HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020_SF-33_and_Sections_B-M.pdf

HHSM-500-2017-RFP-0020

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

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SOLICITATION

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PART IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

CONTRACT CLAUSES

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amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors

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14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232.8)

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within ______________ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

28. AWARD DATE

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STANDARD FORM 33 (Rev. 9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

Section L.12

CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH) Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)

Table of Contents Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

B.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

B.2 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

B.3 TYPE OF CONTRACT

B.4 DETERMINATION OF ORDER TYPE

B.5 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

B.6 BASE AND FIXED FEE PAYMENT SCHEDULE (Cost Reimbursement Task Orders)

B.7 AWARD FEE (Cost-Plus-Award-Fee and Fixed-Price-Award-Fee Task Orders)

B.8 INCENTIVE FEE

B.9 COST REIMBURSEMENT LEVEL OF EFFORT TASK ORDERS

B.10 ESTIMATED COST – INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACT

Section C – Description/Specifications/Work Statement

C.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

C.2 TASKS PERFORMED FOR HHS OPDIVS

Section D – Packaging and Marking

D.1 PACKAGING AND MARKING

Section E – Inspection and Acceptance

E.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E.3 APPROVALS BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

Section F – Deliveries or Performance

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

F.3 ORDERING PERIOD

F.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

F.5 SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES

Section G – Contract Administrative Data

G.1 TASK ORDER PROPOSALS

G.2 USE OF GOVERNMENT DATA

G.3 DATA TO BE DELIVERED

G.4 INDIRECT COST RATES (SEPT 2014)

G.5 PAYMENTS – VOUCHERS (Cost Reimbursement Contracts – OCT 2015)

G.6 PAYMENTS – INVOICES – Firm Fixed Price Contracts (OCT 2015)

G.7 PAYMENTS – INVOICES – Time & Materials/Labor Hour Contracts (OCT 2015)

G.8 CONTRACTOR PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (OCT 2014)

G.9 CONTRACTOR WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND ITS

TERRITORIES (APR 2016)

G.10 GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (JUL 2016)

G.11 SUBCONTRACT CONSENT

G.12 CONSULTANT APPROVAL

G.13 DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR

G.14 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S AUTHORIZATION (COA)

G.15 BUSINESS MEALS

Section H – Special Contract Requirements

H.1 BUSINESS ETHICS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND COMPLIANCE

H.2 HHSAR 352.237-75 KEY PERSONNEL (DEC 2015)

H.3 CMS INFORMATION SECURITY (APR 2013)

H.4 HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE CLAUSE (OCT 2014)

H.5 CMS SECURITY CLAUSE (APR 2016)

H.6 OPEN GOVERNMENT PROACTIVE PREDISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

(AUG 2013)

H.7 DATA USE AGREEMENT

Section I – Contract Clauses

I.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I.2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACQUISITION REGULATIONS

(HHSAR)

I.3 FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995)

I.4 FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

I.5 FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

I.6 FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

I.7 FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

I.8 FAR 52.252-4 ALTERATIONS IN CONTRACT (APR 1984)

I.9 HHSAR 352.239-74 ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ACCESSIBILITY (DEC 2015)

I.10 FAR 52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS (OCT 2010)

I.11 HHSAR 352.224-71 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (DEC 2015)

Section J – List of Attachments

J-1 CAMH FFRDC IDIQ Statement of Work (SOW)

J-2 CMS FFRDC Draft Sponsoring Agreement

J-3 Personal Conflicts of Interest Financial Disclosure Template

J-4 Contractor Business Ethics COI and Compliance Program Requirements

J-5 Notice of Intent Form

J-6 HHS Subcontract Plan Template

J-7 Pricing Templates for Task Orders

J-8 Sample Task Order Statement of Work (SOW)

J-9 Initial Strategic Planning and Kick-Off Task Order Statement of Work (SOW) and Terms and Conditions

J-10 HHS Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for 508

J-11 Past Performance Questionnaire

J-12 Task Order Award Volume Chart and Number of Active Task Orders

Section K – Representations, Certifications and Other

Statements of Offerors or Quoters

K.1 COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR: [The Representations and Certifications must be executed by an individual authorized to bind the offeror.]

