Q -- Solicitation of Vendors to Exhibit Healthcare Products and/or Services for the

The Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (OASD(HA)), the Executive Director, TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), and the Surgeons General of the Military Departments are seeking vendors to exhibit healthcare products and/or services at the annual TRICARE Conference. PURPOSE: The TRICARE Conference provides a forum for Military Health System leaders and decision makers to discuss innovations in healthcare delivery, policy updates and provisions for the administration of the TRICARE Program. The emphasis is on medical readiness; clinical operations; pharmacy trends; fiscal policy; data quality; E-business practices and communications; clinical management and administrative aspects of healthcare. The particular focus for 2006 is Military Medicine: Transforming the Future. Products or services must be applicable to management and/or delivery of healthcare within the DoD managed care environment. WHEN: Conference: January 30 – February 2, 2006; Exhibits: January 30 – February 1, 2006 (booth set-up begins January 29th; tear-down is February 1st) WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008. WHAT: 8 x 10 ft. booth–details regarding exhibits will be provided in the Exhibitor Prospectus. COST: Standard booth $2,800, Premium booth $3,000 - SELECTION: The OASD(HA) and the TMA will make exhibitor selections based on applicability to the conference focus and topical areas, as well as the order of receipt of completed applications. To obtain an application to exhibit, please visit the TRICARE website www.tricare.osd.mil/conferences