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

Q -- PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES SOL RFP 845 DUE 083101 POC Rudolph Buckman, Contracting Officer (602) 364-5015; Sharon Cavanaugh, Contract Administrator (602) 364-5017 WEB: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquistion, http://www.ihs.gov. E-MAIL: Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition, sharon.cavanaugh@mail.ihs.gov. The Indian Health Service (IHS) is soliciting proposals from interested hospitals and facilities located in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah to provide all necessary medical emergency and urgent psychiatric inpatient/outpatient services to IHS, Contract Health Services eligible patients referred by the IHS Area Offices of Navajo; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Such care shall include, but not be limited to outpatient, inpatient and all supporting services and facilities normally part of such care. Contract awards will be made to those hospitals 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 845 will be available on August 1, 2000 and may be obtained by written request to the above address. Only written requests will be honored. Proposals will be accepted and negotiations will be conducted through August 1, 2001. Posted 07/20/00 (W-SN477289). (0202)

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