HHSM-500-2014-RFP-BFCCNCC_Amendment_1_Summary_of_Changes.docx

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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

Request for Proposal Number HHSM-500-2014-RFP-BFCCNCC Amendment Number 1

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

April 25, 2014

Section B is amended as follows:

Section B.9 Contract Limitations The chart is updated to reflect the following:

Under QIO Program Contractor: Program Collaboration Center (PCC), Contract Limitations – SIE is added.

Under QIO Program Contractor: Value Incentives and Quality Reporting Centers (VIQRC), Purpose: VIQRC Appeals, Contract Limitations – SIE is added and IEC is removed.

Under QIO Program Contractor, Purpose and Contract Limitations: Strategic Innovation Engine (SIE) is added.

Under QIO Program Contractor: Independent Evaluation Center (IEC), Contract Limitations – SIE is added.

Section C is amended as follows:

C.4. Technical Considerations This section is revised in its entirety.

Section H is amended as follows:

Section H.6 CMS-Directed Subcontracts/Special Project Lead Organizations, A. Directed Subcontract The sentence is revised to read as follows:

“Each BFCC NCC Contractor is directed to enter into a subcontract or coordinate with other NCCs and Special Innovation Project Lead Contractors for performance of the work under this contract.”

H.14 QIO Manual Changes The Note is revised to read as follows:

“Note: The FAR, HHSAR, OMB A-122 Circular and the BFCC NCC, does not take precedence over any term or condition of the QIO Manual in the event the contents of the Manual conflict.”

Section J is amended as follows:

Section J, Attachment J-10 List of Information Technology Systems The attachment is added to the BFCC NCC RFP.

Section L is amended as follows:

Section L.12.I Intent to Submit a Proposal The sentence “The e-mail should also identify the BFCC NCC Area(s) that the Offeror is intending to proposal on” is hereby deleted.

Section L.14.D Volume 2 Business Proposal Organization and Content The second paragraph under Tab 11 is revised to read as follows:

“Offeror shall include a statement indicating its’ Representations and Certifications are updated and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management. The web site for SAM is http://www.sam.gov.”

Section M is amended as follows:

Section M.3.C Contract Award Limitations/Conflict of Interest Restrictions

3. Strategic Innovation Engine (SIE) is added under “Offerors, including company subsidiaries and/or affiliates and any of the offeror’s subcontractors proposing on this BFCC NCC RFP can be considered for award for the following CMS contract and/or task order awards.”

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