K.2 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998) 64

K.3 FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 20179)

K.4 FAR 52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JUL 2013) 68

K.5 FAR 52.230-1 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION

(OCT 2015)

K.6 FAR 52.230-7 PROPOSAL DISCLOSURE – COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE CHANGES

(APR 2005)

K.7 REPRESENTATIONS (FINANCIAL)

Section L – Proposal Instructions

L.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998) 74

L.2 FAR 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN

2017) 74

L.3 FAR 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND

DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010) (ALT IV)

L.4 FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L.5 FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006)

L.6 FAR 52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

L.7 PROCUREMENT TIMELINE

L.8 SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

L.9 INTENT TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

L.10 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

L.11 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.12 PROPOSAL DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION

L.13 VOLUME I –TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.14 VOLUME II – BUSINESS PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

L.15 VOLUME III - BUSINESS ETHICS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COMPLIANCE

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (OCT 2015)

M.1 FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998) 97

M.2 GENERAL PROCEDURES

M.3 EVALUATION PROCESS

M.4 DESCRIPTION OF TECHNICAL (NON-COST) EVALUATION CRITERIA

M.5 BUSINESS (COST) PROPOSAL

M.6 CONFLICT OF INTEREST EVALUATION

M.7 INITIAL STRATEGIC PLANNING AND KICK-OFF TASK ORDER

Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

B.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The purpose of this single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) is to enable CMS and other HHS Staff and OPDIVs to access unbiased advice and assistance in the areas of policy, business operation and technology, neutral strategic and tactical studies, analysis and proofs-of-concept, business architecture, potential operations models and IT solution options from a trusted, objective and conflict-free source.

B.2 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

CLIN DESCRIPTION CEILING

CMS FFRDC Services, in accordance with (IAW) the Statement of Work (SOW), as ordered by task orders $1.5 Billion

B.3 TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Specific tasks and/or work to be performed, will be detailed in, and solicited by, individual task orders issued under this IDIQ contract.

B.4 DETERMINATION OF ORDER TYPE

This IDIQ provides for pricing arrangements including, but not limited to, Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Incentive, Time and Materials, and Labor Hour. Each Task Order Request for Proposal (TORP) will state the pricing mechanism deemed appropriate by the Government for that task order. The type of order is subject to negotiations.

B.5 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

During the contract period of performance, the Government shall place orders with the Contractor totaling a minimum of $ 5,000 inclusive of all costs and fee.

The maximum FFRDC IDIQ ceiling amount shall not exceed $1.5 Billion (inclusive of all costs and fee) over the life of the contract.

B.6 BASE AND FIXED FEE PAYMENT SCHEDULE (Cost Reimbursement Task Orders)

The base or fixed fee (as applicable) will be negotiated on a task order by task order basis.

The base fee (applicable to cost-plus-award-fee (CPAF) task orders) or fixed fee (applicable to cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) task orders) set forth in each individual task order under this contract will be paid in installments at the time of each monthly provisional payment. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount of each such base or fixed fee installment shall be paid at the same ratio as the total base or fixed fee is to total estimated costs. NOTE: The payment of fixed fee under task orders is subject to the withholding provisions of FAR 52.216-8, entitled, “Fixed Fee.” Any balance of fixed fee shall be paid to the Contractor, or any overpayment of fixed fee shall be repaid by the Contractor or otherwise credited to the Government, when specified in FAR 52.216-8.

B.7 AWARD FEE (Cost-Plus-Award-Fee and Fixed-Price-Award-Fee Task Orders)

Should an award fee type task order be issued, the amount of award fee the Contractor earns, if any, is based on an evaluation by the Government of the quality of the Contractor’s performance. This will be accomplished in accordance with an Award Fee Plan established for individual task orders. The Government will determine the amount of award fee as determined in the plan. NOTE: The determination of the award fee amount and the award fee methodology are unilateral decisions made solely at the discretion of the Government. The Government may unilaterally change the Award Fee Plan at any time. However, any revisions to the evaluation criteria in the plan shall be presented to the Contractor prior to the evaluation period in which it will be used.

B.8 INCENTIVE FEE

Should an incentive fee type task order be issued (i.e., cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) or fixed-price-incentive-fee (FPIF), the amount of incentive fee the Contractor earns, if any, is based on an evaluation by the Government of the quality of the Contractor’s performance or cost control parameters or delivery schedule incentives. This will be accomplished in accordance with an Incentive Plan established for each incentive fee task order. The Government will determine the amount of incentive fee as determined in the plan.

B.9 COST REIMBURSEMENT LEVEL OF EFFORT TASK ORDERS

In the event of level of effort task orders (term form within the meaning of FAR 16.306(d)), the Contractor shall devote to the requirements not less than 5% of the total direct person hours nor more than 5% of total direct person hours (including subcontractors) for the labor category proposed.

In the event that during the period of the contract task assignments requiring an effort not greater than 5% and not less than 5% of the total hours for each labor category, the fixed fee of this contract shall not be adjusted when the estimated costs are not exceeded. However, in the event that the contractor shall be required to furnish effort greater than 5% or less than 5% of the total hours for each labor category, the estimated cost and fixed fee shall be adjusted. Effort greater than 5% of the total hours shall not be required unless the task order is modified before the hours are incurred.

