CMS MRF Files for Hospital Price Transparency Rule

The State University of New York (“SUNY”) Upstate Medical University (“Upstate”) intends to make an award under our discretionary authority, which is up to $125,000.00, to a qualified and experienced contractor to produce and maintain a compliant Machine Readable File ("MRF") in accordance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule (45 CFR Part 180). The MRF must accurately reflect all required standard charge data for Upstate's hospital facilities and be made publicly accessible on the Upstate website as mandated. The purchase is made pursuant to New York State (“NYS”) Education Law §355(5)(a) which authorizes purchases without a formal competitive process in certain circumstances, including purchases from NYS small businesses, from business certified pursuant to Article 15-A and Article 3 of the NYS Executive Law, and if applicable, from businesses selling commodities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured. If you are interested in providing a proposal for the above commodity or service, you must contact the appropriately designated Campus contact in this advertisement within fifteen (15) business days of this Advertised Notice. A sealed bid will not be held. This procurement is subject to NYS Finance Law (“SFL”) §§139 –j & –k, also known as the Lobbying Law, therefore, vendors are cautioned that the only permissible contact for this procurement is the individual(s) listed below. Contacting any other individuals at Upstate in connection with this advertisement may constitute a violation of SFL. Failure to comply with this requirement can range from no contract award to debarment from sales to any NYS agency. Please refer to the Office of General Services website at https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl for more information on the Lobbying Law. The successful contractor will be required to submit applicable documents related to Vendor Responsibility, NYS SFL §§139 –j & –k and NYS Tax Law Section 5-a. The successful contractor will be required to submit valid and current NYS Workers’ Compensation and Disability forms. NYS Small Business and businesses certified pursuant to Article 15-A and 17-B of the NYS Executive Law are encourage to submit bids. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Turquoise Health Co. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) Total MWBE Goals: 30.00%