Federal Bureau of Prisons, Southeast Regional Office, Building 2000, 3800 Camp Creek Parkway, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30331-6226

Q -- COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, 501 GARY HILL ROAD, EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA 29841 SOL RFQ 462-00011 DUE 012799 POC Marcus A. Powell, Regional Contract Specialist, (678) 686-1412, FAX NO. (678) 686-1448. The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Southeast Regional, Atlanta, Georgia is soliciting the services of a qualified medical entity located with a seventy (70) mile radius of FCI Edgefield, South Carolina for the provision of comprehensive medical services. The services will be provided to inmates incarcerated at the federal Correctional Institution. The hospital shall make available on a nondiscriminatory basis, inpatient and outpatient services, in a manner consistent with the medical needs of the patient in accordance with medical standards for quality and cost-effective patient care. The preferred payment methodology for these services (which will receive preference in both award and patient referrals) is the medicare reimbursement methodologies in effect at the time services are rendered. All services (usually outpatient) not covered by Medicare, shall be charges as low or lower than those charged to the hospital's most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar termsand conditions. Hospitals are requested to contact the Contracting officer listed in this notice. All requests for solicitation packages or information must be in writing and include the RFP number. No telephone requests are allowed. The estimated issue date for the (Request for Proposal) solicitations will be available on or around 01/15/99, with an anticipated receipt of proposal date of March 15, 1999. The contract will include a base year not to exceed twelve months and four (4) one year option renewal periods. The estimated inpatient days are as follows: Base year minimum 50, maximum 500 inpatient days. Option year one (1) minimum 50, maximum 500 inpatient days, Option year two (2) minimum 50, maximum 500 inpatient days, Option year three (3) minimum 50, maximum 500 inpatient days, and Option year four (4) minimum 50 and maximum 500 inpatient days. Posted 01/04/99 (M-SN284741). (0004)

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