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R -- INITIAL ENROLLMENT QUESTIONNAIRE SERVICES POC Jimmie Curtis, Contract Specialist, (410) 786-7859 The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Douglas Consulting and Computer Services (DCCS) of Baltimore, Maryland to continue its operation of the Initial Enrollment Questionnaire project, which is a federally mandated program required under P.L. 103.432, Section 151, Medicare Secondary Payer Reform. HCFA intends to negotiate a six-month contract, with 2-three month options. This will allow HCFA to continue these services until the IEQ project is incorporated into the Co-ordination of Benefits contract in December, 1999. It is not feasible to locate new sources capable of providing these specialized services that require in-depth knowledge of IEQ operations, the Medicare program, technical systems and expertise developed specifically for this project, equipment, and storage facilities for such a short ime frame and within reasonable costs to the government. DCCS has been performing satisfactory on this contract sich 1994 and therefore can provide the most efficient and cost-effective service to the government during the interim period. This is for informational purposes only and RFP packages will not be available. See Note(s): 22. Posted 06/24/99 (I-SN346887). (0175)

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