Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, Two Renaissance Square, 40 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-4424

Q -- OUTPATIENT HEMODIALYSIS SERVICES AND HOME DIALYSIS SERVICES SOL RFP 834 DUE 113000 POC Rudolph Buckman, Contracting Officer (602) 364 -- 5015; Sharon Cavanaugh, Contract Specialist (602) 364-5017 WEB: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition, http://www/ihs/gov. E-MAIL: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquistion, sharon.cavanaugh@mail.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is soliciting proposals from interested hospitals/facilities located in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah to provide all necessary Outpatient Hemodialysis Services and Home Dialysis Services to IHS/Contract Health Service eligible patients referred by the IHS Area Offices of Phoenix, Window Rock and Tucson, Arizona, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contract awards will be made to those hospitals/facilities who agree to accept as payment in full, reimbursement at rates no higher than the prevailing Medicare allowable rates (including deductibles and co-payment). This is in accordance with the IHS Payment Policy entitled "Reimbursement Rates for Health Care Services Authorized Under the Indian Health Service Contract Regulations", published in the Federal Register on June 30, 1986. Multiple awards will be made for a twelve month period with 4 one-year options. RFP 834 will be available by October 22, 1999 and may be obtained by "written request" to the above address. Only written requests will be honored. Proposals will be accepted and negotiated through November 30, 2000. Posted 10/05/99 (W-SN388903). (0278)

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