7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1297

70 -- PHYSICIANS FEE SOFTWARE SOL RFP 646-16-97 DUE 013097 POC Marian Ropelewski, Contract Specialist, (412)365-5455 The VA Pittsburgh Health Care System intends to negotiate with MedIRisk as a sole source, subject to the availability of funds, under FAR 3.602, to provide software containing detailed, current information, on nationwide physician fees for a wide range of medical procedures that would assist the Government to analyze, compare, and validate market pricing. Software includes the following fee levels: (1) Reasonable and Customary; (2) Managed Indemnity; (3) High Managed Care; (4) Typical Managed Care; (5) Low Managed Care and (6) Medicare for the catchment areas of the Medical Centers in Altoona, Butler, Coatsville, Erie, Lebanon, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania; Wilmington, Delaware; and Clarksburg, West Virginia. The SIC code for this procurement is 7372. Firms possessing the capability to furnish the above software may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement in writing or submit proposals to Contracting Officer (90A), VA Pgh. Health Care System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 or fax to Marian Ropelewski, 412-365-5442. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days from publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0010)

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