Q -- PREFERRED CLAIMS PRICING

Notice Date

March 28, 2001

Contracting Office

Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Officer (672-BO-3), Business Office, 10 Casia Street, San Juan, PR 00921-3201

ZIP Code

00921-3201

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

April 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Mr Ren G Esteves 787-641-2951

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting officer via (rene.esteves@med.va.gov)

Description

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNPOSIS ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNPOSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (HUBZONE 8(a), 8(a), HUBZONE, SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGED AND LARGE BUSINESS) RELATIVE TO NAICS CODE 62 HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS -- SEE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW. AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE CBD. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOT ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, IF EVENTUALLY PUBLISHED, IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, needs to determine the availability in the market of any networks of medical services (physicians & ancillary) providers to furnish the following: a. Whenever eligible veterans utilize network-contracted providers for inpatient hospitalizations, outpatient care, ambulatory surgery, professional & ancillary services, discounted rates will be available to the VA. b. Providers will submit their claims to the network. c. Network will forward the provider's claim to the VA, to determine the applicable allowable reimbursement rate. d. VA will pay for services furnished according to the network rate. e. The network will earn a certain percentage of the difference between the VA's the applicable allowable reimbursement rate and the actual payment to the servicing provider (rate agreed on, between the network and its providers). Responses to this notice shall include as a minimum, and in addition to the technical information requested, business size status (large business, hubzone, 8(a), small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned business, veteran owned business, disabled veteran owned business, etc.) using NAICS code 62. Responses to this notice shall be mailed to Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ATTN: Mr. Ren G. Esteves, Contracting Division (672/BO-3), 10 Calle Casia, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921-3201. Responses must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on 20 March 2001. Firms responding to this announcement which fail to provide all of the required information cannot be used to help the Government make the acquisition decisions which is the intent of this synopsis. This notice is to help the San Juan VA Medical Center in determining potential sources only. No solicitation is currently available. All firms responding to this sources sought notice are advised that their response to this notice is not a request to be considered for a contract award. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced later in the CBD and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the response to this announcement. Response to this sources sought synopsis IS NOT a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010330/QSOL002.HTM (W-087 SN50H5B3)