Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21207-0696

Q -- MEDICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES -- SPECIALTY OF GENERAL SURGERY SOL SSA-RFP-98-9473 DUE 120897 POC Joyce L. Werrell Tel: (410) 965-9473 WEB: Social Security Administration, http://www,ssa,gov/oag/oag1.htm. The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the services of a contractor to provide Medical Consultant Services in the speciality of General Surgery. Consultation services shall be written or oral from the review of SSA Disabilty Case Files. There will be no contact with patients. Competitive pricing will be solicited and accepted. The period of performance shall be one year from either the date of award or June 1, 1998, Whichever is later, with provisions for the inclusion of four one-year renewable option periods. Solicitation Number SSA-RFP-98-3440 is scheduled for release on or about January 2, 1998, with proposals due 30 days later. Requests for the RFP should be received no later than 15 days after the date of this publication. Requests received after that time will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. No telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. This requirement is a 100% small-business set-aside. Proposals received for OTHER than a small business will be deemed unacceptable and given no further consideration. The solicitation will be available for downloading from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www,ssa,gov/oag/oag1.htm. Please note that the solicitation version on OAG~s home page will not include the SF- 33 Solicitation, Offer and Award. (0325)

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