Navajo Area Indian Health Service, PO Box 9020, Attn: Contracts & Grants, Window Rock, AZ 86515-9020

Q -- HOSPITAL SERVICES SOL RFP M99-0013/MD DUE 123100 POC Maxine Dineyazhe, Procurement Analyst (520) 871-1386 or Jack Tarro, SCO (520) 871-5863 E-MAIL: Maxine Dineyazhe, Procurement Analyst, mdineyaz@navaa.navajo.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service is soliciting proposals from interested providers to provide Inpatient and Outpatient hospital services to eligible Native American Indian and Alaskan Natives who are Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service (CHS) beneficiaries. In accordance with the IHS Payment Policy, IHS will contract only with those providers who will accept, as payment in full, reimbursement at rates no higher than the prevailing medicare allowable rates (including deductibles and co-payments). Proposals under this solicitation will be considered through December 31, 2000. Multiple awards will be made for a twelve-month period with four (4) one year option periods. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356730). (0201)

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