SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Consultative Medical Opinion Services (CMOS)
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2020 2:38:20 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621999
— All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
- Contracting Office
- RRB - ACQUISITION MGMT DIVISION CHICAGO IL 60611 USA
- ZIP Code
- 60611
- Solicitation Number
- 60RRBH20R0010
- Response Due
- 10/15/2020 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/30/2020
- Point of Contact
- Richard D. Ball, Phone: 3127514510, Stephen Schenk, Phone: 3127514576
- E-Mail Address
-
richard.ball@rrb.gov, stephen.schenk@rrb.gov
(richard.ball@rrb.gov, stephen.schenk@rrb.gov)
- Description
- A. Agency Information The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (�RRB�) is an independent federal agency that administers a�retirement and survivor benefit program for railroad employees and their families. The RRB was�established by the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1937 and 1974. Its benefit program was the� forerunner of the more familiar Social Security System. The Railroad Retirement System is unique�inasmuch as it is the only federally administered benefit program covering a single private�industry. The RRB also administers the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides�unemployment and sickness benefits to railroad employees. The RRB�s headquarters, is located in�Chicago, Illinois. The RRB has a national network of 53 field offices. B. Objective The RRB seeks the services of a group of licensed physicians (ref: Section III.D.) who shall�provide services for the Disability Benefits Division (DBD). Required services are detailed in the�following sections and include: (1) providing medical expertise, advice and consultation in the�area of disability benefit and claim matters, (2) preparing advisory medical opinions for all�bureaus and offices of the RRB and (3) providing training to the disability staff as required. C. Background 1. � DBD is responsible for making agency decisions related to disability-based benefits under the�Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), the Social Security Act (SSA). �Similarly, RRB examiners make�certain medical decisions IAW aspects of the sickness program under the Railroad Unemployment�Insurance Act. The division is responsible for communicating these decisions in language understandable to the public. 2. � The Disability unit is comprised of two determination sections (including clerical staff who�perform functions for all parts of the office), where medical and vocational expertise is combined�to provide claim decisions and advice. 3. � Disability entitlement under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) may exist based on total�disability, with medical and vocational factors considered, for railroad employees, their widows,�or their children whom suffer onset of disability prior to the age of 22. In addition, entitlement�is possible if an employee who meets certain age and/or service requirements is unable to perform�their regular occupation. 4. � Initial medical and vocational evidence development related to disability claims is the joint�responsibility of the RRB�s Field Service and Headquarters staff. �The development includes� accumulation of all pertinent existing medical records (hospital, clinic, etc.), a report from the�applicant�s personal physician, and, when appropriate, consultative examinations and ancillary�tests arranged by a disability examination services contractor at the request of RRB staff. 5. � DBD is involved in requesting and reimbursing claims related and professional services�required in connection with the disability program. A number of guides are available and utilized� in the claim evaluation including the Railroad Retirement Act, Social Security Act, and Code of�Federal Regulations. 6. � By its nature, the disability claim workload is difficult to predict. RRB offers the following�information to aid interested parties in making projections: a. � In Fiscal Year 2018, there were about �990,000 persons on RRB�s rolls, receiving benefits� because of disability. New applications from employees, widow(er)s and children for�disability-based benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act currently average about �2100 per year. b. � In the some cases, determination of entitlement is made with both the Railroad Retirement and�Social Security Acts. c. � In Fiscal Year 2019, RRB requested approximately 2000 medical opinions. Based on experience�and current workloads, RRB expects to request, but does not guarantee, medical opinions for�approximately 1700 cases per year to be rendered on disability claims. i. � �Approximately 15% (250 cases) opinions may be required for mental impairments. ii. � Approximately 65% (1100 cases) opinions may be required for physical impairments. iii. �Approximately 20% (340 cases) opinions may require a simultaneous mental and physical�assessment. 7. � Disability claims are most commonly related to cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, mental or�neurological impairments. �Very often, claims are based on a combination of impairments. D. Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted in writing and received by this�office in sufficient time to allow the timely transmission of written answers by solicitation�amendment. To ensure this, the RRB will only answer questions received in this�office no later than 11:00 AM, Central Time (CT), 09/24/2020. Questions must be sent to proposals@rrb.gov, with the email subject line referencing the RFP number, 60RRBH20R0010, of this solicitation. Offers are due no later than 11:00 AM, CT, 10/15/2020.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Zip Code: 60611
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 60611
- Record
- SN05801621-F 20200919/200917230211 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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