SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Audit of Workers Compensation Pharmacy Benefits
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561499
— All Other Business Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Office of Procurement and Property Management, Procurement Operations Division, 300 7th Street, S.W., Room 377, Reporters Building, Washington, District of Columbia, 20024
- ZIP Code
- 20024
- Solicitation Number
- AG-3144-S-14-0014
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2014
- Point of Contact
- Carlton L. Bradshaw,
- E-Mail Address
-
Carlton.Bradshaw@dm.usda.gov
(Carlton.Bradshaw@dm.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- USDA has a potential requirement for an audit of payments made by the US Department of Labor on behalf of the USDA to Pharmacy Providers in connection with the Federal Employees Compensation Act, Workers Compensation Program. USDA proposes to enter into a contract with a qualified vendor for internal auditing services. The USDA spends more than $70 million annually for costs associated with Worker's Compensation claims. USDA is seeking opportunities recover overpayments, particularly overpayments for prescription drug benefits provided under the pharmacy benefits program. Audits will be conducted using past records of prescription payments made by the DOL on behalf of the USDA. USDA estimates that about 10 years worth of cases (approx. 8,000) that would require review and comparison to state FECA schedules in place at the time of payment in order to determine if overages in charges to the USDA exist. USDA anticipates an initial audit covering 3 months of prescription charges billed and paid by the USDA shall be conducted. Potential source(s) would be compensated based on a percentage of the funds recovered. Interested sources may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact. This notice is for the purpose of identifying potential sources and does not commit the Government to make an award and/or issue a solicitation. If your company is interested and qualified, please provide the following information: Name address of the company; capability statement; business size; identify whether or not your firm falls within any of the socioeconomic categories; GSA/FSS contract numbers; potential fee schedule; and any other pertinent information. Please limit submissions to ten (10) pages. All response shall be submitted to: Carlton L. Bradshaw, III, via email to carlton.bradshaw@dm.usda.gov no later than 3:00pm est, April 25, 2014. If you have questions or need additional information, please submit all questions no later than, 3:00pm est April 17, 2104 to carlton.bradshaw@dm.usda.gov. Note: This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations(FAR) Part 10, Market Research and FAR Part 15, Exchanges with Industry before Receipt of Proposal. This notice serves as a Request for Information(RFI) in support of market research and/or planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. This notice is not confirmation that the government will contract for items contained in the RFI, nor is any commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract implied. This notice does not constitute an Invitation to Bid, a Request for Proposal, or a Request for Quote. The Government shall not pay and/or reimburse respondents and/or associates for any cost incurred to submit the request for information. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(c), response to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the government to form a binding contract.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250, United States
- Zip Code: 20250
- Zip Code: 20250
- Record
- SN03334288-W 20140411/140410021403-05fa418083220cf6c64fe0d7a267e1db (fbodaily.com)
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