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R -- CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA) AUDIT SERVICES SOL SS 98-01 DUE 102097 POC Allen L. Davis, Contract Specialist, (605) 226-7567, Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service The Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service intends to award a purchase order on October 27, 1997 to Tom Gregg, Gregg and Company, CPA, 100 Brittan Plaza, P.O. Box 619, Tom Bean, Texas 75489-0619 utilizing other than full and open competition to provide audit service of financial records for Indian Health Service patients with third party resources referred to the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown, North Dakota, to determine the extent to which this hospital was biling and collecting Medicare/Medicaid, and other third party reimbursement. Gregg and Company was recommended by the Healthcare Financing Administration (HCFA) because of their familiarity and experience with Medicare/Medicaid Programs and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) audit and review requirements. Gregg and Company has over 14 years experience in auditing hospitals which collect third party payments. The firm has performed over 125 DHHS audits with the majority being hospital audits. No solicitation is available for thissole-source acquisition. Because of the urgency of this requirement, a purchase order must be awarded and the work completed before January 1, 1998. Authority for this non-competitive acquisition is found under 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Interested sources should submit a letter outlining their concerns and questions by mail or via facsimile at (605) 226-7669. Responses should be received by October 20, 1997. (0275)

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