Solicitation_Cover_Letter_0101.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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

May 29, 2015

To: 8(a) Small Disadvantage Business Interested Parties

Subject: Request for Proposal Number RFP-CMS-2015-8A-0101

To whom it may concern:

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of Request for Proposal (RFP) Number RFP-CMS-2015-8A-0101 to procure “Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long Term Care Facility (LTCH), and Hospice Quality Reporting Programs Analytics, Outreach, and Support Data Analysis” to provide contract support necessary to provide outreach, education, communications, payment determination, reconsideration, help desk and business process support for the Long Term Acute Care Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility and Hospice Quality Reporting Programs. This particular scope of work pertains to support tasks needed for the programs created by Section 3004. Primary functions of this work include data analysis, support data validation methodologies, implement program evaluation activities, support public reporting of quality data, quality assurance, policy support, annual payment update determination, and technical assistance, and provide education and outreach to providers in support of the Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), and Hospice quality reporting programs.

This RFP is being issued as an 8(a) Small Disadvantage Business set-aside. Offerors must be registered as an 8(a) Small Disadvantage Business contractor in System Award Management (SAM) database at the time of award.

Your attention is directed to the additional information provided below:

1. Intent’s to Propose

Intent’s to propose are requested to be submitted by Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 11:00 am local prevailing time (Baltimore, MD). Intents can be submitted by email to:

Christina.Heller@cms.hhs.gov.

2. Questions

The due date and time for the submission of RFP Questions is Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 11:00 am local prevailing time (Baltimore, MD). Questions must be submitted in accordance with Section L.7.B. Questions must be submitted by email to: Jonathan.Chattler@cms.hhs.gov.

Offeror’s are advised that verbal questions will not be accepted.

mailto:Christina.Heller@cms.hhs.gov mailto:Jonathan.Chattler@cms.hhs.gov

3. RFP Amendments

Please be advised that any amendments to this RFP will be issued electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). It is strongly recommended that offeror’s monitor the www.fbo.gov regularly for information related to this RFP.

4. Due Date for Proposals

Proposals must be received on or before Thursday, July 15, 2015 at 11:00 am local prevailing (Baltimore, MD) time. Delivery of proposals must be made so that the proposal is received at the designed place not later than the date and time. Refer to Section L.15 for completed submission information.

5. Request for Information Concerning the RFP

Request for information concerning this RFP should be directed only to the undersigned Contracting Officer who may be reached at Christina.Heller@cms.hhs.gov . Discussions with individuals outside of the contracts office may result in rejection of a perspective offeror’s proposal.

Sincerely, Christina Heller Contracting Officer http://www.fbo.gov/ http://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:Christina.Heller@cms.hhs.gov