The Contractor shall notify the Government when 75% of LOE hours have been incurred.

Within 30 days after completion of the task order, the Contractor shall submit the following information in writing directly to the Contracting Office:

1. The total number of hours of direct labor expended;

2. A breakdown of this total showing the number of hours expended in each direct labor category listed in the task order schedule, including the identification of the key employees utilized;

3. The Contractor’s estimate of the total allowable cost incurred under the task order;

4. In the case of a cost overrun, the amount by which the estimated cost of the task order may be reduced to recover excess funds.

B.10 ESTIMATED COST – INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACT

As applicable to individual task orders, the following language or something substantially similar shall be incorporated when incremental funding is provided:

B. ___ ESTIMATED COST - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACT

(a) The total estimated cost to the Government for full performance of this contract, including all allowable direct and indirect costs, is $______ [insert full amount].

(b) The following represents the schedule* by which the Government expects to allot funds to this contract:

CLIN, Task Number, or Description

Start Date of Increment of Performance

End Date of Increment of Performance

Estimated Cost ($)

Fee ($) (as appropriate)

Estimated Cost Plus Fee ($)(as appropriate)

[Total] [Total] [Total]

* To be inserted after negotiation

(c) Total funds currently obligated and available for payment under this contract are $______ [insert amount funded to date].

(d) The contracting officer may issue unilateral modifications to obligate additional funds to the contract and make related changes to paragraphs (b) and/or (c) above.

(e) Until this contract is fully funded, the requirements of the clause at FAR 52.232–22, Limitation of Funds, shall govern. Once the contract is fully funded, the requirements of the clause at FAR 52.232-20, Limitation of Cost, govern.

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Section C – Description/Specifications/Work Statement

C.1 STATEMENT OF WORK

Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the contractor shall furnish the necessary services, personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform this contract.

The Statement of Work (SOW) provides requirements which the Contractor is expected to accomplish to meet minimum contract needs. Specific tasks and/or work to be performed, will be detailed in, and solicited by individual task orders issued under this IDIQ contract and will be based on requirements as set forth in the Statement of Work, as well as in each applicable task order.

The IDIQ contract SOW is hereby provided as Attachment J-1.

C.2 TASKS PERFORMED FOR HHS OPDIVS

The CAMH FFRDC operator shall not use its privileged information or access to compete with the private sector. However, the CMS FFRDC may perform work for HHS and its Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions provided that such work is in compliance with FAR 35.017-3 and the purpose, mission, general scope of effort or special competencies of the CAMH FFRDC as specified in the contract and sponsoring agreement (Attachment J-2) included herein.

The IDIQ will be made available to:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Department of Health and Human Services HHS Staff and all Operating Divisions under HHS Non-sponsors as approved in accordance with the Sponsoring Agreement

Section D – Packaging and Marking

D.1 PACKAGING AND MARKING

All deliverables required under this contract shall be packaged, marked and shipped in accordance with the Statement of Work, and any additional requirements set forth in individual task orders.

Section E – Inspection and Acceptance

E.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a contract provision may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price AUG 1996 52.246-5 Inspection of Services – Cost Reimbursement APR 1984 52.246-6 Inspection – Time and Materials and Labor Hour MAY 2001 52.246-7 Inspection of Research and Development – Fixed Price AUG 1996 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development – Cost Reimbursement MAY 2001

E.2 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

All work under this contract is subject to inspection and final acceptance by the Contracting Officer or the duly authorized representative of the Government. The authorized representative of the Government is the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Inspection and acceptance of the Contractor’s performance shall be in accordance with the applicable FAR clauses in Section E.1 above.

E.3 APPROVALS BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR)

All items to be delivered to the COR will be deemed to have been approved thirty (30) calendar days after date of delivery, except as otherwise specified in this contract or the applicable task order, if written approval or disapproval has not been given within such period. The COR’s approval or requests for revision to the items submitted shall be within the general scope of work stated in this contract and as specified in individual task orders.

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Section F – Deliveries or Performance

F.1 FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses/provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: https://www.acquisition.gov.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 Stop Work Order AUG 1989 52.242-15 Stop Work Order (Alternate I) APR 1984 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work APR 1984

F.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The effective period of the CAMH FFRDC IDIQ contract shall be five years from the award date. (Specific dates to be incorporated at award.)

F.3 ORDERING PERIOD

Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered in accordance with FAR 52.216-18 Ordering, found in Section I.

F.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The place of performance will be specified within each task order issued hereunder.

F.5 SCHEDULE OF DELIVERABLES

Deliverables shall be furnished in accordance with the delivery schedule as specified in the IDIQ SOW and in each task order.

