Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award on a competitive basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13, a firm fixed price award to pu... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to award on a competitive basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13, a firm fixed price award to purchase 50 Mural Licenses in accordance with the attached Statement of Work dated July 21, 2023. The period of performance is for 12 months from date of award for the Base Year, plus four additional Option Years. The Purchase Order resulting from this RFQ will be awarded to the responsible Offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to provide the “Lowest Price that is Technically Acceptable to the government”. CMS reserves the right to award based upon the initial quote; therefore, the initial quote should contain the Offeror’s best terms. CMS also reserves the right to conduct exchanges with fewer than all Offerors. All responsible sources must be registered at www.sam.gov. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 513210 - Software Publishers. Responses must be sent electronically in MS Word format to phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov no later than 11:00am (EST) on August 23, 2023. All questions should be submitted by email at phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov no later than 11:00 AM (EST) on August 17, 2023. Questions will not be answered by telephone. 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 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 should 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. UEI Number 5. Tax ID NO.