The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be soliciting a contractor to support the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), a CMS initiative to prevent improper payments and promote consistent coding for national programs. The contract provides for the maintenance of associated manuals and references, maintenance of data files, and the continuation of the ongoing activities necessary for the successful administration of the NCCI program. Such activities include, for example, education to the provider community, replying to correspondence, inquiries, providing requested information for special requests/reports (e.g. OIG/GAO, etc.), and providing support to CMS in the administration and expansion of all CMS Correct Coding initiatives.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued under solicitation number 75FCMC18R0043 on or about August 27, 2018. CMS anticipates award of one Firm Fixed Price type contract for five (5) years, consisting of a one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods.
Responses will be due by September 26, 2018.
