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Q -- COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES SOL RFP 444-0001 POC Thomas Dufort, Contract Specialist, 717-547-1641, ext. 548 Pre-solicitation Notice: The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Medical Center (FMC), located in Devens, Massachusetts, requires the health care services of a qualified medical entity (e.g., local hospital, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, etc.) to supplement those services not provided by FMC Devens. The Contractor will be required to provide an established medical entity located within the thirty (30) mile radius of the FMC. Preference shall be given to offerors who agree to provide comprehensive hospital and physician services with centralized billing including administrative oversight. Essential health services include the following: inpatient/outpatient hospital services; inpatient/outpatient physician services; and outpatient institution services at FMC Devens. The Contractor will be required to maintain an active ongoing QA&I program, including quality assessment and utilization review, to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the resultingcontract. As part of the provision for comprehensive inpatient/outpatient physician and hospital services, the BOP is preferring the services of a Contractor who will also agree to provide managed care oversight. These oversights include paid medical claim review/analysis and utilization/case management. The Government estimates, but can not guarantee, that 200 days of Inpatient Hospital and Physician services; 400 outpatient visits; and, 12,268 sessions (each session equals one hour) of various outpatient institution services (at FMC Devens) will be required per contract period. The base period of performance would begin on the date of contract award through a one-year period. Four additional one-year option periods may be exercised in accordance with the terms of the resulting contract. These requirements will be solicited under Request For Proposal (RFP) 444-0001. The RFP issue date is anticipated to be November 24, 1998, and the response date for receipt of proposals is anticipated to be January 14, 1999. A pre-proposal conference is anticipated to be held after issuance of the solicitation. It is the responsibility of each prospective offeror to verify all dates. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government. Requests for solicitations can be mailed to the above address or faxed to (717) 547-6819. Do not send requests to FMC Devens. All questions must be directed to the above named Contracting Officer only. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258473). (0278)

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