No Surprise Act Technical Support / Implementing the Consolidated Appropriations Act

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to James Mayhew, 612 Meadowridge Road, Towson, MD 21204 to provide Subject Matter Expert support for extensive knowledge and expertise in Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPEA), the Public Health Service Act (PHS), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act(PPACA), and their implementing regulations and sub-regulatory guidance, consumer protections and market reforms to consult and assist with the implementation of the CAA. The contractor shall provide these services for one year, plus two additional Optional Years. 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. CMS REQUIREMENTS: The purpose of this requirement is to obtain SME support services in order to meet the statutorily mandated deadline to have a rule finalized by July 1, 2022, establish and enforcement structure to oversee plans, issuers and providers in States that do not enforce one or more provisions in the CAA, complete 20 statutorily mandated reviews of NQTL comparative analyses and draft an annual report to Congress by October 1, 2022. James Mayhew has demonstrated extensive knowledge and expertise needed to implement these provisions by the mandated deadlines. NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 813920 (Professional Organizations). 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. The organization must be able to serve as a national dissemination and implementation conference for health disparities researchers. 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: phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov. 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 beta.sam.gov in order to permit firms to respond.