This is a Request for Quotation prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, a fixed priced purchase order at a fixed labor rate for consulting services. The period of performance will be September 25, 2010 - September 24, 2011. The estimated level of effort for this procurement is 404 hours. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541690. The contractor will consultation, analytical, evaluation, writing, and editing services for Expanded Annual CMS Report to Congress in accordance to the Statement of Work. A Statement of Work and Deliverables are attached. This Request for Quotes (RFQ) is being set aside for small business concerns. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to [email protected] and in hard copy no later than March 31, 2010 to Renee Wallace-Abney Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management, Mail stop C2-21-15, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244. Responses shall be no more than five pages and shall include the following: 1) Contractor's plan to perform the Statement of Work; 2) Past performance information - relevant experience to perform the required services; and 3) fully loaded labor rate and anticipated hours. All responses will be evaluated on a best value basis using the attached 1) Technical Evaluation Criteria; 2) Past performance; and 3) Price - the amount. The government intends to award an order to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best combination of technical capabilities and proposed price; the best value (considering price and other factors). All responses/quotes submitted shall remain valid for a period of 180 days. For the purpose of establishing timely receipt of a quotation, the time will be established based upon the hard copy submission. Offerors are advised that CMS is a secured facility and therefore, offerors should allow time to obtain the appropriate security clearances (e.g., parking pass, visitor badge, etc...). Vendors are also advised that the CMS mailroom accepts only U.S. Postal Service mail. When utilizing an overnight carrier, you are cautioned that you must allow time for the proposal to be delivered to the exact mail stop noted above by the carrier by the time specified in this RFQ. Interested parties must be able to affirm no conflicts of interest with parties involved in Medicare claims processing in light of the work identified in this Statement of Work. In the event that the vendor/government identifies a conflict or the appearance of a conflict, the vendor shall be responsible for providing a mitigation strategy that satisfies the government. In the event that the conflict cannot be resolved, the order cannot be awarded or an existing order may need to be terminated.

 

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