Q -- HEALTH CARE SERVICES -- UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the Department of Defense and in accordance with Congressional Mandate P.L. 104-102, intends to extend Contract No. DASW01-96-C-0040 with Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation of Baltimore, MD. from 1 October 1997 thru 30 April 1998. JHMSC is a designated provider providing managed health care services as a commercial item to reliant uniformed services beneficiaries that choose to enroll. The services provided replicate the services provided under the TRICARE Prime benefit and cost share structure, which is a health maintenance organization (HMO) like option. The total estimated cost for the extension is $38,790,000. This announcement is for information purposes only and is not a request for proposals. See Numbered Note 22. E-MAIL: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), dharler@ha.osd.mil.

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