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

Q -- PHYSICIAN SERVICES SOL RFP M99-0011/PD DUE 123100 POC Priscilla Duncan, Contract Specialist (520) 871-1336 or Jack Tarro, SCO (520) 871-5863 E-MAIL: Priscilla Duncan, Contract Specialist, pduncan@navaa.navajo.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service is soliciting proposals from interested providers to provide Professional Healthcare services to eligible Native American Indian and Alaskan Natives who are Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service (CHS) beneficiaries. Services to be provided in contractor's facilities or hospitals where physicians have staff privileges. 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. Anticipated issue date is July 6, 1999. Multiple awards will be made for a twelve-month period with four (4) one year option periods. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356740). (0201)

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