Deadline For Competitive Bidding Registration Hits This Week
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting bids for the first round of the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding program, and registration for those bids is due by June 30.
While the deadline for submitting bids isn't until July 13, the deadline for registration is June 30.
Suppliers interested in bidding must first register and receive a User ID and Password before they can access the Internet-based bid submission system. Suppliers should register immediately to avoid a delay in being able to submit bids. Visit the CBIC Web site at www.dmecompetitivebid.com to register.
The contract period for mail order diabetic supplies is April 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2009.
The contract period for all other first round product categories is April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2011.
Suppliers must be accredited or be pending accreditation to submit a bid and will need to be accredited to be awarded a contract. The accreditation deadline for the first round of competitive bidding is Aug. 31, 2007. Suppliers should apply for accreditation immediately to allow adequate time to process their applications.
All bids are due by 9 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time on July 13, 2007.
For more information on the program as well as bidding and accreditation information, visit www.dmecompetitivebid.com
This article originally appeared in the June 2007 issue of HME Business.