Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Prisons, 523 McDonough Blvd., S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30315

Q -- COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE FEDERAL PRISON CAMP ON ELGIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA SOL RFP #155-0053 DUE 081498 POC Penny Lyle Norton, (404) 635-5632, Contract Officer. The Southeast Regional Office of the Bureau of Prisons intends to award a contract to a medical service provider within a 75 mile radius of the institution where services are to be provided. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reserves the ri~ght to award a single or multiple contracts whichever is most advantageous to the Government. The medical services required will include, but may not be limited to: inpatient, room, board and ancillary services, outpatient services, medically necessary professional services as appropriate in a comprehensive package as requested. The medical service provider shall make available on a nondiscriminatory basis, inpatient and outpatient services, in a manner consistent with the medical needs of the patients in accordance with medical standards for quality and cost effective patient care. The preferred payment methodology for these services (which will receive preference in both award and patient referrals) is the Medicare reimbursement methodologies in effect at the time theservices are preformed. All services (usually outpatient) not covered by Medicare, shall be charges as low or lower than those charged the hospital's most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions. The medical care will be for Federal Prisoners incarcerated on the Federal Prison Camp located on Eglin Air Force Base near Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. All requests for solicitation packages or information must be in writing and include the RFP number, specific information about the location of your medical facility, and the name of the contact person and telephone number. The estimated date of the Request for Proposal is June 8, 1998, with and anticipated receipt of proposal date of August 14, 1998. The contract period will include a base year not to exceed twelve months with four -- one year option periods for renewals. Date of award is estimated to be around October 1, 1998 with each option year to coincide with each following fiscal year. The estimated inpatient and outpatient days for the base year and all option year periods are: 45 minimum and 475 maximum. Outpatient institution (sub-specialty) services will be for varies categories outlined in the DOS with the minimum number of sessions being approximately 104 and the maximum at approximately 152 sessions. (0147)

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