The bid window for Round 2021 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program will close on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. All bids must be completed, approved, and certified in the DMEPOS Bidding System, DBidS, and required documents must be uploaded in Connexion, the program’s secure portal, by 8:59:59 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time. Go to the Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor (CBIC) website and select the Portals tab at the top of the page to enter DBidS and Connexion. Don’t wait – submit your bid(s) today!
Before the bid window closes, check to make sure:
• You uploaded a bid surety
bond in Connexion for each competitive bidding area on your bid, and
included all pages
of the bid surety bond needed to
address the eight requirements outlined in the Bid Surety Bond
Checklist.
• All your required
financial documents are uploaded in Connexion and are in accordance with
the DBidS User Guide, and DBidS and Connexion
User Role Table. We also recommend that you review the fact sheets, Bid Preparation
Worksheet, Utilization Reports, and Lead Item Pricing Calculator prior to bidding. The RFB
Instructions specify the required documents you must upload in
Connexion.
The CBIC is the official information source for bidders and bidder education. CMS cautions bidders about potential inaccurate information concerning the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program posted on websites other than the CBIC website. Bidders that rely on this information in the preparation or submission of their bids could be at risk of submitting a non-compliant bid. Visit the CBIC website for valuable resources and tools and to subscribe to Email Updates.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the CBIC customer service center at 877-577-5331 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, during the bid window. Hours will be extended until 9 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time during the last two weeks of the bid window.