AHA ANNUAL SURVEY DATABASE
REQUEST FOR QUOTE
OA-393-2014-0014
This is Request for Quotation prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, as supplemental 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 (CMS) intends to award on a competitive basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13 (Dollar Threshold of $150,000), a firm fixed price award for the "2013 AHA Annual Survey Database Disk (CMS agency-wide license and continued access to historic years of data)." The Statement of Work and Technical Evaluation Criteria are attached. Responses shall be no more than 10 pages and shall include the following: 1) Technical Understanding and Approach, and Cost. The award will be made on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. All responsible sources must be registered @ www.sam.gov. The period of performance is base year September 9, 2014 - September 8, 2015, and three option years. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 813910. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word Format to [email protected] no later than 11:00am on July 22, 2014. ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY 11:00AM ON JULY 15, 2014. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY TELEPHONE. All responses/quotes submitted shall remain valid for a period of 180 days. 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, 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.
Lucille Maria Lee, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5447, Fax 410-786-9088, Email [email protected] - Famane Brown, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-3435, Fax 410-786-3432, Email [email protected]
