Registration is Now Open
for Suppliers Interested in Competitive Bidding For DMEPOS
Registration is now open and available to all suppliers interested in participating in the Round 1 Rebid of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program. Interested suppliers will submit their bids using an online Internet application. To help ensure bid security and privacy, suppliers must first register to obtain a user ID and password. Only suppliers that have a user ID and password will be able to use the online bidding system; suppliers that do not register will not be able to bid.
If you are a supplier interested in bidding, register now – don’t wait. Designate one Authorized Official (AO) listed on the CMS-855S enrollment form to act as your AO for registration purposes. The AO must register first and must approve other supplier employee requests to register. The AO’s user ID and password will be sent by mail and should be delivered within 10 days after successful registration. After an AO successfully registers, the AO may designate other supplier employees to serve as Backup Authorized Officials (BAO) and/or End Users (EU). BAOs and EUs must also register in order to be able to use the online bidding system. The legal name, date of birth, and Social Security number (SSN) of the AO and BAOs must match exactly with what is on file with the National Supplier Clearinghouse in order to register successfully. Legal names, dates of birth, and SSNs of all users must match what is on file with the Social Security Administration.
We strongly urge all AOs to register no later than September 14, 2009, to ensure that BAOs and EUs have time to register before bidding begins. We recommend that BAOs register no later than October 9, 2009, so that they will be able to assist AOs with approving EU registration. Registration will close on November 4, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. EST – no AOs, BAOs, or EUs can register after registration closes.
To register, select Suppliers on the home page of this website (Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor website), then choose Registration and click on the Register button. Please review the IACS Reference Guide for step-by-step instructions on registration. The website also has the following useful tools: a registration checklist, Quick Steps guides, and frequently asked questions. All suppliers interested in bidding are urged to sign up for E-Mail Updates on the home page of this website.
We would like to remind all suppliers interested in bidding that we will be holding the first in a series of eight Special Open Door Forum (ODF) bidders’ conferences for the Round 1 Rebid of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program on August 19, 2009, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. At this Special ODF, we will provide an overview of what to expect during the bidder education period and provide suppliers with a step-by-step explanation of the registration process. In addition, we will identify common registration issues from the original Round 1 of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and discuss refinements to the bidding system. The PowerPoint presentation for the conference, along with information on how to participate, can be found on this website under Education Events.
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact the CBIC Customer Service Center at 1-877-577-5331. For information about the competitive bidding areas and product categories included in the Round 1 Rebid, as well as bidder education materials, please refer to the resources located in the Suppliers section of this website.