This is a Request for Quotation prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (limitation of $150,000), a fixed priced purchase order at a fixed labor rate to a contractor that can provide Expert Clinical Surveyor Consultative services with Training and Field Support Experience for the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Survey and Certification in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and Schedule of Deliverables. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541990. All business proposals final price shall be submitted in whole dollars only, rounded to the nearest dollar. Responses will be evaluated on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable based upon the following Technical Evaluation Criteria and Technical Instructions. The offeror shall provide a clear and concise description of its understanding of the requirements of the tasks provided in the SOW. The period of performance is 12 months plus an additional 12 month Optional Year. This Request for Quotes (RFQ) is being set aside for small business concerns. Questions regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing no later than September 18, 2015 at 12:00pm. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BY TELEPHONE. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to [email protected] or in hard copy no later than 12:00pm on September 23, 2015 to Phillip Harrell, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management, Mailstop B3-26-25, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244. Responses shall be no more than 12 pages and shall include the following: 1) Business Information: a. DUNS b. Company Name; c. Company Address; d. Type of Company (i.e small business, 8(a) woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) As validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). 2) Contractor's plan to perform the Statement of Work; 3) and fully loaded labor rate and anticipated hours. All responses will be evaluated on a best value basis using the attached 1) Technical Evaluation Criteria; 2) and Price - the amount for the one year. The government intends to award an order to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best combination of technical capabilities and proposed price; the best value (considering price and other factors). All responses/quotes submitted shall remain valid for a period of 180 days. Offerors are advised that CMS is a secured facility and therefore, offerors should allow time to obtain the appropriate security clearances (e.g., parking pass, visitor badge, etc...). Vendors are also advised that the CMS mailroom accepts only U.S. Postal Service mail. When utilizing an overnight carrier, you are cautioned that you must allow time for the proposal to be delivered to the exact mail stop noted above by the carrier by the time specified in this RFQ. Interested parties must be able to affirm no conflicts of interest with parties involved in Medicare claims processing in light of the work identified in this Statement of Work. In the event that the vendor/government identifies a conflict or the appearance of a conflict, the vendor shall be responsible for providing a mitigation strategy that satisfies the government. In the event that the conflict cannot be resolved, the order cannot be awarded or an existing order may need to be terminated.

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