SOURCES SOUGHT
R--R -- Repricing of Health Care Provider Invoices
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Officer, (90C), 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45428
- ZIP Code
- 45428
- Solicitation Number
- 552-10-06
- Response Due
- 2/10/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/12/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) 10 and 11, which encompasses the VA Medical Centers (VAMC) in Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Ft. Thomas, Kentucky; Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw, Michigan; Danville, Illinois; Fort Wayne, Marion, and Indianapolis, Indiana are seeking potential sources to provide Repricing of Health Care Provider Invoices Services. The VAMC?s often send patients to community physicians and ancillary service providers within the communities in which they live. VISN?s 10 and 11 are seeking a contractor that will provide preferred pricing services as described below. This includes making healthcare provider discounts available to the VA and providing the preferred pricing information to the VA. Pricing will be based on a percentage of the savings; if there is no savings, there is no payment to the contractor. The contractor?s fee will be a percentage of savings on a per-claim basis with no additional fee beyond the percentage of sayings. Savings will be defined as the difference between the VA allowable (the amount the VA would pay) and the contractor?s preferred price. When eligible veterans use providers offering discounts for hospitalizations, inpatient services, outpatient care, ambulatory surgery, dental, professional services, ancillary, or other services, discounted rates will be available to VAMC?s. The VAMC verifies eligibility, that the service is appropriate given the veterans eligibility, and determines the amount the VA will pay on a particular invoice. The VAMC will document the amount VA will pay on the invoice and forward invoices greater than $150 to the contractor. The contractor will verify the provider?s best price for the services claimed, returning the information to the VAMC. The VAMC will select the lesser of the two prices for payment. The contractor will provide the capability to exchange invoices electronically using HIPAA-compliant transactions. The applicable NAICS Code is 524291 with a size standard of $6 Million. Contract period is anticipated to be one year from date of award, with two available one-year option periods. This announcement is NOT a request for proposals, quotes, or bids. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. This sources sought announcement is merely market research which will be used to determine whether or not this requirement may be set aside for a particular socioeconomic category. Responses to this notice should include the following: name and address of company/provider; business size associated with the above NAICS code; other socio-economic category (SDVOSB, WOB, 8a, SDB, etc.), if any; firm?s experience and capability of expeditiously providing Repricing of Health Care Invoices Services to the VAMC?s listed (including network information encompassing the geographic areas surrounding the VAMC?s), and any other pertinent information which demonstrates firm?s ability to meet the above requirement. All responses shall be submitted in writing no later than 4:00 PM, February 10, 2006, EST, to the attention of: Bob Ivey (90C), VAMC, 4100 W. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45405-9000. Fax number: (937) 262-5974. E-mail address: Robert.ivey@med.va.gov. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Bob Ivey at (937) 268-6511, Extension 3094.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4100 W. Third Street
- Zip Code: 45428-9000
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 45428-9000
- Record
- SN00971275-W 20060125/060123212539 (fbodaily.com)
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