Navajo Area Indian Health Service, P.O. Box 9020, Window Rock, AZ 86515

V -- LEVEL I AND/OR LEVEL II AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES SOL RFP No. M97-0009/MD DUE 123197 POC Maxine Dineyazhe, Contract Specialist, (520) 871-1386 or Jack Tarro, Contracting Officer, (520) 871-5863. The Contractor shall provide personnel, aircraft, supplies, equipment, drugs and malpractice insurance to provide Level I and/or Level II air ambulance services for Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) care patients requiring emergency air transports. Air ambulance services shall be available 24 hours/day and furnished in the States of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Remuneration for air ambulance services shall be as follows: Level I, air transportation, multi-engine, fixed wing Base Rate=$1,500.00, mileage (one-way) $7.84 per mile; Level I, air transportation, rotor wing, Base Rate=$1,500.00, mileage (one-way) $17.27 per mile; and Level II, air taxi service, fixed wing, Base Rate=$400.00, mileage (one way) $4.00 per mile. Contractor must be currently Office of Aircraft Services (OAS) certified and accreditated by the Commission on Accreditated of Medical Services (CAAMS) within 24 months after award. Proposals under this solicitation will be considered through December 31, 1997. Anticipated RFP release date is December 12, 1996. Multiple awards will be made for a twelve (12) month period with two (2) one (1) year option periods. (0362)

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