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News CMS Releases RFP for NPI Enumerator

11/18/04

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Proposal, RFP-CMS-2005-0004, for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Enumerator. CMS intends to award a 5-year contract to a small business to assist CMS in the assignment of NPIs to healthcare providers and plans.

CMS Soliciting Proposals for NPI Enumerator

The week of Nov. 1, 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Proposal, RFP-CMS-2005-0004, for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Enumerator. CMS intends to award a 5-year cost plus award fee contract, with a performance period of one base year and four one-year options, to a small business to assist CMS in the assignment of NPIs to healthcare providers and plans by utilization of the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). The contractor will be expected to:

enter identifying information about a healthcare provider into the NPPES for those providers applying by paper application
provide NPI application forms to providers upon request and notify such a provider of its NPI
process provider information updates received from providers via paper applications
be responsible for assisting providers with questions or problems, including assisting those providers applying for NPIs by the Internet
handle all requests for deactivations and replacement NPIs for providers
handle potential error resolutions including investigating and resolving pending applications
work with provider organizations that wish to submit files through Electronic File Interchange (EFI)
validate the organization's identity and establish accounts
be responsible for working with organizations to determine if their providers have NPIs
be responsible for resetting the web users passwords and user IDs
be responsible for maintaining a call center for providers.

Sealed bids will be accepted until 12:00 noon EST on December 14, 2004.