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Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT IN THE SPECIALTY OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY DUE 012299 POC JOYCE WERRELL, 410-965-9473 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, JOYCE.WERRELL@ssa.gov. This is to change the original sources sought notice to a presolicitation notice. The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the services of a contractor to provide medical consultant services in the specialty of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. This procurement will be for commercial item services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. Consultation services shall consist of the contractor's review of SSA Disability Case Files. There will be no contact with patients. Competitive pricing will be solicited and accepted. The period of performance shall be one year from either the date of award or June 1, 1999, which ever is later, with provisions for the inclusion of four one-year option periods. Solicitation number SSA-RFQ-99-3742 is scheduled for release on or about January 25, 1999, with proposals due 21 days later. Requests for the RFQ should be received no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. No telephone requests for the RFQ will be honored. This requirement is a 100% small-business set-aside. Proposals received from OTHER than a small business will be deemed unacceptable and given no further consideration. Requests for the RFQ may be faxed to (410) 966-9310, attention Joyce Werrell. The solicitation will be available for downloading from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag2.htm. Posted 01/12/99 (D-SN287029). (0012)

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