Medical Outpatient Coder & Auditor

This is a synopsis of the Pre-Solicitation Notice for a commercial service. This announcement constitutes the synopsis only. The upcoming solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for commercial items under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition for Commercial Items. A written solicitation will be available on this website on or about 30 June 08. This procurement is 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with relevant experience in the Medical Outpatient Coder and Auditor services. This solicitation document, which will be available on this website, will incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Quantity (base and four option years) contract. The proposed base performance period is (12 month) 1 October 2008 thru 30 September 2009. For purposes of this presolicitation notice, the North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541611 with a small business size standard of $5 million. The following information is a brief description of what will be required, but is not all inclusive. ///DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES. The contractor shall provide all necessary equipment and labor required to perform outpatient medical coding and auditing services for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Military Treatment Facility (MTF) and its satellite clinic. Services shall cover the range of ambulatory coding services typically provided in a multi-specialty medical practice. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS), the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) standards, current Air Force Health Services Inspection (HSI) requirements, and all pertinent civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) Directives regulating coding practices, including the American Medical Association (AMA), American Hospital Association (AHA), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) coding practices for International Classification of Diseases - Version 9 (ICD-9-CM), International Classification of Diseases - Version 10 (ICD-10), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT-4), Evaluation and Management (E/M) Level Coding, and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)./// All potential sources must obtain a DUNS number and register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). CCR MUST be obtained before award can be made. Additionally, offerors must register on the ORCA website for online representations and certifications and be registered at Vetbiz.gov as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. The solicitation will be made available only on the Federal Business Opportunities website (http:// www.fedbizopps.gov). Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring Federal Business Opportunities for solicitation posting and changes. Once contractors have received the full solicitation package, submit offers in accordance with the proposal preparation and submission instructions with the solicitation. No phone calls are accepted. All questions shall be e-mailed to wanda.noel@macdill.af.mil.