National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to the National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20418 for support of the National Academy of Medicine's Leadership Consortium for a Value and Science -Driven Health System project. The purpose of the purchase order is to support the acquisition of health care evidence, knowledge and recommendations for experts, leaders and industry stakeholders about Leadership Consortium topics and projects. The sole source award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 235 ( C ) ( 1 ) as implemented by FAR6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. A justification and approval is currently being processed for this requirement. This requirement is intended as a sole source procurement because the National Academy of Sciences' work and discussion papers are solely generated by this entity. The objectives and independent analyses and work across the Leadership Consortium topics is only available to CMS from the NAM.

CMS REQUIREMENTS: This scientific information will inform CMS's policy and other work to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, economy and quality of services rendered to CMS's beneficiaries. The work information will be provided through applicable Leadership Consortium venues, events and publications such as: Workshop Summaries, Discussion Papers, and Commentaries.

NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 813920 (Professional Organizations).

INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide valid, reliable and standardized health care performance measures to support and advance public accountability, quality improvement efforts, increased patient safety, and value based purchasing. The organization must be able to serve as a national dissemination and implementation conference for health disparities researchers. To be considered, interested vendors must submit technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and a complete price quote within 5 days of this notice, to the following electronic mail address: phillip.harrell@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 costs 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 FedBizOpps in order to permit firms to respond.

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