Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, Two Renaissance Square, 40 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-4424

Q -- NEPHROLOGY CONSULTANT SERVICES AND PHYSICIAN DIALYSIS SERVICES SOL RFP 821 DUE 102199 POC Sonia Nelson, Contract Specialist 602/364-5022; Rudolph Buckman, Contracting Officer 9602/364-5015 WEB: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, http://www.ihs.gov. E-MAIL: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition, sonia.nelson@mail.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is soliciting proposals from interested hospitals located in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah to provide all necessary Nephrology Consultant Services and Physician Dialysis Services to IHS/Contract Health Services eligible patients referred by the IHS Area Offices of Phoenix, Window Rock, Tucson, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contract awards will be made to those physicians who agree to accept as payment in full, reimbursement at rates no higher than the prevailing Medicare allowable rates (including deductibles and co-payment). This is in accordance with the IHS Payment Policy entitled "Reimbursement Rates for Health Care Services Authorized Under the Indian Health Service Contract Regulations", published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1986. Multiple awards will be made for a twelve month period with 4 one-year options. RFP 821 will be available on October 22, 1998 and may be obtained by "written request" to the above address. Only "written requests" will be honored. Proposals will be accepted and negotiations conducted through October 21, 1999. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258417). (0278)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0048 19981007\Q-0003.SOL)