SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- CONSULTING SERVICES FOR REVIEW OF ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION DEEMING APPLICATIONS
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-221-8-308601
- Response Due
- 1/2/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/17/2008
- Point of Contact
- Lucille Lee, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5447, Fax 410-786-9643, - Susan Crizer, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-5167, Fax 410-786-9643
- E-Mail Address
-
LLee4@cms.hhs.gov, SCrizer@cms.hhs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award on a sole source basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13 (Dollar Threshold of $100,000) a firm-fixed price purchase order to Molly Crawshaw, 13 Talana Cirlce, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-7412 for ?Consulting Services to assist CMS with ?Review of Accrediting Organization Deeming Applications.? Under the authority of FAR 6.301-1 10 U.S.C. 2304 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement. The Center for Medicaid and State Operations is responsible for reviewing deeming authority applications from accrediting organizations, and determining whether CMS will approve or deny such applications. Section 1865(b)(1) of the Social Security Act provides that, if a provider entity demonstrates through accreditation by an approved national accrediting organization that all applicable Medicare conditions are met or exceeded, CMS will deem those provider entities as having met the requirements. If an accrediting organization is recognized by the Secretary as having standards for accreditation that meet or exceed Medicare requirements, a provider entity accredited by the national accrediting body?s approved program may be deemed to meet the Medicare conditions. A national accreditation organization applying for approval of deeming authority under part 488, subpart A must provide us with reasonable assurance that the accreditation organization requires the accredited provider entities to meet requirements that are at least as stringent as the Medicare conditions. The regulations concerning approval and re-approval of accrediting organizations are set forth at section ?488.4 and ?488.8(d)(3). The regulations at section 488.8(d)(3) require accreditation organizations to reapply for continued approval of deeming authority every six years or sooner as we determine. The purpose of this acquisition is to secure the advice and services of a recognized and respected expert in the field of hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). This individual will provide technical consultation, conduct comprehensive reviews of accrediting organization deeming applications, participate in corporate site visits and survey observations, provide written summaries of review findings, and participate in teleconferences with the project officer and other deeming application review team meetings. Specifically, this individual will be expected to:
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7500 SECURITY BLVD., BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
- Zip Code: 21244-1850
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 21244-1850
- Record
- SN01471889-W 20071220/071218223433 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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