Q -- Competitive Acquisition Program Teleconference

Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Teleconferencefor Potential CAP Vendors Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be conducting a telephone conference for entities that are interested in bidding for contracts to supply drugs and biologicals under the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) described in section 1847B of the Social Security Act, as added by section 303(d) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Under the CAP, CMS can contract with vendors to supply certain Medicare Part B drugs and biologicals in designated competitive acquisition areas. Bidding is scheduled to begin on July 6, 2005 and end on August 5, 2005. Bidding forms and additional information about the program can be found at the CAP website http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/drugs/compbid An interim final rule for the CAP is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/drugs/compbid/cms-1325-ifc.pdf Process: The participating audience for this call is limited to entities that are interested in bidding to be a Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) vendor. The purpose of the call is to provide an opportunity for these potential vendors to ask questions about the bidding process and the policies contained in the interim final rule related to the role of the CAP vendor. Bidding rules prohibit CMS from communicating with potential vendors on an individual basis. Please note that we intend to limit the discussion to issues that are directly related to the CAP vendor bidding process and we intend to only answer questions from entities that are potential bidders. Conference Topic: Competitive Acquisition Program Teleconference Conference ID: 7471840 Dial in Number: (877) 357-7851 Conference Date: 07/08/2005 Conference Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET Please note that participation in this conference is limited to telephone participants only. Interested parties may submit additional questions about the bidding process to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. We will respond to questions about the bidding process on the CAP Web site. Please note that no responses will be made to comments sent to this address. Participation in the telephone conference is not an offer and cannot be accepted by CMS to form a binding contract. CMS does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this telephone conference. Any questions should be directed to Mark Zobel, 410-786-6905, [email protected]. Email communication should include company name, address, and point of contact, phone and fax numbers. Thank you in advance for your interest in this program. Your responses are very valuable to CMS and your participation is greatly appreciated.