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Section G – Contract Administrative Data

G.1 TASK ORDER PROPOSALS

(a) Supplies or services to be furnished under this contract shall be furnished at such times as ordered by task orders. The Contracting Officer is the only individual that has the authority to award task orders.

(b) All task orders issued hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions of the IDIQ umbrella contract. Additional task order terms and conditions may be required and will be identified in the individual Task Order Request for Proposal (TORP). The IDIQ umbrella contract shall control in the event of conflict with any task order. The Contracting Officer shall consider a task order “issued” upon the effective date of the order and signature.

(c) Responses to Task Order Request for Proposal (TORP) for proposed Task Orders should contain the following:

(1) Staffing Plan: The staffing plan will include a description of the skill mix and levels of personnel who will be working on the task order, labor categories proposed for the CAMH FFRDC Operator staff and any subcontractors and reflect the qualifications and duties that the personnel will contribute to the task order effort, including identification of key personnel.

(2) Technical Proposal: The Contracting Officer will determine the appropriate technical proposal elements to be required in order to ensure the contractor understands the nature of the work described for each task order and provides an approach for accomplishing the requirements provided. The Contracting Officer will tailor the proposal requirements for each order accordingly.

(3) Business Proposal: Categories and amounts for labor, materials, travel, computer time, subcontractor costs, indirect loadings and other direct costs required.

i. The estimated direct labor dollars (broken out by hours and rates for each month of effort) for each individual proposed for the task order. The hours and rates shall be appropriate for the labor category/position title of each individual proposed.

ii. Any applicable indirect loadings and fee shall be applied for cost reimbursement orders.

iii. Proposed travel (if applicable) broken out into number of trips, number of travelers, and duration of trip (including transit time) for each destination.

iv. An explanation and basis shall be provided for each item of “Other Direct Cost” proposed such as materials, reproduction costs, etc.

v. Conflict of Interest – Identify any potential, actual or apparent conflicts of interest and propose mitigation strategies.

(4) Additional information may be requested in individual TORPs.

(d) The typical response time to TORPs will be two (2) weeks; however, CMS reserves the right to adjust that time frame as appropriate.

G.2 USE OF GOVERNMENT DATA

Any data given to the Contractor by the Government shall be used only for the performance of the contract unless the Contracting Officer specifically permits another use, in writing. Should the Contracting Officer permit the Contractor the use of the Government-supplied data for a purpose other than solely for the performance of this contract and, if such use could result in a commercially viable product, the Contracting Officer and the Contractor must negotiate a financial benefit to the Government. This benefit should most often be in the form of a reduction in the price of the contract; however, the Contracting Officer may negotiate any other benefits he/she determines is adequate compensation for the use of these data.

Upon the request of the Contracting Officer, or the expiration date of this contract, whichever shall come first, the Contractor shall return or destroy all data given to the Contractor by the Government. However, the Contracting Officer may direct that all the data be retained by the Contractor for a specific period of time, which period shall be subject to agreement by the Contractor. Whether the data are to be returned, retained, or destroyed shall be the decision of the Contracting Officer with the exception that the Contractor may refuse to retain the data. The Contractor shall retain no data, copies of data, or parts thereof, in any form, when the Contracting Officer directs that the data be returned or destroyed. If the data is to be destroyed, the Contractor shall directly furnish evidence of such destruction in a form the Contracting Officer shall determine is adequate.

G.3 DATA TO BE DELIVERED

Any working papers, interim reports, data given by the government or first produced by the Contractor under the contract or collected or otherwise obtained by the Contractor under the contract, or results obtained or developed by the Contractor (subcontractor or consultants) pursuant to the fulfillment of this contract are to be delivered, documented, and formatted as directed by the Contracting Officer.

In addition, information and/or data, which are held by the Contractor related to the operation of their business and/or institution and which are obtained without the use of Federal funds, shall be considered “PROPRIETARY DATA” and are not “subject data” to be delivered under this contract.

G.4 INDIRECT COST RATES (SEPT 2014)

a. INDIRECT COST BILLING, CEILING and FINAL RATES (To be completed at time of award):

1. Billing Rates:

a) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.216-7(e) Billing Rates, states, “Until final annual indirect cost rates are established for any period, the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at billing rates established by the Contracting Officer or by an authorized representative (the cognizant auditor), subject to adjustment when the final rates are established.

These billing rates –

(1) Shall be anticipated final rates; and,

(2) May be prospectively or retroactively revised by mutual agreement, at either party’s request, to prevent substantial overpayment or underpayment.”

