R -- HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) MANAGED CARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

Notice Date

February 23, 2001

Contracting Office

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19 Rockville, MD 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

HRSA-250-OA-6(1)

Response Due

April 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Helene Braun, (301)443-5131

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist via (hbraun@hrsa.gov)

Description

The purpose of this contract is to establish the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (TA Center) as a viable national source of expertise in managed care operations for all HRSA grantees, including health professions education programs, and safety net providers. The TA Center is designed to be an easily accessible and effective source of technical assistance about managed care, including Medicaid and State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) managed care. It is to meet its customer requirements with high quality, responsive, and integrated service. The objectives of the TA Center are as follows: (a) maximize and make available in-house expertise in all areas of managed care operations, such as: actuarial analysis; contractual requirements and negotiations; medical management, including utilization management and review for managed care practice guidelines for cost and quality management; quality assurance and improvement; financial management and cost/revenue projections; risk arrangements; adequacy of capitation rates; management information systems; network development and affiliations arrangements; marketing services; and customer service; (b) use expertise with Medicaid managed care and safety net providers to analyze and negotiate requests for technical assistance to assure that customer needs are met; (c) identify the type and method of technical assistance required and develop the individualized technical assistance plan; and (d) provide expert managed care technical assistance and evaluate its effectiveness to the customer. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Solicitation No. 250-OA-06(1) is to be issued on or about March 14, 2001. Closing date will be on or about April 16, 2001. All requests for solicitation must be in writing or faxed to (301)443-6038 and cite the RFP No. 250-OA-6(1). Telephone requests will not be honored.

Web Link

Click here (after on or about March 14, 2001) to download (http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/contract.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010227/RSOL015.HTM (W-054 SN50E4D6)