Southeast Regional Office, 523 McDonough Blvd, SE, Atlanta GA 30315

Q -- HOSPITAL SERVICES RFP 120-0428. Due 083096. POC Rebecca Canfield, Contract Specialist, (404) 622-6241, extension 637. The Federal Correctional Institution and Federal Detention Center, Tallahassee, Florida intends to award multiple indefinite quantity contracts to hospitals within a twenty-five mile radius of the Institution for medical services to include: inpatient, room board and ancillary services, outpatients services, medically necessary professional services as appropriate in a comprehensive package as requested. The hospital(s) shall make available on a nondiscriminatory basis, inpatient and outpatient services, in a manner consistent with the medical needs of the patients in accordance with medical standards for quality and cost effective patient care. The preferred payment methodology for these services (which will receive preference in both award and patient referrals), is the Medicare reimbursement methodologies in effect at the time services were performed. All services (usually outpatient) not covered by Medicare, shall be charged as low or lower than those charged the hospital's most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions. The medical care will be for the inmates incarcerated at the Florida Correctional Institution/Detention Center, 501 Capital Circle, NE, Tallahassee, Florida 32301-3558. Hospitals are requested to contact the contracting officer listed in this notice. All request for solicitation packages or information must be in writing and include the RFP number, specific information about location of your medical facility, and the name of the contact person and telephone number. Locations of the facility shall be within a twenty-five mile radius of the Tallahassee, Florida area. The estimated issue date of the Request for Proposal is July 15, 1996, with an anticipated receipt of proposal date of August 30, 1996. The contract period will include a base year not to exceed twelve (12) months with four (4) one year option periods for renewal. The estimated inpatient days are recorded below. Base Year minimum ten (10), maximum one hundred twenty five (125) inpatient days; Option Year one (1) minimum ten (10), maximum one hundred fifty (150) inpatient days; Option Year two (2) minimum ten (10), maximum one hundred seventy-five (175) inpatient days; Option Year three (3) minimum ten (10), maximum two hundred (200) inpatient days and Option Year four (4) minimum ten (10), maximum two hundred twenty-five (225) inpatient days. (185)

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