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 firm fixed priced purchase order for "Enhancing Oversight Monitoring Deemed Accreditation Organizations." The period of performance will be 1 base year and one option year. The level of effort is 625 hours. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541990. The purpose of this acquisition is to secure the services of a recognized and respected expert in Medicare survey and certification processes and provider requirements to provide comprehensive review of accrediting organizations. The Statement of Work/Deliverables and Technical Evaluation Criteria 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 [email protected] no later than 11:00 am on July 29, 2011. Responses shall be no more than five pages and shall include the following: 1) Technical Understanding and Approach; 2) Personnel Qualifications 3) Past performance information - relevant experience to perform the required services and 4) Management Plan. All responses will be evaluated on a best value basis. The government intends to award an order to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best combination of technical capabilities and proposed price (whole dollars); 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. Please submit proposal in whole dollar amounts only for one base year and one option year. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY JULY 20TH @ 11:00AM. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY TELEPHONE.