7A21--Clearinghouse Services (VA-22-00078220) Stand-Alone Contract

This Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center extends the due date for proposal responses to a solicitation for clearinghouse services to August 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM EST. The contractor will be required to convert paper medical claims received by the VA into electronic ANSI X12 837 format by performing optical character recognition and applying edits before submitting claims electronically to the VA's fiscal intermediary and sending acknowledgements. The contractor must also provide connectivity to other clearinghouses and submitters to exchange electronic transactions. Pricing is included for various claim types, with the current incumbent being SSI Group.

The purpose of this modification is to extend the deadline for responses and post question and answer responses from the pre-proposal conference. To be eligible, contractors must be FISMA certified and obtain an Authority to Operate on the VA network in order to exchange files via SFTP. Award is expected in mid-September 2022, with a period of performance beginning on or about November 1, 2022.