Antitrust Guidance (PDF, PDF - 67 KB) The antitrust laws protect competition and prohibit collusion. Price fixing, bid rigging, and other forms of collusion, including agreements to allocate customers or divide markets, are illegal. | 12/11/2014 |
Change of Ownership (CHOW) Fact Sheet (PDF, PDF - 134 KB) A DMEPOS supplier participating in the competitive bidding program that is negotiating a change of ownership (CHOW) must notify CMS 60 days before the anticipated date of the change. This fact sheet explains how to notify CMS, the process for transferring a contract, and the requirements to effectuate the transfer. | 04/30/2018 |
Common Ownership and Common Control (PDF, PDF - 69 KB) Suppliers are prohibited from competing against themselves when submitting bids in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. Therefore, suppliers that are commonly owned or commonly controlled must submit one bid for the same product category in the same CBA. | 12/11/2014 |
Competitive Bidding Areas (CBAs) (PDF, PDF - 381 KB) Fact sheet about the CBAs included in the Round 2 Recompete and the national mail-order recompete. | 07/15/2014 |
Contract Supplier Obligations (PDF, PDF - 230 KB) Contract suppliers are responsible for fulfilling all terms of their contracts, starting on the very first day of the contract period, for the duration of the contract period. Here are key contract terms with which contract suppliers must comply throughout the contract period. | 04/30/2018 |
Covered Document Review Date (PDF, PDF - 64 KB) Information about the process that allows bidders to be notified of missing financial documents. | 12/11/2014 |
DMEPOS Quality Standards Medicare enrolled DMEPOS suppliers, including DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program contract suppliers, must meet the DMEPOS quality standards. | 03/15/2016 |
Eligibility Requirements (PDF, PDF - 65 KB) A supplier must meet certain eligibility requirements before it can submit a bid and be awarded a contract under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. | 12/11/2014 |
Emergency & Disaster Fact Sheet (PDF, PDF - 203 KB) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to share some reminders and information to assist suppliers in the event of an emergency or disaster. | 09/13/2018 |
Enteral Nutrition (PDF, PDF - 71 KB) With the exception of SNFs and NFs that become specialty suppliers, suppliers that are contract suppliers for the enteral nutrition product category must furnish services to beneficiaries throughout the competitive bidding area (CBA), regardless of whether a beneficiary lives in a private residence or institutional setting. | 12/11/2014 |
Exemptions from the Requirement to be a Contract Supplier for Competitively Bid Items and Service - Round 2 Recompete and the National Mail-Order Recompete (PDF, PDF - 61 KB) Non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid items in a competitive bidding area (CBA) are not eligible for Medicare Part B payment for the competitively bid items for that CBA unless one or more of the exceptions listed applies. | 12/11/2014 |
Grandfathering for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment (PDF, PDF - 73 KB) Suppliers that are not awarded a competitive bidding contract for furnishing oxygen and oxygen equipment in a CBA can decide to be grandfathered suppliers for beneficiaries to whom they are furnishing these items at the time the Competitive Bidding Program is implemented. | 12/11/2014 |
Grandfathering for Rented DME (PDF, PDF - 64 KB) Suppliers that are not awarded a competitive bidding contract for furnishing rented DME in a CBA can decide to be grandfathered suppliers for beneficiaries to whom they are furnishing these items at the time the Competitive Bidding Program is implemented. | 12/11/2014 |
Grandfathering Requirements for Non-Contract Suppliers Fact Sheet Non-contract suppliers that furnish competitively bid rented DME or oxygen and oxygen equipment to beneficiaries in CBAs must: (1) decide if they will elect to become grandfathered suppliers, (2) notify beneficiaries of their grandfathering decisions, and (3) fulfill other requirements as described in this fact sheet... | 11/30/2017 |
Hospitals That Are Not Contract Suppliers For the first phase of competitive bidding, one exception allows hospitals to furnish competitively bid walkers in a CBA to their own patients without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier. | 04/25/2016 |
Licensure for Bidding Suppliers (PDF, PDF - 318 KB) Suppliers submitting a bid for a product category in a competitive bidding area (CBA) must meet all Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) state licensure requirements and other applicable state licensure requirements, if any, for that product category. | 07/15/2014 |
Licensure for Contract Suppliers (PDF, PDF - 441 KB) As a contract supplier for the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, you must comply with all applicable state and local laws. This includes maintaining compliance with all applicable state and local licensing requirements pertaining to functions under your contract throughout the duration of the contract period. | 09/08/2016 |
National Mail-Order Recompete Competition for Diabetic Supplies (PDF, PDF - 68 KB) The national recompete to furnish diabetic testing supplies that are delivered to beneficiaries' residences will occur at the same time as the Round 2 Recompete. | 12/11/2014 |
Physicians and Other Treating Practitioners Who Are Enrolled as Medicare DMEPOS Suppliers Physicians and other treating practitioners who are enrolled as Medicare DMEPOS suppliers may furnish certain competitively bid items in a CBA to their own patients without submitting a bid and being selected as a contract supplier if specific requirements are met. | 04/25/2016 |
Preliminary Bid Evaluation (PDF, PDF - 72 KB) Information about the early notification process that provides bidders with a review of their bid's enrollment requirements and an opportunity to validate requirements not met by the close of bidding. | 12/11/2014 |
Prescription for Specific Brand or Mode of Delivery to Avoid an Adverse Medical Outcome (PDF, PDF - 69 KB) The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program includes a special beneficiary safeguard to ensure that beneficiaries have access to specific brands or modes of delivery of competitively bid items when needed to avoid an adverse medical outcome. | 03/15/2016 |
Repairs and Replacements This fact sheet contains important information about repairs and replacements of beneficiary-owned equipment under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. | 01/01/2018 |
Required Financial Documents (PDF, PDF - 370 KB) This fact sheet contains detailed instructions about how to submit the required hardcopy financial documents. | 12/11/2014 |
Requirement to Submit a Bona Fide Bid (PDF, PDF - 95 KB) The DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program regulations require that each bidder must submit a bona fide bid that complies with all the terms and conditions specified in the Request for Bids (RFB). | 12/11/2014 |
Review of Supplier Capacity and Expansion Plans (PDF, PDF - 67 KB) This fact sheet describes how CMS conducts its review of supplier capacity and expansion plans during the bid evaluation process. | 12/11/2014 |