Therefore, the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at the established Billing Rates, as established by the Cognizant Federal Agency (CFA) or cognizant auditor. Any change(s) to the Billing Rate(s) established, shall be approved by the CFA or cognizant auditor. In the event the Billing Rate(s) exceed any Ceiling Rate(s) established in G.5.a.2 below, the Government shall reimburse the Contractor at the Ceiling Rate(s).

b) Interim Billing Rates: In the event that the Contractor does not have Contracting Officer or authorized representative (cognizant auditor) established Billing Rates, the following Interim Billing Rates apply to this contract:

INTERIM BILLING RATES:

Indirect Cost Pool Billing Rate Rate Base

Contractor Fiscal Year

Fringe (Ceiling NA) TBD (a)

Overhead TBD (b) G&A TBD (c) Other TBD (d)

Rates are applied to the following rate base(s):

a. Fringe rate is applied to…

b. Overhead rate is applied to…

c. G&A rate is applied to…

The above rates shall be used for reimbursement on contractor billings, pending review of a well-supported Billing Rate proposal, which is required to be submitted to the mailbox identified below, by the Contractor within six (6) months of contract award. The proposal shall be based upon at least four (4) months of actual costs and estimated costs for the current fiscal year and out-years of this contract. If you have prior year actuals, submit at least two

(2) years, if available.

For information about the proposal submission, refer to “Information for Contractors” at http://www.DCAA.Mil/Audit_Process_Overview.html.

CMS, or another CFA official or cognizant auditor, shall review the proposed rates in accordance with FAR 52.216-7(e) and FAR 42.704 Billing rates, to establish Billing rates for the current fiscal year and to provide current recommendations on the out-year rates. After receiving the established CFA or cognizant auditor Billing Rate Agreement, the Interim Billing Rates no longer apply.

Submit Billing Rate Proposals to:

AcquisitionDFSIncurredCostSubmission@cms.hhs.gov.

2. Indirect Cost Ceiling Rate(s):

a) Indirect Cost Ceiling Rate(s) established (as applicable) for this contract are in accordance with FAR 42.707, Cost Sharing Rates and Limitations on Indirect Cost Rates, and are as indicated below in the chart.

http://www.dcaa.mil/Audit_Process_Overview.html mailto:AcquisitionDFSIncurredCostSubmission@cms.hhs.gov

INDIRECT COST “CEILING” RATES

Indirect Cost Pool

Indirect Cost Ceiling Rate

Contractor’s Fiscal Year

Rate / Allocation Base

Overhead (a) G&A (b) Other (c)

Overhead (a)

Rates are applied to the following rate/allocation base(s):

Rate/Allocation Base a. Overhead rate is applied to…TBD Rate/Allocation Base b. G&A rate is applied to…TBD

b) When a ceiling rate(s) is/are established –

(1) The Government will not be obligated to pay any additional amount, should the final indirect cost rate(s) exceed the negotiated ceiling rate(s).

(2) In the event a final indirect cost rate is less than the negotiated ceiling rate, costs will be reimbursed at the final indirect cost rate.

3. Final Indirect Cost Rates: Pursuant to the provisions of FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost & Payment, the allowable Indirect Costs under this contract shall be obtained by applying the CFA approved Final Indirect Cost Rate(s) or the Ceiling Rate(s) (whichever are lower) to the appropriate cost base.

b. INDIRECT COST RATE (ICR) PROPOSAL: Pursuant to FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and

Payment, paragraph (d)(2), Final indirect cost rates, the Contractor shall submit an adequate final annual Indirect Cost Rate Proposal within the 6-month period following the expiration of each of its fiscal years.

FAR 42.003(a) provides that the CFA, “…normally will be the agency with the largest dollar amount of negotiated contracts, including options.” FAR 42.703-1 further provides that a single agency shall be responsible for establishing final indirect cost rates for each business unit. This single agency is the CFA and may be HHS, a delegated component of HHS, a delegated component of HHS or another Federal Agency.

The Contractor shall submit its certified annual Indirect Cost Rate proposal to the following (both CMS and the CFA) as identified below:

CMS:

Electronic proposals shall be submitted in MS Word and Excel formats, with .pdf signed Certification, to (Do not .pdf the entire proposal):

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Acquisition and Grants Management Audit and Workforce Group Division of Financial Services at – AcquisitionDFSIncurredCostSubmission@cms.hhs.gov

AND

COGNIZANT FEDERAL AGENCY: To be completed at time of award

Any questions about CFA responsibilities may be submitted to the OAGM, AWG, Division of Financial Services at:

AcquisitionDFSIncurredCostSubmission@cms.hhs.gov

G.5 PAYMENTS – VOUCHERS (Cost Reimbursement Contracts – OCT 2015)

i. GENERAL: The Contractor may submit to the Government a voucher or Standard Form 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal, for payment in accordance with the instructions below.

