An RFP will be posted for: Centralized credentialing and privileging technical services support to the Office of the Chief Surgeon, Army National Guard. DISREGARD THE REQUEST FOR CAPABILITIES STATEMENTS

An RFP for 100% Small Business Set-Aside will be issued in the near future under this same RFP number, for the following:

The contractor shall assist in transitioning ARNG providers with initial entry credentialing, maintenance of credentialing and privileging, and support the Centralized Credentials Privileging Board's review of completed credentials and privileging files. The contractor shall also assist the ARNG-CSG in the development of the accessions credentialing process. The contractor shall function as the primary point of contact with all ARNG providers for centralized credentialing and privileging. The contractor shall provide program management and project technical services to insure performance to the specifications of the contract. In the context of healthcare, quote mark credentialing quote mark describes a process of assessing and reviewing the qualifications of the health care practitioner. It is a complex process and includes review of the licensure, training and education of skilled care providers (e.g. Physicians, Dentists, Family Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) and assures their clinical competency and that they maintain regulatory compliance in their scope of practice. This process is mandated and defined in the civilian sector by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The credentialing and privileging process within the military is dictated by Army Regulation (AR) 40-68. Privileging is the process that health care organizations employ to authorize practitioners to provide specific services to their patients. In the military, the active duty Military Treatment Facility (MFT) serves as the health care organization.

The contractor shall assist in transitioning ARNG providers with initial entry credentialing, maintenance of credentialing and privileging, and support the Centralized Credentials Privileging Board's review of completed credentials and privileging files. The contractor shall also assist the ARNG-CSG in the development of the accessions credentialing process. The contractor shall function as the primary point of contact with all ARNG providers for centralized credentialing and privileging. The contractor shall provide program management and project technical services to insure performance to the specifications of the contract. In the context of healthcare, quote mark credentialing quote mark describes a process of assessing and reviewing the qualifications of the health care practitioner. It is a complex process and includes review of the licensure, training and education of skilled care providers (e.g. Physicians, Dentists, Family Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) and assures their clinical competency and that they maintain regulatory compliance in their scope of practice. This process is mandated and defined in the civilian sector by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The credentialing and privileging process within the military is dictated by Army Regulation (AR) 40-68. Privileging is the process that health care organizations employ to authorize practitioners to provide specific services to their patients. In the military, the active duty Military Treatment Facility (MFT) serves as the health care organization.

The contractor shall assist in transitioning ARNG providers with initial entry credentialing, maintenance of credentialing and privileging, and support the Centralized Credentials Privileging Board's review of completed credentials and privileging files. The contractor shall also assist the ARNG-CSG in the development of the accessions credentialing process. The contractor shall function as the primary point of contact with all ARNG providers for centralized credentialing and privileging. The contractor shall provide program management and project technical services to insure performance to the specifications of the contract. In the context of healthcare, quote mark credentialing quote mark describes a process of assessing and reviewing the qualifications of the health care practitioner. It is a complex process and includes review of the licensure, training and education of skilled care providers (e.g. Physicians, Dentists, Family Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) and assures their clinical competency and that they maintain regulatory compliance in their scope of practice. This process is mandated and defined in the civilian sector by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The credentialing and privileging process within the military is dictated by Army Regulation (AR) 40-68. Privileging is the process that health care organizations employ to authorize practitioners to provide specific services to their patients. In the military, the active duty Military Treatment Facility (MFT) serves as the health care organization.