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R -- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND AUDITING SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES SOL RFP-HCFA-97-0007/AS POC Sandy Ainsworth, Contract Specialist, 410-786-5143 Lee Spicher, Contract Specialist, 410-786-8919. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for professional technical services in two functional areas: 1) Financial Analysis and Auditing, and 2) Professional Business Services. These contracts will be available for use by the HCFA as well as for other Government agencies to provide streamlined, efficient procurement vehicles to acquire professional services which are tailored in individual Task Orders. Contractor services may be required from technically qualified specialists who will assist the Government in the areas of analyzing issues, researching alternatives, providing objective findings and making concrete recommendations in one or both of the following functional areas. Functional Area 1 -- Financial Analysis and Auditing Services: Financial Management Processes; Performance Audits and Desk Reviews of Cost Reports; Audits of Prepaid Health Plans Cost Reports; Reviews of Adjusted Community Rating (ACR) Proposals; Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS-70) Reviews; and Coverage Reviews and Audit Services. Functional Area 2 -- Professional Business Services: Organizational Development Consulting and Total Quality Management; Management and Educational Services; Data and Statistical Analysis; Pilot Testing and Implementation of Systems; Expert System Redesign and Planning Services; Reengineering a Process or System; Evaluating the Impact of Regulatory or Legislative Changes on Programs; Software Integration and Development; and Public Relations. HCFA will solicit offers with the intent of awarding multiple IDIQ contracts for a base year plus four option years. The base contract will have fixed-price, time and material and cost-reimbursement pricing mechanisms available to allow for each Task Order to be negotiated as appropriate. This procurement will be a full and open competition with a minimum of 2 small business set-aside awards. Contractors have the option to propose on Functional Area 1 or 2 or onboth areas. Per FAR 19.102, for Functional Area 1 SIC Code 8721 with a small business size standard not to exceed $6 Million applies and for Functional Area 2 SIC Code 7389 with a small business size standard not to exceed $5 Million is applicable. Vendors should send their requests to be included on the bidder's list to the address listed above or fax their request to (410) 786-9088. Telephone requests for the RFP will not be accepted. The solicitation will be available on or about March 20, 1997. An electronic copy of the solicitation will be available via the Internet at http://www.hcfa.gov/about.htm. In an effort to reduce copying costs hard copies will only be made available upon request to those vendors who do not have internet access, or for some other reason cannot download the RFP. For technical assistance in downloading from the Internet contact Jeff Stedding at (410) 786-0754. Procurement questions can be directed to Sandy Ainsworth, Contract Specialist, at (410) 786-5143 or Lee Spicher, Contract Specialist, at (410) 786-8919. (0059)

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