Medical Consulant Services -Regional Medical Advisor

The Social Security Administration (SSA), Region 8, plans to issue a Request for Proposal to acquire medical consultant services as the Regional Medical Advisor in the specialties Family Practice Medicine; Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Psychology; Pediatrics, Osteopathy, Audiologist, Emergency Medicine, or Speech and Language Pathology. The contractor shall serve in the capacity as the Regional Medical Advisor (RMA) providing medical advice to the Regional Office, Disability Quality Branch and State Disability Determinations Services on the medical aspects of the disability program. The RMA serves as the lead medical consultant contractor and will be responsible for reviewing work done by other medical consultants to determine if SSA policy is being followed correctly. In addition to the RMA responsibilities, the consultant services will include providing oral and/or written consultations resulting from reviews of SSA disability case files, consulting with SSA medical policy staff and/or training other medical consultant contractors. The services involve the review of medical evidence in disability claims filed under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. No patient contact will be involved. The contractor(s) must have the necessary computer skills to read electronic case files, complete electronic forms, use electronic medical and SSA policy reference material, read and answer email messages, type narrative consultations and input electronic case information. The services will be performed at SSA's Denver office at 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO. Offerors must have (1) a valid license to practice medicine; (2) minimum of 2 years of disability program experience (3) board certified and (4) be available for onsite work a minimum of 2 hours per week between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some travel may be involved. SSA Region 8 anticipates the award of multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts with provisions for the issuance of Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) task orders as needed. The IDIQ period of performance will consist of a six month base period with four 12-month option periods. The estimated date for release of this solicitation is on/about June 5, 2009. Any amendments or other information relative to the solicitations will be posted to this website (www.fedbizopps.gov). The successful Offeror will undergo a security background screening which will include completion of fingerprint cards before beginning performance under the contract. To be eligible for award, the Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award. To register, visit the CCR website at www.ccr.gov. You must obtain a DUNS and Bradstreet number and have Tax Identification Number (TIN) to begin registration. Those offerors not registered in CCR will be considered nonconforming to the requirement and their proposal will not be considered. No telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. This requirement is a 100% small business set aside. Proposals received from other than small business concerns will be deemed unacceptable and will be given no further consideration. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 621111 and the size standard is $10.0M.