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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 13, 2002 FBO #0101
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- Non-personal service contract for a Research Assistant for the period 24 Apr 2002 to 23 Apr 2003

Notice Date

3/11/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMC San Diego, Bldg 1 38400 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA, 92134-5000
 

ZIP Code

92134-5000
 

Solicitation Number

N00259-02-T-0024
 

Response Due

3/20/2002
 

Archive Date

4/4/2002
 

Point of Contact

loida toledo, lead purchasing agent, Phone 619-532-8122, Fax 619-532-5596, - Joan Balazs, SPVY, Contract Specialist, Phone 619-532-5944, Fax 619-532-5596,
 

E-Mail Address

lctoledo@nmcsd.med.navy.mil, jbalazs@nmcsd.med.navy.mil
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number, N00259-02 -T-0024 is issued as a request for quotations(RFQ). Clin 0001: Non-personal service contract for a Research Assistant for the period 24 Apr 2002 to 23 Apr 2003. Qty: 2080; Unit of issue: Hours. The duties to be performed shall be in accordance with the statement of work. The statement of work reads 1. SCOPE OF CONTRACT: a. The work to be performed is located in the Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Training Center and Naval Medical Center, San Diego. The contractor is a Research Assistant who provides research assistant services. The incumbent will assist in research to investigate the effect of refractive eye surgery on the quality of vision in humans. The incumbent will be required to coordinate studies, conduct and assist in testing and evaluation of human subjects, compile results from the testing into appropriate databases, and participate in the analysis of the data. 2. DUTY HOURS: a. The contractor shall be available for duty at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego or the Branch Medical Clinic, NTC from 0730-1630 (this includes a one-hour lunch), Monday through Friday. The contractor shall agree to extend these hours, as necessary, to ensure experiments are completed or deadlines met. The contractor shall be compensated for these extended hours per the applicable line item in the contract. The contractor shall arrive for each scheduled shift in a well-rested condition and shall have had at least six hours of rest from all other duties immediately prior to reporting for the shift. 3. DUTIES: Organize and coordinate patient enrollment in Clinical Investigation Department research studies. Maintain records of treatment of pre and post-operative evaluations, and input data into computerized database. Assist with data analysis, including use of descriptive and analytical statistics. Assist in the preparation of tables and graphs for manuscripts and presentations. Assist with library searches for relevant scientific literature. b. Performs other research duties as assigned. 4. REQUIREMENTS : a. At least one year of experience directly involved in refractive surgery research. b. Must have experience with: Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word. Microsoft Windows 98, NT, and 2000. c. Ability to communicate orally and in writing using grammatically correct English. The contractor shall comply with the medical staff rules, regulations and by-laws related to clinical practice and research as promulgated by the Medical treatment Facility Commander and the nationwide standards of practice of ophthalmology and vision research. The contractor will be neat, clean, well groomed, and in appropriate clothing when in-patient care areas. Hair shall be neatly trimmed and combed. The contractor shall display an identification badge on the right breast of his or her outer clothing, which includes the contractor?s full name and professional status. The contractor shall become acquainted with and obey all station regulations, shall perform in a manner to preclude the waste of utilities, and shall not use Government telephones for personal business. All motor vehicles operated on the installation by the contractor shall be registered with the base security service according to applicable directives. Eating and smoking by the contractor are prohibited in patient care areas and are restricted to designated areas. The contractor is not prohibited, by reason of his or her performance under this contract, from outside employment so long as there is no conflict with the performance of services under this contract. The contractor shall make no use of any Government facilities or other Government property in connection with outside employment. 5. SUPERVISORY CONTROLS : The contractor will report to the Director and the Research Director of the Navy Refractive Surgery Center, NMCSD. The Research Director will provide daily on-the-job supervision. 6. SCOPE AND EFFECT: All financial, statistical, personnel, and technical data which is furnished or otherwise available to the contractor during the performance of this contract are considered confidential business information and shall not be used for purposed other than performance of work under this contract nor be released by the contractor without prior written consent of the Director of the Navy Refractive Surgery Center NMCSD. Any presentation of any statistical or analytical materials, or any reports based on information obtained from studies covered by this, will be subject to review and approval by the Director before publication or dissemination. .PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Sedentary work. 8. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is normally performed in the Refractive Surgery Center, Branch Medical Clinic, NTC, San Diego. Contractor may be required to visit various computer facilities, offices, clinical and research areas within NMCSD. 9. DRUG USE: The Secretary of the Navy has determined that the illegal possession or use of drugs and paraphernalia in a military setting contributes directly to military drug abuse and undermines command efforts to eliminate drug abuse among military personnel. The policy of the Department of the Navy (including the Marine Corps) is to deter and detect drug offenses on military installations. Measures taken to identify drug offenses on military installations and to prevent introduction of illegal drugs and paraphernalia include routine random inspection of personal possessions on entry or exit. If there is probable cause to believe that the contractor has been engaged in use, possession, or trafficking of drugs, the contractor may be detained for a limited period of time until he or she can be removed from the installation or turned over to the local law enforcement personnel having jurisdiction. When illegal drugs are discovered in the course of an inspection or search of a vehicle operated by a contractor, the contractor and vehicle may be detained for a reasonable period of time necessary to surrender the individual and vehicle to appropriate civil law enforcement personnel. Action may be taken to suspend working privileges as well as installation driving privileges. Implicit with the acceptance of this contract is the agreement by the contractor to comply with all Federal and State laws as well as regulations issued by the commander of the military installation concerning illegal drugs and paraphernalia. 10. FAILURE TO PERFORM: Should the contractor be unable to perform duties under this contract due to medical or physical disability for more than 13 consecutive days or because of questions concerning competency, ethics, or conduct, performance under this contract may be suspended by the contracting officer until such medical or physical disability is resolved, or until such questions concerning competency, ethics, or conduct have been resolved. If performance under the contract is so suspended, no compensation or reimbursement shall accrue to the contractor so long as performance is suspended. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2001-04 . The following clauses and provisions are applicable and will be incorporated into the solicitation by reference, and will be available in full text upon request. This acquisition incorporates the following FAR clauses: 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS(Oct 95); 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Oct 95) must be completed and submitted along with the proposal (please contact Loida Toledo at (619)532-8122 if a copy is needed; in accordance with FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS(Aug 96), the following clauses are incorporated by reference in paragraph (b): 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ( E.O. 11246); 52.222-35 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR SPECIAL DISABLED AND VIETNAM ERA VETERAN (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA(38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR HANDICAPPED WORKERS(29 U.S.C. 793); 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS(OCT 95). DFARS 252.204-7004, REQUIRED CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (MAR 1989); FAR 52.232-36, PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 1999). FAR 52.232-33 , MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT (AUG 1996). FAR 52.212-2 , EVALUATION ?COMMERCIAL ITEMS ( 1/99). The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Past performance 2) personnel qualifications based on SOW 3) Price. Past performance and personnel qualifications based on SOW when combined have more importance than cost or price. Prior to Contract Award, the government reserves the right to review the resumes of contractor employees performing under the contract solely for the purpose of ascertaining their qualifications relative to the personnel qualifications terms of the contract. Accordingly, the contractor shall furnish such resumes and all professional requirements as stated in the Statement of Work ( SOW) to the Purchasing Agent along with their quotes. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered.
 

Place of Performance

Address: NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO, REFRACTIVE SURGERY CENTER, BRANCH MEDICAL CLINIC, BLDG 624-2, 2650, STOCKTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA

Zip Code: 92106

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00039193-W 20020313/020311213415 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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