RFQual #22-02 – Medical Examiner Management Services

Request for Qualifications

Issued by the Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”)

Issued: August 15, 2022

The New York State Comptroller (“Comptroller”), as Administrative Head of the New York State and Local Retirement System and the Local Police and Fire Retirement System (“NYSLRS” or the “System”) and as authorized by the Retirement and Social Security Law, is seeking to contract with entities able to provide the services of physicians having general and specialized medical education, experience, and expertise. Such physicians will act as Independent Medical Examiners, conducting independent medical examinations (“IMEs”), providing a written report of such, and providing testimony at administrative disability hearings on an as-needed basis in connection with the members’ applications for retirement benefits.

To view the advertisement, visit the New York State Contract Reporter (CR #2089628).

All information as it becomes available, is available for download through the following link(s):

Entities interested in this opportunity must provide the following:

  1. A brief narrative describing entity’s experience in providing qualified physicians to perform IMEs and expertise in the facilitation of medical examinations, including scheduling, reporting, and coordinating the physician services;
  2. A list of physicians available to provide IME services. Identify physician location(s) (office address), specialty, and indicate physicians on the list whose fees are outside of those fees listed on Attachment 1; and
  3. Attachment 2 (Certifications) completed and signed.

NOTE: This is a Continuous Recruitments Solicitation. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed quarterly, or more frequently at OSC’s discretion. This Solicitation may, from time to time, be amended or addenda issued. It is the entity’s responsibility to become aware of any such amendments and/or addenda prior to submission of a proposal. All amendments and/or addenda to procurements will be posted to the OSC website.

This Solicitation is subject to, and shall be conducted in accordance with, the OSC Executive Order on Procurement Integrity and OSC’s Procurement Integrity Procedures, both of which are available in full as Appendix D to the contract on the OSC website noted above, or upon email request. All inquiries concerning this procurement must be addressed to Director of Finance, or designee(s) at OSC, via email (preferred) to [email protected] or via hard copy mail to:

            Director of Finance
            Questions for Medical Examiners Continuous Recruitment (RFQual #22-02)
            Office of the State Comptroller
            110 State Street, Stop 13-2
            Albany, NY 12236-0001

Note: the RFP/IFB/RFI has been posted in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader