Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21207-0696

Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES--OPHTHALMOLOGY SOL SSA-RFP-97-2921 DUE 020197 POC Maria A. Prevost Tel: (410) 965-9489 The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the services of a contractor to provide Medical Consultant Services in the specialty of Ophthalmology. Consultation services shall be written or oral from the review of SSA Disability Case Files. There will be no contact with patients. Competitive pricing will be solicited and accepted. The period of performance shall be one year from either the date of award or June 1, 1997, whichever is later, with provisions for the inclusion of two one-year option periods. Solicitation Number SSA-RFP-97-2921 is scheduled for release on or about January 1, 1997, with proposals due 30 days later. Requests for the RFP should be received no later than 20 days after the date of this publication. Requests received after that time will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. No telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. This requirement is a 100% small-business set-aside. Proposals received for OTHER than a small business will be deemed unacceptable and given no further consideration. This solicitation will be available for download in electronic form on the SSA Acquisition Data and Information Exchange Bulletin Board System. For access, dial (410) 966-4889 within the Baltimore, MD area or 1-800-SSA-SHELL for other access. Set your modem to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (8-N-1), full duplex and VT-100 or ANSI terminal emulation. Further instructions are available on line. For technical assistance, call the SYSOP at (410) 965-8086. The solicitation will also be available for downloading from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. Please note that the solicitation version on the bulletin board will no include the SF-33, Solicitation, Offer and Award. (0327)

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