Exhibit-1.-MBE-VSBE-and-SBR-Research-Factors-Template.pdf
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- DBM Billing and COBRA Administration System
- Solicitation number
- BPM057552
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- Maryland
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This is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Veteran-owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE), and Small Business Reserve (SBR) Research Factors Template for the State of Maryland related to a Billing and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Administration System procurement (Solicitation No. BPM057552). The document outlines the State's analysis of subcontracting opportunities and the availability of certified minority, veteran-owned, and small businesses capable of supporting the procurement. The research identified nine certified MBEs in the billing industry under NAICS Code 541219, five certified VSBEs under eMMA Category Code 84111506 for billing services, and twenty-three certified SBRs available for the same category.
The State determined that an SBR designation waiver was necessary and approved because no single Certified Small Business (CSB) vendor is qualified to serve as the prime contractor for the comprehensive COBRA administration and billing services. While forty-six identified CSBs may be viable for subcontracting opportunities within the project scope, market research confirmed that none possess the capability to manage the full scope of COBRA administration combined with billing services as a prime vendor. The procurement encourages small businesses to submit proposals as prime contractors to compete at the secondary competition level, though SBR certification is required to receive SBR-designated awards. The template was effective as of July 2024.
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Exhibit 1. MBE, VSBE, and SBR Research Factors Template effective date: July 2024
Exhibit 1. MBF, VSBE, and SBR Research Factors Template
Solicitation Title: Billing and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Administration System RFB eMMA Solicitation No. BPM057552
This exhibit serves as a summary of the factors the State used, in conjunction with guidance from the
Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women’s Business Affairs, to determine:
1. The expected degree of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation for the procurement contract, including subcontracting opportunities identified for the project, any applicable North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes linked to the subcontracting opportunities, and the number of certified MBEs in those industries.
2. The expected degree of Veteran-owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) participation for the procurement contract, including subcontracting opportunities identified for the project, any applicable United Nations Standard Products and Services Codes (UNSPSC) [identified in eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) as Categories] linked to the subcontracting opportunities, and the number of certified VSBEs in those industries; and
3. If this procurement is for a Statewide Master Contract where secondary competition may occur, the expected degree of Small Business Reserve (SBR) participation for the secondary competition agreement (such as a task order agreement or purchase order agreement) to be designated as an
SBR, including opportunities identified for the secondary competition agreement, any applicable
UNSPSCs linked to the subcontracting opportunities, and the number of certified SBRs in those industries.
Disclaimer: This summary’s research results are not all inclusive and do not exclude any other subcontracting opportunities that the Bidder/Offeror may identify in preparing a Bid/Proposal to submit in response to the solicitation.
MBE Research by NAICS Code
NAICS Codes Description # MBEs in MDOT
Directory 541219 Billing 9, found in eMMA
MBE Research by Keywords
Keywords # MBEs in MDOT
Exhibit 1. MBE, VSBE, and SBR Research Factors Template effective date: July 2024
VSBE Research by UNSPSC/eMMA Category Code eMMA Category
Codes
Description #VSBEs in eMMA
84111506 Billing 5
NOTE: In this procurement, small businesses are strongly encouraged to submit a bid/proposal as a Prime Contractor to compete as an SBR at the secondary competition level. SBR certification is required to receive an SBR-designated secondary competition agreement award.
SBR Research by UNSPSC/eMMA Category Code eMMA Category
Codes
Description # SBRs in eMMA
84111506 Billing 23
Our request for a waiver of the SBR designation was approved based on the justification that no
CSB vendors are eligible to do the prime vendor third-party administration and billing services and that none of the qualified vendors capable of providing billing and administration services is
CSBs, from the list provided by the agency.
Following additional market research for this project, while there are multiple vendors that may execute portions of the contract, there is no single CSB vendor.
Original PRG submittal included that there are 23 vendors that may perform the billing services, further review found that none of the vendors would be able to manage the full scope of the
COBRA Administration as well as billing. The 46 identified CSB’s may be viable for subcontracting but not as a prime vendor.
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