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

Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES -- OTOLARYNGOLOGY SOL SSA-RFP-97-2922 DUE 012697 POC Christine Nagengast Tel: (410) 965-9520 WEB: Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to procure the services of Medical Consultants in the specialty of Otolaryngology. 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 two one-year option periods. SSA-RFP-97-2922 is scheduled for release on or about 12/26/96 with proposals due on or about 01/26/97. Only written requests for solicitation SSA-RFP-97-2922 will be accepted 20 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. (0345)

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