Supply Chain Alliance

Request for Proposal

RFP# UTS Collection

Self-Pay Collections & Third Party Collections

RFP Information:		Contact Information:
Open:	07/08/08	Name:	Roger Esparza
Close:	08/13/08 3:00 PM CDT	E-mail:	resparza@mdanderson.org
		Phone:	713.792.1635
The University of Texas System Self-Pay Collections & Third Party Collections Overview Description of The University of Texas System The University of Texas System is comprised of 15 institutions of higher education with campuses across the State of Texas whose missions are devoted to world class healthcare, teaching, research, and public service (collectively, "UT System"). UT System currently has six health institutions and nine academic facilities making it one of the largest education systems in the United States. With an operating budget of over 10 billion dollars, UT System has a current student enrollment exceeding 190,000. UT System employs approximately 80,000 faculty and staff, making UT System one of the largest employers in the State of Texas. The UT System is comprised of the following institutions: · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UTSW) · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH) · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) · The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) · The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) · The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) · The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) · The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) · The University of Texas – Pan American (UTPA) · The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) · The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) · The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) · The University of Texas at Tyler (UTTY) The University of Texas System has established The University of Texas System Supply Chain Alliance (the "Alliance") to conduct and coordinate strategic purchasing initiatives across UT System health institutions. UTMB, UTSW, UTHSCT, UTHSCH, UTHSCSA and UTMDACC are members of the Alliance. Through a collaborative relationship among the six health institutions, the Alliance seeks to combine the supply chain and contracting activities and efforts to obtain best value goods, services, and equipment, while reducing total acquisition costs. The Alliance has created a team of supply chain professionals (the "Strategic Sourcing Team") that has been tasked with executing these purchasing initiatives across UT System. By participating in this Request for Proposal ("RFP"), the Proposer(s) agree to extend all services and pricing to any University of Texas institution or affiliate ("Institutional Participant") that wishes to participant in any final contract formed with Proposer(s). Objective of this RFP UT System, on behalf of the Alliance, seeks to identify a supplier or suppliers that will provide the most practical and cost effective business model to serve the needs for Self-Pay and Third Party collections and related services ("Services"), to the Alliance institutions and possibly additional UT institutions. The Services are more specifically described in Section 5.4 (Scope of Work – Services to be Performed) of this RFP. The successful Proposer or Proposers will be referred to and designated as "Preferred Supplier." The goal of UT System is to work through the Alliance to team with one or more Preferred Supplier and develop a relationship that will produce a win-win for all parties. UT System hopes to work through the Alliance with the Preferred Supplier to establish practical business processes and procedures that will foster a strong working relationship. The following Sections identified below form a part of this Request for Proposal (RFP). Please retrieve all sections to make the proposal complete. RFP Specific Attachments RFP detail and Scope of Work Proposal Questionnaire Fee Schedule Appendix Four Medical Business Associate Agreement Exhibit A Attendee List Collection Agencies Supplier Questions -Collection Agencies Sourcing Event Collection Agencies Pre-bid Slidedeck Addendums Addendum 1 Addendum 2 Addendum 3

Revised 8/6/2008 4:30 PM M. Alvarado

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