U.S. Office Of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 1342, Washington, DC 20415

Q -- DISABILITY RETIREMENT REVIEW SERVICES SOL OPM-RFP-00-00929JCB POC Fred Chatterton, Contracting Officer, (202) 606-1004; Judy Brader, Contract Specialist, (202) 606-1924 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, www.opm.gov/procure. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, jcbrader@opm.gov. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to award a contract to physicians to provide assistance in the medical review of disability retirement applications and disputed claims for health insurance benefits. Physicians may be required to provide consultant services to other agencies on issues related to disability programs and, on an as-needed basis, provide training to OPM staff on various medical issues. Physicians must be licensed to practice in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, and must be available to render services at a minimum of 8 hours per week. Physicians must be Board certified or have a minimum of 4 years of progressive post-graduate education in an accredited program in the specialty that can be applied towards Board certification. Offerors must be located in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. The base contract period will be for one year, with four additional option years. Solicitation OPM-00-00929JCB is expected to be released 15 days after publication of this notice and will be closed 30 days after release. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. SIC for this requirement is 8099, Health and Allied Services NEC, with annual average sales of $5 million. All responsible sources may submit an offer. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted. Requests for the solicitation package may be mailed to the above address or faxed to (202) 606-1464. It may also be downloaded from the OPM home page at http://www. See numbered Note 1. Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414098). (0007)

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