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R -- MASSHEALTH: SENIOR CARE OPTIONS MEDICARE ENROLLMENT BROKER SOL RFP-HCFA-00-0053/PK POC Paula Kolick, Contract Specialist, (410)786-5165 In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Office of Strategic Planning (OSP) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with Maximus, Inc. The contractor competed for and was awarded a Medicaid Enrollment Broker contract by the Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance (DMA). A section of that contract provides an option for expanding services which DMA plans to do for the Medicaid aspects of the MassHealth: Senior Care Options SCO demonstration. The demonstration combines Medicare and Medicaid enrollment functions as specified in a Memorandum of Understanding between the Health Care Financing Administration and Massachusetts. The purpose of this contract is for Maximus to provide design work that will be required in the development of an enrollment broker protocol and pilot testing of proposed operational support systems. If successfully developed, a contract option will be funded to perform operational support for three demonstration features being implemented by MassHealth: Senior Care Options dual eligible demonstration sponsored by HCFA and the Massachusetts DMA. These features are operations coordination, uniform enrollment and Medicare risk assessment and verification of Nursing Home Certification (NHC) status. Proposed period of performance is twelve months from date of award with four twelve month option periods. Telephone requests will not be honored. This announcement is for informational purposes only. RFP package is not available. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 06/28/00 (W-SN469630). (0180)

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