HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020_Cover_Letter.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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

DATE: 09/27/2017

TO: All Offerors

REFERENCE: Solicitation HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020, CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare

(CAMH) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of the attached solicitation

HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020 entitled “CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH) Federally

Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).”

Please review all requirements of the solicitation and submit one (1) USB storage drive (flash drive) containing each of the following: Volume I – Technical Proposal, Volume II – Business Proposal, and

Volume III – Business Ethics, Conflicts of Interest and Compliance. Please see Section L.12 of the solicitation for specific delivery instructions.

CMS intends to award a five (5) year, single-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract that allows for all types of task orders, including, but not limited to, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), Labor Hours (LH), Time & Materials (T&M), and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP).

Potential offerors are advised to review all sections of the solicitation. In particular, CMS draws your attention to the following key sections:

(1) Section C Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Attachment J-1, IDIQ Statement of Work

Attachment J-8, Sample Task Order Statement of Work

Attachment J-9, Initial Strategic Planning and Kick-Off Task Order

Statement of Work

(2) Section L Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors or Quoters

(3) Section M Evaluation Factors for Award

The following is the approximate schedule of events:

Questions Due: 10/04/2017

Notice of Intent to Submit Proposals: 10/20/2017

Proposals Due: 11/06/2017

Anticipated Award Date: 09/27/2018

Your proposal must be received no later than 11:00 AM EST on November 06, 2017 at:

Mailing Address:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Acquisition and Grants Group

Division of Beneficiary Support Contracts

ATTN: Jennifer Hennessy, Phone: 410-786-2460

Solicitation No.: HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020

7500 Security Boulevard, B3-30-03

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

Hand-Delivery Address:

ATTN: Jennifer Hennessy

Phone: 410-786-2460

7111 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21244

Proposals received after the above-specified date and time will be handled in accordance with FAR

52.215-1 (Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition – Jan 2017).

Offerors are instructed to complete Sections 14-18 of the SF33 provided with this solicitation and submit it with their proposals. Please note that each offeror must provide its name and complete address, including street, city, county, state, ZIP code and the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) applicable to that name and address.

Questions concerning the solicitation shall be submitted no later than close of business October 4, 2017

(See Section L of the solicitation for further details) via email to Jennifer Hennessy at jennifer.hennessy@cms.hhs.gov with a copy to Deborah Lester at deborah.lester@cms.hhs.gov.

Please be advised that this Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay any cost for the preparation and submission of a proposal. In addition, the Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement.

Note: This procurement is currently subject to the availability of funds.

Requests for information concerning this solicitation shall be referred to Jennifer Hennessy, Contract

Specialist, at (410) 786-2460 or jennifer.hennessy@cms.hhs.gov.

Sincerely, Deborah S. Lester

Contracting Officer

Enclosures:

1. HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020 Solicitation

2. Attachment J-1 CAMH FFRDC IDIQ SOW

3. Attachment J-2 CMS FFRDC Draft Sponsoring Agreement

4. Attachment J-3 Personal Conflicts of Interest Financial Disclosure

5. Attachment J-4 Contractor Business Ethics COI and Compliance Program Requirements

6. Attachment J-5 Notice of Intent Form

7. Attachment J-6 HHS Subcontract Plan Template

8. Attachment J-7 Pricing Template

9. Attachment J-8 Sample Task Order SOW

10. Attachment J-9 Initial Strategic Planning and Kick-off Task Order SOW and Terms and Conditions

11. Attachment J-10 HHS PAT Form

12. Attachment J-11 Past Performance Questionnaire

13. Attachment J-12 Task Order Award Volume Chart and mailto:jennifer.hennessy@cms.hhs.gov mailto:deborah.lester@cms.hhs.gov mailto:jennifer.hennessy@cms.hhs.gov