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| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSpecial Open Door Forum:Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Bidders Conference:Open CallWednesday, November 4, 20092:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern TimeConference Call Only(CMS Message 200910-34) Please join us for the eighth and final Special Open Door Forum (ODF) bidders conference for the Round 1 Rebid of the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program. At this Special ODF, we will respond to prospective bidders questions about the competitive bidding process. If you have questions you would like to submit in advance of the ODF, please e-mail them to CMS at cbic.teleconference@PalmettoGBA.com by November 1, 2009. Reminder: Bidding is open. All bids must be submitted inDBidS, the on-line bidding system, by 9 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time on December21, 2009; all required hardcopy documents that must be included as part of thebid package must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. on December 21, 2009. CMS urges all bidders to take advantage of the new covered document review process. Under this new process we will notify suppliers that submit their hardcopy financial documents by the Covered Document Review Date (CDRD) of any missing financial documents. The CDRD for the Round 1 Rebid is November 21, 2009 - financial documents must be postmarked by 11:59 p.m. on November 21, 2009 to qualify for the covered document review process. Only suppliers that have registered and received a user ID and password will be able to access the on-line bidding system and submit bids. The target registration dates for Authorized Officials (AOs) and Backup Authorized Officials (BAOs) to register in CMS Individuals Authorized Access to the CMS Computer Services (IACS) system have passed. End Users (EUs), as well as any AOs and BAOs who have not yet registered, should now be registering. If the AO for your company has not already registered, we cannot guarantee that he or she willbe able to complete the registration process before registration closes. If your AO does not register, you cannot bid and will not be eligible for a contract. In addition, suppliers whose AOs have not registered are at risk of experiencing delays in accessing the on-line bidding system to get a bidder number and thereby missing the opportunity to submit financial documents by the CDRD. Registration will close on November 4, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. EST – no AOs,BAOs, or EUs can register after registration closes. Suppliers that do not register cannot bid and are not eligible for contracts. To register and bid, visit the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) web site, www.dmecompetitivebid.com. Background:The Round 1 Rebid competitive bidding areas (CBAs), product categories, DBidS information, bidder charts, educational materials, and complete RFB instructions can be found on the CBIC web site, www.dmecompetitivebid.com. Suppliers should review this information prior to submitting their bid(s). CMS will send important bidding updates via e-mail,so all suppliers interested in bidding are urged to sign up for E-mail Updateson the home page of the CBIC website. If you have any questions about the bidding process, please contact the CBIC Customer Service Center at 1-877-577-5331. We look forward to your participation. Special Open Door Participation Instructions: Dial: 1-800-837-1935 & Reference Conference ID: 23045924 Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help. An audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special Open Door Forum website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/05_ODF_SpecialODF.asp and will be accessible for downloading beginning Monday, November 16, 2009. For Open Door Forum schedule updates, E-Mailing list subscriptions, and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/opendoorforums/. Thank you for your interest in CMS Open Door Forums. |
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