Special Notice – HCCI Data License

Notice Type: Special Notice

Posted Date: 24-JUL-15

Office Address: 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

Subject: HCCI Data License

Classification Code: B - Special studies and analysis - not R&D

Solicitation Number: OACT-393-2015-0024

Contact: Phillip Harrell, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-8635, Fax 410-786-9088, Email [email protected] - Lucille Maria Lee, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-5447, Fax 410-786-9088, Email [email protected]

Setaside: N/AN/A

Place of Performance (address): 7500 Security BlvdBaltimore, MD

Place of Performance (zipcode): 21244

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Office of Acquisition and Grants Management

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to the Health Care Cost Institute, Inc., 1100 G St. NW Ste. 600, Washington, D.C. 20005-7416 for the purchase of access to HCCI's database for hypothesis testing and support. The sole source award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 235 ( C ) ( 1 ) as implemented by FAR6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. A justification and approval is currently being processed for this requirement. This requirement is intended as a sole source procurement because HCCI maintains a proprietary database of private health insurance claims, which they allow researchers to access for the purpose of hypothesis testing. HCCI is currently the only nationally known contractor whose data set will meet CMS's needs for hypothesis testing. CMS REQUIREMENTS: This data will be used by the National Health Statistics Group (NHSG) to test a mutually agreed upon hypothesis in order to gain a better understanding of health spending by the privately insured.

NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) and the size standard is 500 employees.

INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide valid, reliable and standardized health care performance measures to support and advance public accountability, quality improvement efforts, increased patient safety, and value based purchasing. To be considered, interested vendors must submit technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and a complete price quote within 5 days of this notice, to the following electronic mail address: [email protected].

DISCLAIMER: This notice is not a Request for Proposals or a Solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This notice is not a commitment from the Government. The Government will not reimburse any bid or proposal costs as a result of this notice. No solicitation exists and requests for a copy of the solicitation will be disregarded. However, any future solicitation that will be open to competition will be subsequently issued on FedBizOpps in order to permit firms to respond.

Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/OACT-393-2015-0024/listing.html