Part A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor, Jurisdiction E

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
75FCMC19R0023
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeks to award an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Medicare Administrative Contractor services for Jurisdiction E. The contractor will perform Medicare claims processing, payment services, and other healthcare benefit administration for California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. The agency will evaluate proposals using a trade-off best value process considering technical factors and price. The anticipated solicitation release date is September 4, 2019, with proposals due November 4, 2019 and award expected by August 4, 2020.

There is no set-aside designation. The primary NAICS code is 524292 and PSC code R499. The incumbent contractor is CGS Administrators, LLC. The contract includes a one-year base period valued at approximately $1 billion and six one-year options. The contractor must process over 25 million claims annually from over 100,000 healthcare providers while maintaining offices in California, Hawaii, and Nevada. Place of performance will be Jurisdiction E.

Notice text

4 versions

Update #4 · Latest ·

The purpose of Amendment #2 is to:
1. Provide responses to questions submitted in response to soliciation #75FCMC19R0023 Amendment 1.  Responses are attached as Amendment 2, Attachment 1 - RFP Question Responses.

Update #3 ·

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Provide responses to questions received in response to solicitation # 75FCMC19R0023.
2. Revise Section B.6 Schedule of Supplies/Services to be consistent with new CLIN structure.
3. Revise Section F.2 Period of Performance to be consistent with new CLIN structure.
4. Revise Section J to reflect revised attachments J.36-J.49 to be consistent with new CLIN structure.
5. Revise Section L.9 to provide instructions for submitting solicitation questions regarding the revised cost template attachments and Section L.15.2 only.
6. Revise Sections L.11-L.16, M.3, M.5, and M.6 to reflect corrected section references and to be consistent with the new CLIN structure.
7. Replace the following RFP attachments with updated versions: J.5, J.7, J.10, J.22, J.23, J.23A, J.24, J.33-J.49
8. Provide a clean copy, as well as a redline version, of this amended solicitation. The redline version is provided as an attachment, Amendment Attachment 1, and is specifically provided so as to provide clarity to potential offerors with respect to the amendments made to the solicitation.

Update #2 ·

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to issue a Request for Proposal to obtain a Medicare Administrative Contractor (hereinafter referred to as "the contractor") to provide specified health insurance benefit administration services, including Medicare claims processing and payment services, in support of the Medicare Program (also known as the Medicare Fee-For-Service or FFS) for Jurisdiction E. Jurisdiction E includes the following states: California, Hawaii, and Nevada, as well as the U.S. territories, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.

The contractor shall perform numerous functions to support healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries, which include performing claims-related activities and establishing relationships with providers of Medicare services, both institutional and professional, both in-patient (Part A) and out-patient (Part B). The contractor will perform the requirements of this contract in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, Medicare manuals, as well as CMS requirements to ensure the financial integrity of the Medicare FFS Program.

Pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, CMS intends to conduct a full and open procurement to fulfill this need. Accordingly, the Contracting Officer will seek to award to the vendor whose proposal represents the best solution to CMS' requirements at a fair and reasonable price.

Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal offers the best overall value to the Government using FAR 15.101-1 trade-off processes, which "...allows the Government to consider award to other than the lowest cost Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror..."; affording the Government the most advantageous balance of cost and technical factors as defined in the upcoming solicitation.

The contract will include a base year plus six (6) one-year options. The proposal due date is November 4, 2019, with an anticipated award date of August 4, 2020.

This solicitation is issued pending availability of funds.

Update #1 ·

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to issue a Request for Proposal to obtain a Medicare Administrative Contractor (hereinafter referred to as "the contractor") to provide specified health insurance benefit administration services, including Medicare claims processing and payment services, in support of the Medicare Program (also known as the Medicare Fee-For-Service or FFS) for Jurisdiction E. Jurisdiction E includes the following states: California, Hawaii, and Nevada, as well as the U.S. territories, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.

The contractor shall perform numerous functions to support healthcare services for Medicare beneficiaries, which include performing claims-related activities and establishing relationships with providers of Medicare services, both institutional and professional, both in-patient (Part A) and out-patient (Part B). The contractor will perform the requirements of this contract in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, Medicare manuals, as well as CMS requirements to ensure the financial integrity of the Medicare FFS Program.

Pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, CMS intends to conduct a full and open procurement to fulfill this need. Accordingly, the Contracting Officer will seek to award to the vendor whose proposal represents the best solution to CMS' requirements at a fair and reasonable price.

Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal offers the best overall value to the Government using FAR 15.101-1 trade-off processes, which "...allows the Government to consider award to other than the lowest cost Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror..."; affording the Government the most advantageous balance of cost and technical factors as defined in the upcoming solicitation.

CMS anticipates releasing a solicitation for Jurisdiction E on or about September 4, 2019. The contract will include a base year plus six (6) one-year options. The anticipated proposal due date is November 4, 2019, with an anticipated award date of August 4, 2020. In the event a draft solicitation is published, please note that the anticipated November 4, 2019 proposal due date is not expected to change.

This solicitation is expected to be issued pending availability of funds.

Files

File Type Posted
Amendment_2,_Attachment_1_-_RFP_Question_Responses.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
75FCMC19R0023_Amendment_2.pdf PDF
75FCMC19R0023_Amendment_1.pdf PDF
JE_Amendment_1_CLEAN_Attachments_UPDATED.zip ZIP file
Amendment_1,_Attachment_1_REDLINE_Backpages.pdf PDF
JE_Amendment_1_REDLINED_Attachments_UPDATED.zip ZIP file
JE_RFP_Questions_and_Responses_Amendment_1.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.8 MAC Security Incident and Reportable Event Reporting and Response.docx DOCX document
J.9 Non-Disclosure Statement.docx DOCX document
J.1.B List of Key Acronyms.docx DOCX document
J.38 CLIN 0005 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 1 —
J.41 CLIN 0008 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 3 —
J.43 CLIN 0010 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 4 —
J.4 HHS Contracting Guide for Contract of Government Property.docx DOCX document
J.36 CLIN 0003 Cost Proposal Template - Base Year —
J.6 Contractor Furnished Property.docx DOCX document
J.39 CLIN 0006 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 2 —
J.40 CLIN 0007 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 2 —
J.28 Product Accessibility Template.docx DOCX document
J.5 Government Systems Provided For Use.docx DOCX document
J.2 Deliverable Schedule.docx DOCX document
J.35 CLIN 0002 Cost Proposal Template - Base Year —
J.1.D Cash Collections Worksheet For HIGLAS Users.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.3 Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template.docx DOCX document
J.49 CLIN 0016 Cost Proposal Template - Outgoing Contractor Workload Transition Activities.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.32 Systems of Records.docx DOCX document
J.42 CLIN 0009 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 3 —
J.23 Government Provided Proposal Assumptions —
J.48 CLIN 0015 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 6 —
J.10 Contractor Business Ethics COI and Compliance Program Requirements.docx DOCX document
J.1 Statement of Work —
J.1.A List of Key Definitions.docx DOCX document
J.23.A Government Provided Proposal Assumptions Audit and Reimbursement Tables.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.25 Past Performance Questionnaire.docx DOCX document
J.1.G AB MAC Performance Requirements Summary.docx DOCX document
J.34 CLIN 0001 Cost Proposal Template - Implementation.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.22 Basis of Estimate.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.7 AB MAC Award Fee Plan and Self Assessment Template.docx DOCX document
J.11 Personal Conflicts of Interest Financial Disclosure.docx DOCX document
J.23.B Government Provided Proposal Assumptions CSR-Handled Telephone Inquiries Tables.docx DOCX document
J.45 CLIN 0012 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 5 —
J.1.C Fee-For-Service Shared System Base Functions.docx DOCX document
J.37 CLIN 0004 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 1 —
J.24 Attestations.docx DOCX document
J.33 Cost Template Summary Sheet.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
J.46 CLIN 0013 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 5 —
75FCMC19R0023.pdf PDF
J.44 CLIN 0011 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 4 —
J.47 CLIN 0014 Cost Proposal Template - Option Year 6 —
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