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

Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES -- PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SOL SSA-RFP-97-2932 POC Christine Nagengast Tel: (410) 965-9520 WEB: Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. Please. The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to procure the services of a Medical Consultant in the specialty of Pediatric Orthopedics. Consultation services shall be oral or written 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 06/01/97 or date of award, with provisions for the inclusion of three one-year option periods. SSA-RFP-97-2932 is scheduled for release on or about 01/06/97 with proposals due on or about 02/06/97. Only written requests for solicitation SSA-RFP-97-2932 will be accepted 15 days from date of this publication. Requests can be faxed to (410) 966-9310, or mailed to the address listed above. No telephone requests will be honored. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. Proposals received from other than 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 not include the SF-33, Solicitation, Offer and Award. (0341)

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