Q -- Managed Care Support Services

DescriptionTHIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROSOSAL OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION; IT IS STRICTLY A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND COMMENTS ON A DRAFT SOLICITATION FROM POTENTIAL OFFERORS The purpose of this Special Notice is to advise interested parties that the Department of Defense (DoD), TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) plans for the follow-on procurement of its current National Quality Monitoring Contract which concludes in April 2009. TMA has developed requirements and has prepared a draft solicitation which will be available electronically on the TMA Industry forum website on or about July 31, 2007. The Contractor shall provide the Government with an independent, impartial evaluation the care provided to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries. The NQMC shall review care provided by the Designated Providers (DP) under the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), or managed under the Managed Care Support Contracts (MCSC). The NQMC is part of TRICARE's Quality and Utilization Review Peer Review Organization Program, in accordance with 32 CFR 199.15. The cut off date to questions and answers regarding this draft solicitation will be August 31, 2007. The draft solicitation will only be available through electronic media (download from the TRICARE website at http//:www.tricare.osd.mil/contracting/healthcare/industryforum/. To submit your input, please utilize the E-Mail Questions to the Contracting Officer option on the TRICARE website. POC: Patricia M. Harvill, Contracting Officer, Phone: 303 676-3428, FAX 303 676-3987, email: [email protected], NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED.