Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207

Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES -- SPECIALTY: ORTHOPEDICS SOL SSA-RFQ-00-7604-06 POC Joyce A. Brewster 404 562-5755 E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, joyce.a.brewster@ssa.gov. POC: Joyce A. Brewster (404) 562-5755 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 22T64 Atlanta, GA 30303 DESC: The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to issue a solicitation to acquire a medical consultant (MC) service in the specialty of Orthopedics. The services will be performed at the SSA Office located at the Southeastern Program Service Center (SEPSC), 2001 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35285. The contractor's responsibilities will include: providing oral and/or written consultations resulting from review of SSA disability case files; consulting with SSA's medical policy staff related to the development of SSA disability policies; support the disability review section by processing the medical review needed on initial, reconsideration, and pre-hearing reviews on disability claims filed under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act; training other MC contractors and other personnel; working with government and non-government agencies and/or medical or non-medical personnel programs and its objectives. There will be no contact with patients. The period of performance shall be from the date of award, through December 31, 2000, with provisions for two 2-yr renewable options periods. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Proposals received from other than Small Business concerns will be unacceptable and will not be further considered. The solicitation number is SSA-RFQ-00-7604-06 and is scheduled for release on or about April 17, 2000, with proposals due 14 days later. No telephone requests for the RFQ will be honored, requests may be telefaxed to (404) 562-5735 or mailed to Attn: Joyce A. Brewster, SSA, ACQ, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 22T64, Atlanta, GA 30303-8907. EMAILADD: joyce.a.brewster@ssa.gov Posted 03/15/00 (W-SN434638). (0075)

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