NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850

Office of Acquisition & Grants Management

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate with one responsible source pursuant to the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Merative US L.P., 100 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-2635.

NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 513140 Directory and Mailing List Publishers.

Merative US L.P. will provide CMS with a license to access the Private Marketscan Commercial Health Insurance Claims Database, including data from 1998 through the most recent available year, delivered via a secure data sharing portal. Specifically, Merative will provide:

1. Commercial claims data including total payments (claim payments and allowed charges) by provider and health care service, using standard classification codes such as ICD-9, CPT, DRG, and NDC.

2. Cost-sharing data including co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles.

3. Utilization data including visits, stays, and prescriptions dispensed.

4. Demographic identifiers including age and gender.

5. Claim payer plan type information sourced from numerous private health insurance plans.

6. Technical support and documentation, including a data dictionary or glossary of terms/data variables, answers to database-related questions, and documentation detailing the methods used to construct the database.

7. Data quality notifications to the CMS Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) within 3 business days of identifying any data quality issues, including a remediation plan.

8. Section 508 compliance support, ensuring all data files and associated documentation meet ICT accessibility requirements.

This data is currently unavailable from any other source.

All responsible sources may submit capability statements in consideration to CMS using the primary point of contact listed below.

Contracting Office Address:

7500 Security Blvd.

N2-09

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

Place of Performance:

7500 Security Blvd.

N2-09

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

Primary Point of Contact:

Kristy Hollobaugh

Contract Specialist

Kristy.Hollobaugh@cms.hhs.gov

Phone: 410-786-8236

INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and complete price quote within 14 days of this notice, to the following electronic mail address:

Kristy.Hollobaugh@cms.hhs.gov.

DISCLAIMER: This notice is not a Request for Proposals or a Solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This notice is not a commitment from the Government. The Government will not reimburse any bid or proposal cost as a result of this notice. No solicitation exists and requests for a copy of the solicitation will be disregarded. However, any future solicitation that will be open to competition will be subsequently issued on www.sam.gov in order to permit firms to respond.

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