Get Ready for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding
The Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
(DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Round 1 Recompete is coming soon.
Summer 2012
* CMS announces bidding schedule
* CMS begins bidder education program
* Bidder registration period to obtain user ID and password begins
Fall 2012
* Bidding begins
If you are a supplier interested in bidding, prepare now - don't wait.
* Update Your Contact Information: The following contact information in your
enrollment file at the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) must be up-to-date
before you register to bid. If your file is not current, you may experience
delays and/or be unable to register and bid. If you want to bid, you will need
to register even if you registered for a previous round. DMEPOS suppliers
should review and update:
* The name, Social Security number, and date of birth for all authorized
official(s) (if you have only one authorized official listed on your enrollment
file, consider adding one or more authorized officials to help with
registration and bidding); and
* The correspondence address.
DMEPOS suppliers can update their enrollment file via the internet-based
Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) or by using the July
11, 2011 version of the CMS-855S enrollment form. Suppliers not currently
using PECOS can learn more about this system by accessing the
PECOS<https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov/pecos/login.do> website or reviewing the PECOS
fact
sheet<http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedEnroll_PECOS_DMEPOS_FactSheet_ICN904283.pdf>.
Information and instructions on how to submit a change of information via the
hardcopy CMS-855S enrollment form may be found in the Change of Information
Guide<http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/DocsCat/Providers~National%20Supplier%20Clearinghouse~Supplier%20Enrollment~Change%20of%20Information~7GMRS41515?open&navmenu=Supplier%5eEnrollment||||%3chttp://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/Do>
on the NSC website.
* Get Licensed: Contracts are only awarded to suppliers that have all
required state licenses at the time of bidding. Therefore, if you are bidding
for a product category in a competitive bidding area (CBA), you must ensure
that all required state licenses for that product category are either on file
with the NSC or received by the NSC by the close of bidding. Every location
must be licensed in each state in which it provides services. If you have only
one location and are bidding in a CBA that includes more than one state, you
must have all required licenses for every state in that CBA. If you have more
than one location and are bidding in a CBA that includes more than one state,
your company must have all required licenses for the product category for every
state in that CBA. Make sure that current versions of all required licenses are
with the NSC before you bid. If any required licenses are expired or missing
from your enrollment file, your bid(s) may be rejected.
* Get Accredited: Suppliers must be accredited for all items in a product
category in order to submit a bid for that product category. If you are
interested in bidding for a product category and are not currently accredited
for that product category, take action now to get accredited for that product
category. Your accreditation organization will need to report any accreditation
updates to the NSC. CMS cannot contract with suppliers that are not accredited
for all items in the product category.
More information about the DMEPOS accreditation requirements may be found on
the
CMS<http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/DMEPOSAccreditation.html>
website.
The Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) is the official
information source for bidders. Stay informed - visit the
CBIC<http://www.dmecompetitivebid.com/palmetto/cbic.nsf/DocsCat/Home> website
to subscribe to email updates and for the latest information about the DMEPOS
Competitive Bidding Program.
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