Medical coding and auditing services - STL

Added: Feb 02, 2017 2:11 pm NOTICE: This is a pre-solicitation notice for an upcoming acquisition to furnish a quality coding audit and provide coding services for the VA ST LOUIS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. This notice synopsizing an upcoming competitive solicitation is to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. This notice is NOT a Request for Quotations (RFQ). Vendors should not submit quotations until the RFQ is posted to this website. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information resulting from this posting.

SERVICES: The intent of this solicitation is to furnish a quality coding audit and provide coding services for the VA ST LOUIS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Coding audits will be measured by the accuracy, completeness and consistency of code assignments contained in the outpatient Patient Care Encounter (PCE) and inpatient Patient Treatment File (PTF) to include observation stays and ambulatory surgery. Contractor shall provide ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding services for inpatient PTFs and ICD-10-CM and CPT, and HCPCS coding services for outpatient/ambulatory cases and ambulatory surgeries. Outpatient encounters include but are not limited to scheduled clinic appointments with physicians, ancillary providers, radiology, laboratory and EKGs. Inpatient PTFs include radiology, surgeries (operations), procedures, specialty movements, physician admission, discharge and transfer validation. Ambulatory surgeries include but are not limited to anesthesia, radiology, laboratory and pathology.

ACQUISITION: The VA intends to release this as a competitive RFQ on or about the week of February 2, 2017. A single solicitation will be issued and a single award is anticipated. The procurement will be a 100% Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this requirement will be 561410 with a size standard of $15 million. Any resultant contract will be effective for a Base Period of performance of one year, with four one-year Options to extend the contract at the Government s discretion. Unless additional notice is given or this notice is modified, the full RFQ will be posted to FBO.gov. All future information regarding this acquisition including amendments will be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.



For questions and comments regarding this solicitation, please contact Kevin C. Wallace

Kevin.wallace2@va.gov

913-946-1958