"Planning for XML Implementation within an Electronic Journal Publication Workflow"

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, a fixed priced purchase order a award entitled " Planning for XML Implementation within an Electronic Journal Publication Workflow" CMS requires a professional assessment of the publication Medicare & Medicaid Research Review for goals, personnel, resources and operating environment and recommendations as to be the best design and means to implement and disseminate an SML based workflow for the publication. The contractor should provide information in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and Deliverables. All business proposals final price shall be submitted in whole dollars only, rounded to the nearest dollar." The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541511. The Request for Quote (RFQ) is being set aside for small business concerns. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to radee.skipworth@cms.hhs.gov. by Monday, September 17, 2012 by 11:00 am EST. 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. 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, 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.