Alabama Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5624

Q -- INVITATION TO BID ON PARTNERSHIP HOSPITAL PROGRAM SOL ITB # 98-X-2073143 DUE 072798 POC Mr. Jim Wright, (334) 242-5019 WEB: new.htm, http://www.medicaid.state.al.us. 1. The Alabama Medicaid Agency is issuing an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for an organization to provide or arrange Medicaid-covered acute care inpatient hospital services to Medicaid beneficiaries statewide in Alabama, with certain exceptions as described in the ITB. The organization chosen will enter into a contract with the Alabama Medicaid Agency for a period of two years. The ITB establishes a number of specific criteria for award of the contract. Refer to the proposal for complete information on the ITB process and proposal requirements. The ITB can be viewed on the Alabama Medicaid Web site at http://www.medicaid.state.al.us. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held in Montgomery on June 8, 1998 at 9:00a.m. CST and a letter of intent is to be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on that day. (0140)

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