ii. METHOD OF PAYMENT: CMS shall only make an electronic payment for reimbursement of voucher submissions in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. In order to receive payments, the contractor shall register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

iii. ADDRESS CHANGES: The Contractor shall notify CMS’ Division of Accounting Operations of all banking and address changes in SAM via the following email address: CCRChanges@cms.hhs.gov.

iv. CONTENT OF VOUCHER: Vouchers shall include, at a minimum:

o Contractor’s name and address o Contractor’s Tax Identification Number (TIN) o Contractor’s DUNS Number o Voucher Number to include the designation of the Contract Payment Category Type as follows:

o Contract Payment Category Type: (To Be Determined at Time of Award) mailto:CCRChanges@cms.hhs.gov

INVOICE/VOUCHER REVIEW/APPROVAL PROCESSING TIME FRAMES

Contract Payment Category Types ($ = Total Contract Value) Days = Calendar Days

TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV

Type IA Type IB Type IIIA Type IIIB

TEAM

MEMBER

All Small Businesses (No

$ Limit) All QIOs

(No $ Limit)

All Other Contracts (No

$ Limit)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $150K (Small

Businesses)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $6.5M (Large

Businesses)

All Large Business Prime Contracts with Small Business Subcontractors

OFM/DAO 7 Days 7 Days 14 Days 7 Days 22 Days 12 Days

COR 4 Days 0 Days 8 Days 8 Days 8 Days 8 Days

CS/CO 4 Days 8 Days 8 Days N/A N/A 8 Days

Total Processing

Time

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

28 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days o Contract and Order Number, as applicable,;

o Contract line item number and/or Subcontract line item number;

o Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price/cost of the items actually delivered or services rendered, i.e., Labor category and labor hours x labor rate = total direct labor dollars, subcontractor costs, travel, other direct costs, overhead rate(s), etc.;

o Shipping and payment terms;

o Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

o Other substantiating documentation or information as required by the contract;

o Name, title, phone number and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent;

o Name, title, phone number of person to be notified in the event of a defective voucher; and, o Period of performance for delivery date of goods or services provided.

v. MAILINGS: Vouchers shall be submitted as follows:

1. ELECTRONIC MAIL: The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the voucher to both of the following individuals:

• Contract Specialist – determined on each specific task order

• COR – determined on each specific task order

2. REGULAR MAIL: An original hard copy of the voucher shall be submitted to the address below:

Department of Health and Human Services

OFM/Division of Accounting Operations

P.O. Box 7520 Baltimore, MD 21207-0520

3. OVERNIGHT MAIL: If the Contractor chooses to use an overnight mail carrier, the original hard copy of the voucher shall be submitted to the address below:

Department of Health and Human Services

OFM/Division of Accounting Operations 7500 Security Boulevard/Mailstop: C3-11-03 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

vi. PAYMENTS: The Government shall make provisional payments on all vouchers (pending the completion of a final audit of the Contractor’s cost records) in accordance with:

• FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost & Payment, and

• FAR 52.232-1, Payments, and upon acceptance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of the required supplies/services in accordance with the applicable FAR Inspection and Acceptance clause and the Contracting Officer’s approval.

Reimbursement for vouchers submitted under this contract shall be made not later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an acceptable voucher from the Contractor requested at the paying office designated above. Any discrepancies determined as a result of the audit could delay the processing of the voucher and may result in the voucher being returned to the Contractor for corrections.

vii. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT

The Prompt Payment Act, Public Law 97-177 (96 Stat.85.31 U.S.C. 1801) is applicable to payments under this contract and requires the payment of interest on payments made more than 30 calendar days after receipt of an voucher by the Division of Accounting Operations.

Determinations of interest due will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Prompt Payment Act and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-125.

G.6 PAYMENTS – INVOICES – Firm Fixed Price Contracts (OCT 2015)

a. GENERAL: The Contractor shall submit to the Government an invoice for payment in accordance with the instructions below.

b. METHOD OF PAYMENT: CMS shall only make an electronic payment of invoices in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. In order to receive payments, the contractor shall register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

ADDRESS CHANGES: The Contractor shall notify CMS’ Division of Accounting Operations of all banking and address changes in SAM via the following email address:

CCRChanges@cms.hhs.gov.

c. CONTENT OF INVOICE - Invoices shall include, at a minimum:

o Contractor’s name and address;

o Contractor’s Tax Identification Number (TIN);

o Contractor’s DUNS Number;

o Invoice date;

o Invoice Number to include the designation of the Contract Payment Category Type as follows:

o Contract Payment Category Type (To Be Determined at Time of Award)

Days = Calendar Days

TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV

Type IA Type IB Type IIIA Type IIIB

TEAM

MEMBER

All Small Businesses (No

$ Limit) All QIOs

(No $ Limit)

