R--U.S. Army MEDCOM Center for Health Care Contracting announces the award of one of three MATO IDIQ contracts for Patient Appointment Services for DoD TRICARE beneficiaries for Military Treatment Facilities in contiguous US, Alaska and Hawaii

NA Presolicitation notice: Classification Code R: Professional, administrative, and management support services Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC) has a requirement for a nonpersonal services commercial contract to provide Patient Appointment Services (PAS) for DoD TRICARE beneficiaries in the contiguous United States, Alaska, an d Hawaii in support of Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs). This requirement augments the capability of the MTF staff to book health care appointments in the direct care system at MTFs for Military Health System (MHS) eligible beneficiaries and will sign ificantly enhance appointing procedures and improve service to customers. This service includes verifying registration information in the appointment system, correcting and, when required, registering beneficiaries prior to making the appointment, making a nd canceling of patient appointments, and providing performance and management reports on the appointing process for MHS eligible beneficiaries. A major feature of the military health care benefit for eligible MHS beneficiaries is access to MTF health car e providers via a scheduled appointment. The Contractor shall provide appointing services via face-to-face contact in MTF clinics or over the phone from clinic, MTF, base/post, commercial locations, or local or regional appointment center locations depend ing on the needs of the MTF Commander as specified in each task order. The contractor shall provide services and supplies as required by individual task order, which could consist of: management; facilities; qualified personnel; services; travel; telepho ny; and supplies required to perform PAS procedures in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Sample task orders are included in the solicitation for evaluation purposes, with the government reserving the right to award task orders after th e basic contracts are awarded. Solicitation is scheduled to be issued approximately 14 Oct 03, as DADA10-03-R-0039 with a closing date of 14 Nov 03. This presolicitation notice is in response to RFI DADA10-03-RFI-PAS. All interested offerors may submit p roposals in response to this solicitation. Awards will be five-year MATO, IDIQ, Firm Fixed priced commercial contracts. The contract base period will be from 30 Jan 04 through 30 Sep 04 with four 1-year option periods and a final option period of 4 months ending 31 January 2009. The North American Industrial Code System (NAICS) code is 561110. The Small Business Size Standard is $6 M. This requirement will be solicited as full and open competition. Partnering Opportunities: if either large businesses o r small businesses wish to partner they may contact the Office of the Associate Director for Small Business for U.S. Army Medical Command and they will match up prospective partners at +1 (555) 000-0000 or FAX +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov o r http://sb.amedd.army.mil/contacts.cfm. Vendors must provide their POC name, their company name, size of business (large or small) and POC telephone number. Site visits are scheduled for the following locations: McChord AFB, WA - 21 Oct 03 from 8 am to 11 am PDT; Naval Hospital Great Lakes, IL unknown; Wright Patterson AFB, OH - 24 Oct 03 from 8 to 11 am EDT; Tidewater Area (Portsmouth, VA) - 27 Oct 03 f rom 8 to 11 am EST; Ft Lee, VA - 30 Oct 03 from 9:30 to 11:30 am EST; Fort Bragg and Pope AFB, NC - 5 Nov 03 from 9 am to 3 pm EST. Interested offerors must notify your intent to attend any of the site visits or preproposal conference a minimum of 5 cal endar days 4 pm (CDT or CST) before the scheduled event. Each offeror shall be limited to two representatives per site visit or preproposal conference. The name of your Company, name of two representatives, and Company telephone numbers shall be identifi ed at the time of notification of intent to attend the site visits or preproposal conference. Send your intent in writing to Ms. Cynthia Je len, E-mail contact@example.gov, and CPT Willie E. Davis contact@example.gov or facsimile +1 (555) 000-0000. Confirmation to include site instructions and agenda will be provided once your request is received and acknowledged. A preproposal conf erence will be held on 29 Oct 03 from 9 to 11 am (CST) at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Offerors planning to attend the preproposal conference are requested to notify Ms. Jelen and CPT Davis no later than 24 Oct 03, 4 pm (CDT). Offerors are requested to review the solicitation and to submit any questions, in writing, by 4 pm (CST), 27 Oct 03, to Ms. Cynthia Jelen, E-mail contact@example.gov, and CPT Willie E. Davis contact@example.gov or mail to MEDCOM Center for Health Care Contracting, 2107 17th St reet, Bldg 4197, ATTN: Cynthia Jelen, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015; or facsimile +1 (555) 000-0000. POC is Cynthia Jelen, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov, and telephone +1 (555) 000-0000 facsimile +1 (555) 000-0000.