Infection Control and Prevention Consultant

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 on a competitive basis using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Dollar Threshold of $150,000), a fixed-price purchase order at a fully loaded fixed labor rate for a contractor to provide "infection control and prevention consulting services. A purchase order award will be made within approximately (5) business days after the response due date of this notice. The period of performance will be approximately September 27, 2015 to September 26, 2016. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 621399. A detailed Statement of Work and Deliverables are attached. This Request for Quotes (RFQ) is being set aside for small business concerns. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to Phillip.Harrell@cms.hhs.gov or in hard copy no later than 3:00pm on September 10, 2015 to Phillip Harrell, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244. Responses shall be no more than 15 pages and shall include the following: 1) Contractor's plan to perform the Statement of Work; 2) Personnel, 3) Management, and 4) fully loaded labor rates and anticipated hours. All responses will be evaluated on a best value basis using the attached Technical Evaluation Criteria. The government intends to award an order to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best combination of technical capabilities and lowest price. 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. Your quote must include the following additional information: 1. Company Name, Address 2. Contact Person, name, telephone number, e-mail address 3. Business Size Classification, i.e. Small Disadvantaged, 8(a ), woman-owned 4. DUNS Number 5. Tax ID Number Note: You must be registered and your registration current in the SAM (SYSTEM FOR Award Management) in order to receive a federal government award. Questions should be referred to: phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov no later than 12:00pm on September 8, 2015.