SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Data from the Retail Method of Payment Report
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd., C2-21-15, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- 732-9-9297-07
- Archive Date
- 7/21/2009
- Point of Contact
- Phillip Harrell, Phone: 410-786-8635, Louis P. Anderson, Phone: 410-786-5564
- E-Mail Address
-
phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov
(phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov, Louis.Anderson@cms.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to award on a sole source basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, a firm fixed priced award to IMS Government Solutions, Skyline 3, Suite 209, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3244 for data to support the development of U.S. expenditures estimates for prescriptions drugs in the National Health Expenditure Accounts from IMS Government Solutions IMS Government Solutions will provide 2007and 2008 data from the National Prescription Audit for the number of new prescriptions, number of refill prescriptions, pharmaceutical acquisition dollars and total retail dollars. This data should be provided by all channels of distribution (i.e., data for chain drugs stores, independent stores, mail order, and food stores. The IMS National Prescription Audit data was determined to be the most comprehensive source of prescription drug information on the market. No other data set could approach the reliability and consistency of those offered by IMS Government Solutions. The large number of retail pharmacies that report to IMS (a 20,000 pharmacy sample), the innovative computer design used to collect the data, and the use of sophisticated sampling techniques employed makes their database a superior one. All responsible sources may submit capability statements, which shall be considered by the agency in accordance with the requirements in the synopsis to the Agency at the above address.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/732-9-9297-07/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN01860519-W 20090701/090630001531-abce0ba30d93231ed977a3804e281ccc (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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