All Other Contracts (No

$ Limit)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $150K (Small

Businesses)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $6.5M (Large

Businesses)

All Large Business Prime Contracts with

Time

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

28 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days

• Contract and Order Number, as applicable;

• Contract line item number and/or Subcontract line item number;

• Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the items actually delivered or services rendered;

• Shipping and payment terms;

• Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

• Other substantiating documentation or information as required by the contract;

• Name, title, phone number and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent;

• Name, title, phone number of person to notified in the event of a defective invoice;

and,

• Period of performance or delivery date of goods or services provided.

d. MAILINGS: Invoices shall be submitted as follows:

1. ELECTRONIC MAIL: The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the invoice to both of the following individuals:

2. REGULAR MAIL: An original hard copy shall be submitted to the address below:

Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services OFM/Division of Accounting Operations hard copy of the invoice shall be submitted to the address below:

OFM/Division of Accounting Operations

e. PAYMENTS: The Government shall make payment of all invoices in accordance with

• FAR 52.232-1 Payments, and

• FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (If applicable) upon acceptance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in accordance with the applicable FAR Inspection and Acceptance clause and the Contracting Officer’s approval, as appropriate.

Reimbursement for invoices submitted under this contract shall be made not later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an acceptable invoice from the Contractor requested at the paying office designated above. Any discrepancies determined as a result of the audit could delay the processing of the invoice and may result in the invoice being returned to the Contractor for corrections.

f. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT days after receipt of an invoice by the Division of Accounting Operations.

G.7 PAYMENTS – INVOICES – Time & Materials/Labor Hour Contracts (OCT 2015)

a. GENERAL: The Contractor shall submit to the Government a voucher or Standard Form 1034, Public Voucher for Purchases and Services Other Than Personal, for payment in accordance with the instructions below.

b. METHOD OF PAYMENT: CMS shall only make an electronic payment for reimbursement of voucher submissions in accordance with FAR 52.232-33, Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management. In order to receive payments, the contractor shall register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, in accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

ADDRESS CHANGES: The Contractor shall notify CMS’ Division of Accounting Operations of all banking and address changes in SAM via the following email address:

CCRChanges@cms.hhs.gov.

c. CONTENT OF VOUCHER - Vouchers shall include, at a minimum:

• Contractor’s name and address

• Contractor’s Tax Identification Number (TIN)

• Contractor’s DUNS Number

• Voucher Number to include the designation of the Contract Payment Category Type as follows:

o Contract Payment Category Type: (To Be Determined at Time of Award)

Days = Calendar Days

TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV

Type IA Type IB Type IIIA Type IIIB

TEAM

MEMBER

All Small Businesses (No

$ Limit) All QIOs

(No $ Limit)

All Other Contracts (No

$ Limit)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $150K (Small

Businesses)

Simplified Acquisitions

$3K to $6.5M (Large

Businesses)

All Large Business Prime Contracts with

Time

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

15 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days 30 Days

28 Days Not-to-Exceed

30 Days

• Contract and Order Number, as applicable;

• Contract line item number and/or Subcontract line item number;

• Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price/cost of the items actually delivered or services rendered, i.e., Labor category and labor hours x labor rate = total direct labor dollars, subcontractor costs, travel, other direct costs, overhead rate(s), etc.;

• Shipping and payment terms;

• Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered;

• Other substantiating documentation or information as required by the contract;

• Name, title, phone number and complete mailing address of responsible official to whom payment is to be sent;

• Name, title, phone number of person to notified in the event of a defective voucher;

and,

• Period of performance for delivery date of goods or services provided.

d. MAILINGS: Vouchers shall be submitted as follows:

1. ELECTRONIC MAIL: The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the voucher to both of the following individuals:

2. REGULAR MAIL: An original hard copy of the voucher shall be submitted to the address below:

OFM/Division of Accounting Operations hard copy of the voucher shall be submitted to the address below:

OFM/Division of Accounting Operations

e. PAYMENTS: The Government shall make payments on all vouchers in accordance with –

• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, (if applicable),

• FAR 52.216-7, Allowable Cost & Payment,

• FAR 52.232-1, Payments, and

• FAR 52.232-7, Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts upon acceptance by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of the required supplies/services in accordance with the applicable FAR Inspection and Acceptance clause and the Contracting Officer’s approval.

Reimbursement for vouchers submitted under this contract shall be made not later than thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an acceptable voucher from the Contractor at the paying office designated above. Any discrepancies determined as a result of the audit could delay the processing of the voucher and may result in the voucher being returned to the Contractor for corrections.

f. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT days after receipt of an voucher by the Division of Accounting Operations.

