Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, 5300 Homestead Rd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Q -- PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES/IHS-WIDE SOL RFP 00-04/VZ DUE 123100 POC Veronica Zunie, Contract Specialist, (505) 248-4562, or Diego G. Lujan, Contracting Officer, (505) 248-4560 WEB: AAO-IHS, RFP NO. 00-04/VZ. The Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Contracts and Grants Management will be soliciting proposals from prospective offers for specialty health care services that are not available or available on a limited basis within the IHS health care system. Some of the specialty health care services are cardiology, podiatry, general orthopedic, orthopedic surgery, pedorthics, hemotalogy/oncology, neuro-surgery, pediatric cardiology, orthothics and prothetics, dental, radiology, MRI, gestroentrology, internal medicine, the list is not exclusive. The Contractor shall provide services to Contract Health Service (CHS) eligible Native American/Alaskan Natives on a referral basis. Patients will be referred to the Contractor's facility as the requirements are identified. It is the intent of the IHS to award multiple requirements type contracts to those providers who will accept payment in full at the allowable Medicare Rates. The IHS has a policy as announced in the Federal Reqister June 1987, that it will do business with those medical health care providers who will accept payment in full at the allowable Medicare Rates. Contracts will be awarded for a base year with four, one-year options for renewal. Contracts will be awarded as non-personal service contracts. Contractor will be solely responsible for medical malpractice coverage. Federal Torts Claims Act is not applicable for this acquisition. Offer must have documented proof of medical license and registered to practice medicine in the state where the medical office or facility is located. Must be board certified or board eligible in the specialty health care provided. The majority of IHS patient population to be served are located in the Southwestern region; Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The Request for Proposal No.00-04/VZ, Professional Medical Health Care Services/IHS-Wide will be available on an open continuous basis from February 28, 2000 until close of business on December 29, 2000. Awards will be made as proposals are receivedand evaluated during this period. Writtent request only. FAX NO. (505) 248-4641. Posted 02/04/00 (W-SN422097). (0035)

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