Quality Innovation Network (QIN) Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)

7/31/14 Update:  The Task Order for the territory of Puerto Rico (PR) was awarded, effective 7/31/2014, to TMF in the amount of $10,259,386.

7/30/14 Update:  The Task Order for the state of Indiana (IN) was awarded, effective 7/30/2014, to QSource in the amount of $11,567,328.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Quality Innovation Networks - Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) for purposes of improving care for Medicare beneficiaries in a manner that aligns with the work that CMS will be doing in its efforts towards achievement of the National Quality Strategy (NQS) and the CMS Quality Strategy along with the other strategies, goals, recommendations, and priorities listed in the Statement of Work (SOW). Proposals were solicited for individual Task Orders (TO's) for each of the fifty (50) states, plus Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

All proposals were evaluated in accordance to the RFP's Section M. Fourteen (14) offerors were awarded IDIQ contracts, with Task Orders issued under each contract as follows:

HHSM-500-2014-QIN001I, Great Plains Quality Innovation Network for the states of Kansas (KS), North Dakota (ND), Nebraska (NE), and South Dakota (SD) in the amount of $32,288,420.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN002I, Qsource for the states of Alabama (AL), Kentucky (KY), Mississippi (MS), and Tennessee (TN) in the amount of $39,565,155.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN003I, Quality Insights (WVMI) for the states of Delaware (DE), Louisiana (LA), New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), and West Virginia (WV) in the amount of $55,544,506.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN004I, HealthCentric Advisors for the states of Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA),
Maine (ME), New Hampshire (NH), Rhode Island (RI), and Vermont (VT) in the amount of $53,404,843.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN005I, TMF for the states of Arkansas (AR), Missouri (MO), Oklahoma (OK), and Texas (TX) in the amount of $51,488,948.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN006I, Lake Superior/Stratis for the states of Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), and Wisconsin (WI) in the amount of $46,000,410.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN007I, HealthInsight for the states of New Mexico (NM), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), and Utah (UT) in the amount of $34,933,061.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN008I, HSAG for the states of Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Florida (FL), and Ohio (OH) in the amount of $88,054,607.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN009I, Mountain Pacific for the states of Alaska (AK), Hawaii (HI), Montana (MT), and Wyoming (WY) in the amount of $32,599,175.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN010I, Telligen for the states of Colorado (CO), Iowa (IA), and Illinois (IL) in the amount of $36,759,370.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN011I, Qualis for the states of Idaho (ID), and Washington (WA) in the amount of $21,851,772.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN012I, GMCF for the states of Georgia (GA), and North Carolina (NC) in the amount of $22,581,668.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN013I, IPRO for the states of Washington, DC (DC), New York (NY), and South Carolina (SC) in the amount of $45,444,103.

HHSM-500-2014-QIN014I, VHQC for the states of Maryland (MD), and Virginia (VA) in the amount of $23,156,544.

Please note that the awards for the states and/or territories of the Virgin Islands (VI), Puerto Rico (PR), and Indiana (IN) have not yet been determined.

The purpose of Amendment 0005 is to extend the due date for receipt of proposals from 2:00pm to 4:00pm local prevailing time on Friday, February 21, 2014.

The purpose of this Amendment is to revise the intended contract type from a single award IDIQ to multiple award IDIQ, transmit additional Industry Questions and the government's Responses, and make revisions to Section B, G, J, L, and M.

The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to extend the due date for proposals through 2:00PM local prevailing time on 2/21/2014, to extend the due date for letters of Intent to Submit proposals to 1/31/2014, to provide additional responses to industry questions, and to REVISE sections B, C, and G through M of the solicitation.

Please note:  to be eligible for consideration for award, all offerors MUST propose a minimum of three (3) states, and a maximum of six (6) states.

The purpose of this amendment is to transmit additional industry questions and the government's responses. Any references to an amendment in the government's responses shall pertain to Amendment 000003, which will be posted soon after. Additional industry questions and responses will be provided in the subsequent amendment.

This is a single Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) umbrella contract under which individual task orders will be awarded to procure expert healthcare quality improvement services from Quality Innovation Networks - Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) for purposes of improving care for Medicare beneficiaries in a manner that aligns with the work that Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be doing in its efforts towards achievement of the National Quality Strategy (NQS) and the CMS Quality Strategy along with the other strategies, goals, recommendations, and priorities listed in the Statement of Work.