G.8 CONTRACTOR PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS (OCT 2014)

a. General:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 42.15, Contractor Performance Information, past performance evaluations shall be prepared at least annually and at the time the work under a contract or order is completed. Additional interim performance evaluations may be prepared at Contracting Officer discretion, as necessary.

CMS will utilize the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the Governmentwide evaluation reporting tool for all past performance reports on contracts and orders, as appropriate. CPARS is a secure Internet website located at https://www.cpars.gov.

b. CPARS Process:

1. CPARS Training: Contractors may obtain CPARS training material and register for on-line training https://www.cpars.gov.

2. Post-Award Contract Registration: CMS is responsible for registering the contract in CPARS within 30 calendar days of contract award. The Contractor shall:

i. Designate at least one (1) point of contact that will be responsible for serving as the Contractor’s

Representative (CR). Additional CRs may also be identified; and,

ii. Provide the CMS Contract Specialist with the name(s) and email address(es) of the CPARS point(s) of contact.

Once CMS registers the contract in CPARS, the CR(s) will receive an automated CPARS email message that contains User IDs and instructions for creating a password for future past performance evaluation processing.

3. Interim, Annual and Final Past Performance Evaluation Reports:

a. Issuing the Evaluation: Once the CMS Assessing Official (AO) issues an evaluation to the

Contractor in CPARS, the CR(s) will receive an email instructing them to login to CPARS to review the evaluation.

b. Contractor Comments: The CR has the option to provide comments on the evaluation, indicate if they concur or do not concur with the evaluation, sign, and then return the evaluation to the AO. The CR has a total of 60 days following the AO’s evaluation signature date to submit comments. If the CR submits comments within the first 14 days following the AO’s signature date and the AO closes the evaluation, the evaluation will become available in Past Performance Information Retrieval System - Report Card (PPIRS-RC) within 1 day.

On day 15 following the AO’s evaluation signature date, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC with or without CR comments and whether or not it has been closed by the AO. If no CR comments have been sent and the evaluation has not been closed, it will be marked as “Pending” in PPIRS-RC.

https://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.gov/

If the CR sends comments at any time prior to 61 days following the AO’s evaluation signature date, those comments will be reflected in PPIRS-RC within 1 day. On day 61 following the AO’s evaluation signature date, the CR will be “locked out” of the evaluation and may no longer send comments.

G.9 CONTRACTOR WORK PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND ITS

TERRITORIES (APR 2016)

To comply with requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive -12 (HSPD-12) and Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors, CMS must achieve appropriate security assurance for multiple CMS information systems by efficiently verifying the claimed identity of individuals working on the contract. The Contractor and its subcontractor(s) shall not perform any activities under this contract, including the transmission of data or other information, outside of the United States (U.S.) and its Territories without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. If work must be performed outside the U.S., the Contractor shall submit a request to the Contracting Officer, in writing, at least 45 calendar days prior to the work beginning.

The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in making a decision whether to authorize the performance of work outside the U.S. and its Territories:

1. Statement of Work requirements, which are being requested to be completed outside the U.S. and its

Territories;

2. Total projected dollar value of the work to be performed outside the U.S.;

3. The desired country/location where the work will be performed;

4. FAR Part 25, Foreign Acquisitions, and all other laws and regulations applicable to the performance of work outside the United States;

5. Whether the contractor and/or its subcontractor(s) have plans in place to adequately protect and secure

CMS data, as well as abide by all applicable laws and regulations when work is performed outside of the U.S. and its Territories. Plans shall include -

a. Adequate contract terms regarding system security;

b. Adequate contract terms regarding the confidentiality and privacy requirements for information and data protection;

c. Adequate contract terms that are otherwise relevant, including the requirements of the Statement of

Work;

d. The Contractor’s corporate compliance plan and internal policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of applicable law, regulations, rules and ethical standards by employees, agents and others; and,

6. Whether the approval would be in best interests of the United States.

The Contractor’s request for authorization to perform work outside the U.S. shall demonstrate that the performance of the work outside the U.S. satisfies all of the above factors. Contracting Officer approval to perform work outside the U.S. may require additional Statement of Work requirements, additional contract terms and conditions and/or Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to be incorporated into the contract.

G.10 GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (JUL 2016)

Following are the Government Representatives and their respective roles and responsibilities on this contract:

a. Contracting Officer

As defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, Definitions, and in accordance with FAR 1.602-1, Authority, “Contracting officers have authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings.” There is no other authorized representative or any other Administrative Contracting Officer assigned to this contract to carry out a Contracting Officer’s duties, except for technical direction assigned to the Contracting Officer’s Representative, if applicable.

The Contracting Officer is: Deborah S. Lester

Office of Acquisition & Grants Management Acquisition and Grants Group Division of Beneficiary…