,000 could we request an exception to HUB Subcontracting Plan?
a. Only complete the HSP if the project is over $100,000.
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