U.S. Public Health Service, Indian Health Service, 505 Marquette, N.W., Suite 1502, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

Q -- HOSPITAL SERVICES/WHITE MESA DUE 020197 POC Veronica Zunie, Contract Specialist, (505) 248-5660 or Diego G. Lujan, Contracting Officer, (505) 248-5656. The Albuquerque Area Indian Health will be negotiating exclusively with the American Surgicare, Inc., 5263 South 300 West, Suite 103, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107, for hospital services for general and specialized, and emergency room medicine. Services to be provided to Contract Health Service (CHS) eligible Native American Indian patients of the Towaoc Health Center who reside in the White Mesa, Utah, a portion of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. The Government will be awarding an indefinite requirements contract for a base year with four-year options for renewal. Request for Proposal package is not available. Announcement of the acquisition is for information purposes only. See referenced numbered Note 22. (0361)

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