SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- LICENCES FOR NCPDP DATABASE
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 813910
— Business Associations
- 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, Maryland, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- 7709690906
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Lucille Maria Lee, Phone: 410-786-5447, Louis P. Anderson, Phone: 410-786-5564
- E-Mail Address
-
lucille.lee@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov
(lucille.lee@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award on a sole source basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Dollar Threshold of $100,000) a firm fixed priced award to the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Inc., 9240 E. Raintree Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 for "Licenses for NCPDP database of Pharmacy Codes and Data Information" for electronic delivery to CMS on a weekly basis with a monthly master distribution. The NAICS Code is 813910. NCPDP is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Provides a forum and marketplace for a diverse membership focused on health care and pharmacy business solutions. NCPDP is a member driven organization that has been named in various government legislation, such as HIPAA and the Medicare Prescription bill. A national pharmacy provider database is required for use by designated CMS staff and contractors performing work within the scope of the Drug Discount Card Program and Part D Prescription Drug Benefit; moreover, it is essential for the implementation and the Drug Data Processing System (DDPS) that supports the Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. The contractor shall provide four licenses for data and standards for use by appropriate CMS staff and associated contractors performing work within the scope of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2009. The contractor must be able to communicate with CMS via secure FTP connection. The contractor shall plan and participate in an initial/kickoff conference between the government task leader and CMS representatives upon award of this order. The contractor shall provide a work plan that details the tasks to be performed (with dates) and the timeliness for completion. The contractor shall provide an initial full file of all National Drug Codes (NDC), and Uniform Product Codes (UPC), and Health Related Item Codes (HRI) data elements and a full copy of the standards including a data dictionary and flow diagram of the audit trail procedures and documentation retained to ensure the integrity of the data provided. The contractor shall research questions identified by CMS about the data received. NCPDP is the only Standards Development Organizations (SDO) that has a focus on a pharmacy services, and has the highest representation from the pharmacy services sector healthcare. NCPDP is the sole provider of this data. CMS needs to acquire licenses for mandated provider data. All responsible sources may submit a response, which, if received timely, must be considered by the Agency. Expression of interest and statement of capabilities must be email to Lucille.Lee@cms.hhs.gov. Statement of capabilities must be received within 5 days from the published date of this notice. In addition, all interested contractors must be registered with the Central Contractors Registration System (CCR) at www.ccr.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/7709690906/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7500 Security Blvd., C2-21-15, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN01863700-W 20090703/090702003321-efdde91005aaa9c0d855c589eb7c3fd0 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |