Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES: PRIMARY CARE SERVICES SOL RFQ 69D-156-98 DUE 022398 POC Bruce Blackburn, Contracting Officer, (414) 902-5402 Provide primary/mental health care services on an outpatient basis for approximately 1,200-1,500 veteran beneficiaries living in Wood, Portage, and Marathon Counties, WI. Approximately 17% of the visits will be mental health related. Location of services will be within ten miles of the city center of Wausau, WI. At a minimum these services shall include: 1) Primary care (4) visits/patient/year and mental health services light (8) visits/patient/year (i.e. medical history, physical exam, assessment of health status, routine labs, case documentation, and outpatient management of a variety of medical conditions). 2) Initial prescriptions and drugs for those prescriptions. 3) Disease prevention and treatment related to women's health/illness. 4) Compliance with VA customer service standards. This contract will be for a period of one year with two additional years at the option of the VA. It is anticipated that services under this contract should begin approximately May 1, 1998. Hard copy and electronic versions of the solicitation will be available on or about January 26, 1998. Requests for hard copy solicitations must be submitted in writing along with payment of $5.00 to cover postage and handling. No telephone requests will be accepted. Requests may be faxed to (414) 902-5440, Attn: Bruce Blackburn. Electronic solicitations may be obtained at no cost from the following URL: http://www.va.gov/oa&;mm/busopp/sols.htm. (0014)

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