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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 13, 2005 FBO #1356
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- DRUG INFORMATION DATABASE LICENSE

Notice Date

8/11/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

511140 — Directory and Mailing List Publishers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850
 

ZIP Code

21244-1850
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-765-5-690914
 

Response Due

8/26/2005
 

Archive Date

9/10/2005
 

Description

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, on a sole source basis a firm fixed price award to First Data Bank, 1111 Bayhill Drive, San Bruno, California 94066. A drug data process system designed to support a drug claim type system will require drug information. The National Drug Code is integral in linking incoming data to therapeutic classes. Other fields in a drug database will be used to ensure correct payment to plans and oversight. The tasks to be performed: Task 1) Provide User Licenses for a drug information database, Task 2) The Contractor must be able to communicate with CMS via a secure FTP connection, Task 3) The Contractor shall plan and participate in an initial meeting/kickoff conference between the Government Task Leader (GTL) and CMS representatives upon award of this task order, Task 4) The contractor shall provide a work plan that details the tasks to be performed (with dates) and the timelines for completion. Task 5) The contractor shall provide initial full file of all National Drug Codes (NDC), and other related elements, as described in p. B, ?Deliverables? herein, as well as a full copy of the standards, including a data dictionary and all related documentation via a secure file transfer. Task 6) The contractor shall provide a description and flow diagram of the audit trail procedures and documentation retained to ensure the integrity of the data provided. Task 7) The contractor shall research questions identified by CMS about the data received. A response shall be provided to CMS within one business day or, if the issue is complex, a summary of the contractor?s understanding of the issue and a timeframe for research and resolution shall be submitted in one business day. All responsible sources may submit capability statements, which shall be considered by the agency in accordance with the requirements in the synopsis.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 7500 SECURITY BOULEVARD/BALITMORE/MD

Zip Code: 21244-1850

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00868065-W 20050813/050811211901 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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