SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Dispensing Optician Services
- Notice Date
- 2/21/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Of= ficer, (90C), 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Virginia 24153-5483
- ZIP Code
- 24153-5483
- Solicitation Number
- 246-03-00050
- Archive Date
- 4/23/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Kathy Allen, Contract Specialist, (540) 224-191= 1, Contracting Officer - Kathy Allen, Contract Specialist, (540) 224-1911
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Kathy Allen
(kathy.allen6@med.va.gov)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepare= d in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is conducted under simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-12. RFP 246-03-00050 should be referenced on all bids. The applicable NAICS code is 621399 with a size standard of $6 million. This procurement is a Small Business Set-Aside. The VA Medical Center, 1970 Roanoke Blvd., Salem, Virginia 24153 has a requirement for one (1) Dispensing Optician. This procurement is to obtain the services of a Registered Dispensing Optician to provide administrative and clinical services at the VAMC Salem Eye Clinic Monday through Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays, for the period April 1, 2003 up to and including September 30, 2003 for the Surgical Care Service Line.=20 Functions to be performed include: 1) Measure interpupilary, distance and at near, to determine centration of the lenses and bifocal height; 2) Complete prescription form with the appropriate measurements and forward to Prosthetics Service; 3) Fit frame to face of patient and assist in selecting proper frame for face and visual needs; 4) Assist patient In the fitting of contact lenses and training of the patient in the proper use of the contact lenses; and 5) Dispense completed eyeglasses to the patient after adjusting the frame components to the patient=92s face and head. Copies of licensure; current Curriculum Vitae; documentation of experience, education and training and current insurance certificate to be submitted with proposal. Provisions and clauses found at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications =96Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this RFP. The following FAR and VAAR clauses and provisions are added by addendum: 52.212-2 Evaluation =96 Commercial Items; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification;=20 52.224-2 Privacy Act; 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year; 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers;=20 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; 852.271-70 Nondiscrimination in Services Provided Beneficiaries. Contracting with Parties Listed on the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities: In accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Balanced Budget Act of 1977, the Office of Inspector General has established a list of parties and entities excluded from Federal Health Care programs. Specifically, the listed parties and entities may not receive Federal Health Care program payments due to fraud and/or abuse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Therefore, all offerors shall review the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities on the OIG web site at www.hhs.gov/oig to ensure that the proposed candidate(s) and/or firm(s) are not listed. Offerors should note that any excluded individual or entity that submits a claim for reimbursement to a Federal health care program, or causes such a claim to be submitted, may be subject to a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) of $10,000 for ach item or service furnished during a period that the person or entity was excluded and may also be subject to treble damages for the amount claimed for each item or service. CMP=92s may also be imposed against health care providers and entities that employ or enter into contracts with excluded individuals or entities to provide items or services to Federal program beneficiaries. JCAHO Compliance: The Contractor shall perform required services in accordance with the standards of the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization; established principles and ethics of the medical profession established by the AMA and ACEP. The Contractor shall adhere to Veterans Health Administration regulations and the policies, procedures, and regulations of the Medical Staff bylaws of the VAMC Salem. Infection Control Requirements: Health Tests =96 Contractor shall submit proof of the following with their proposal. Tests shall be current within the past year. Tuberculosis Testing; Contractor shall provide training or a self-study training module to its personnel; provide Hepatitis B vaccination series at no cost to its personnel who elect to receive it; maintain and distribute an exposure determination and control plan to its personnel; maintain required records; and ensure that proper follow-up evaluation is provided following an exposure incident.=20 Recordkeeping: The VAMC Salem shall establish and maintain a recordkeeping system that will record the services performed by the Contractor=92s employee(s). The Contractor shall be responsible to provide the following to its employee(s): Workers=92 Compensation Insurance; Professional Liability Insurance; Health Examinations; Income Tax Withholding; Social Security Payments. Computerized Patient Medical Record System (CPRS): The Contractor=92s employees shall document all patient services in an accurate, complete, and timely manner, including all associated workload capture/billing related components. The record consists of a paper legacy system, with new records being entered into the CPRS. CPRS includes features for=20 order entry, progress notes, consults and discharge summaries. The electronic medical record must be maintained in a timely fashion by the Contractor=92s employees (upon written entry; upon direct entry to CPRS; or upon receipt of a Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture View Alert that a transcribed document is available for review and signature). A minimum of two (2) hrs. of CPRS training shall be provided by the VAMC, which shall be completed prior to commencement of patient care. The Contractor shall provide at no charge to the VAMC Salem four (4) hours Orientation time. Payment:=20 Sums due the Contractor shall be paid bi-weekly in arrears. Billings rendered by the Contractor for services furnished a VAMC beneficiary shall be billings in full. Neither the beneficiary, his insurer, nor any third party, shall be billed. Payment address is Chief, Resources Support Service (04A), VAMC, 1970 Roanoke Blvd., Salem, VA 24153. All CPRS input shall be completed by the Contractor=92s employee(s) prior to leaving the VAMC Salem. If the Contractor=92s employee(s) fail to complete CPRS requirements and the Contractor does not remedy this deficiency, final payment shall not be made. All Contractor employees who require access to the Department of Veterans Affairs=92 computer systems shall be the subject of a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement prior to contract performance. Contracting Officer: Kathy L. Allen; telephone number is (540) 224-1911; FAX number is (540) 983-1065. All responsive, responsible sources who submit a proposal that is received by 4:30 p.m. EST, March 24, 2003, will be considered by the Government. Bids shall contain the completed clauses FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items.
- Web Link
-
RFP 246-03-00050
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=3D246-03-00050)
- Record
- SN00262957-W 20030223/030221213412 (fbodaily.com)
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