MODIFICATION
R -- AUDIT OF THE BIDS SUBMITTED BY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND
- Notice Date
- 6/28/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 923120
— Administration of Public Health Programs
- 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-APP60072LA
- Response Due
- 7/6/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2006
- Point of Contact
- Louis Anderson, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5564, Fax 410-786-9922, - Barbara Rufo, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5589, Fax 410-786-9088,
- E-Mail Address
-
LAnderson3@cms.hhs.gov, BRufo@cms.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total HUB-Zone
- Description
- The purpose of this request is to seek prospective offerors to assist AUDIT OF THE BIDS SUBMITTED BY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN SPONSORS FOR THE 2007 CONTRACT PERIOD. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) anticipates awarding to multiple HUBZONE and/or DISABLED VETERN contractors for 50 audit assignments wherein each assignment involves the audit of multiple bids submitted by Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan sponsors for the 2007 contract period. A minimum of 5 audit assignments will be given per contractor. The contractors will audit the reasonableness of assigned bids in consideration of (i) CMS? bid submission instructions, (ii) CMS? bid audit procedures, and (iii) professional actuarial standards. The broad areas to be examined are the (i) base period data, (ii) projection of base period data to the contract year, (iii) manual projection data if base period data is absent or deemed to be less than fully credible, and (iv) components of resulting bid for the contract year. The contractors will communicate to CMS the result of their audits, including their final opinion of the reasonableness of the bids in a written report. (Draft Statement of Work to Follow) Interested parties who feel that that they possess the capabilities to perform or provide the services described above, should provide a capabilities statement demonstrating their qualifications and ability to perform the requirements. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The capabilities statement should be limited to five type written pages (Word Document). The capabilities statement should not include any financial information or business proposals. Please send your documentation to Louis Anderson at the office identified above, by fax 410-786-9922 or by e-mail to landerson3@cms.hhs.gov . Documentation should be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by CMS. A determination by CMS not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within discretion on of the government.
- Record
- SN01079107-W 20060630/060628220351 (fbodaily.com)
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