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The CMS Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM), in support of MEAG, seeks information from potential vendors regarding the onboarding of service providers to the Qualified Independent Cont... The CMS Office of Acquisition and Grants Management (OAGM), in support of MEAG, seeks information from potential vendors regarding the onboarding of service providers to the Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Specifically, CMS requests feedback from potential vendors regarding their ability to perform some or all of the work under the QIC IDIQ. The QIC IDIQ contract structure is based on an IDIQ umbrella Statement of Work (SOW), and currently has eight separate SOWs (Medicare Fee-For Service (FFS): Medicare Part A, Part B, and Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Medicare Part C, Medicare Part D, and Administrative (Admin)). Operationally, the scope of work performed under the Part A SOW is split up by East and West geographic regions. Similarly, the scope of work performed under the Part B SOW is divided by North and South regions. Both Part A East and West, and Part B North and South SOWs are included as part of this RFI, but the process and requirements in both jurisdictions is the same. The jurisdictions serve to delineate which geographical areas are covered by each task order. CMS/OAGM, utilizing the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 9.5, developed and maintains its own conflict of interest requirements. The scope of the work performed mandates the consideration of CMS’ COI requirements and the specific restrictions related to the QIC program (see attachment 10) at the Task Order Level. As clarified in attachment 10, a QIC must be an independent entity and cannot perform or have influence over initial determinations later subject to review under the respective QIC contract. With consideration to the COI requirements, CMS seeks to determine what interest or impediments there are for A) Contractors to be evaluated, and added to the QIC IDIQ, and B) Contractor’s ability to participate in QIC Letter Request for Proposals (LRFP).