SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Work Capacity Physical Examination Services IDIQ
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621498
— All Other Outpatient Care Centers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Coronado NF, Federal Building 300 West Congress, Tucson, AZ, 85701
- ZIP Code
- 85701
- Solicitation Number
- R3-05-05-018
- Response Due
- 1/25/2005
- Archive Date
- 1/26/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Coronado National Forest, Tucson, Arizona, is soliciting for professional medical services to provide annual physical examinations specific to the occupation of wildland firefighter. The health care facility for such examinations must be located within Pima County, Arizona, and within 30 miles of metropolitan Tucson. Note: 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 01-25. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business. The NAICS code is 621498 and the size standard is $8.5 million. The contract type is fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, performance-based service contract for one base period plus four option periods. FAR 52.216-18 Ordering, FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations, and FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity apply to this acquisition. Price quotes are to be submitted as per the schedule of services below for each contract period, all of which are based on the fiscal year calendar. The Base Period encompasses the calendar days of February 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005. Option Period 1 is fiscal year 2006, 10/01/06--09/30/06. Option Period 2 is FY07, 10/01/07--09/30/07. Option Period 3 is FY08, 10/01/08--09/30/08. Option Period 4 is FY09, 10/01/09--09/30/09. Quotes shall be evaluated as per FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options, where total price for award is the base price plus the total price for all options. Any exercise of options shall be in accordance with FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract and FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. Any future price adjustments must be in accordance with FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act--Price Adjustment. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 1994-2025, Rev. No. 29, and the Service Contract Act apply. Quotes must be submitted, as per the schedule of services below, and received by the Coronado National Forest, Room 5F, 300 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701 in person or by mail or by fax--520-388-8332 by close of business January 25, 2005. The minimum guarantee per fiscal year of service is $2500. The maximum ordering limitation is $150,000 cumulative for the base year and the four option years. Instructions to offerors: (a) submit a quote for each item 1-40 on the Fee Schedule. FEE SCHEDULE : (1) Return to Work Physical Exam. (2) Medical History & Physical. (3) Back Assessment: Flex & Lift. (4) NIDA Drug Screen--5 panel, split sample. (5) Non-NIDA Drug Screen -- 9 panel. (6) Audiometry--ANSI Standards. (7) PFT-- Spirometry. (8) Respiratory Exam. (9) Pulmonary Function. (10) Vision Test: Acuity, Horizontal Field Color Perception. (11) Urinalysis--microscopic. (12) Chem Profil--SMAC. (13) HDL/LDL Ratios. (14) Complete Blood Count. (15) PA & Lateral chest x-ray. (16) X-ray: lumbar spine, 3 view. (17) Back Assessment--Strength. (18) Lifting Capacity. (19) Hemocult Slide. (20) Blood lead. (20) Cholinesterase Serum 37/RBC 37. (21) H-BIG--per cc. (22) HIV. (23) Hepatitis A Vaccine Series--2. (24) Hepatitis B Vaccine Series--3. (25) Hepatitis Profile--A, B, C. (26) PSA--Free. (27) PSA--Total. (28) Breathalyzer. (29) Physician Hourly Rate--Board Certified. (30) Registered Nurse Hourly Rate. (31) Medical Assistant Hourly Rate. (32) Pap Smear Testing. (33) Skin Fold Test. (34) Back Examination--Physical Exam Only. (35) Back Examination--Flexibility Test Only. (36) Back Examination--Lifting Test Only. (37) TB Skin Test. (38) Maximal Treadmill Stress Test w/Board Certified Cardiologist Reading (39) EKG. (40) Individualized Health Risk Report. The physical exams shall adhere to NFPA 1582 edition 2000 and subsequent revisions thereof, and the IAFF/IAFC Wellness Fitness initiative program. As part of these standards the provider shall: 1) Conduct a review of all pertinent health information including a full history and health examination documented on an examination questionnaire form. 2) Base all medical evaluations and or reports pertaining to examinations on the NFPA 1582 standards, list any restrictions or limitations discovered during the course of the examination, and recommend corrective measures. 3) Utilize examiners familiar with NFPA 1582 to perform all medical examinations. Qualified/certified support personnel under the direct supervision of the physicians shall perform ancillary services in association with the medical examination. 4) Perform all examinations with the highest professional medical standards and ethics. All necessary and/or applicable aspects of any physical exam will be incorporated into a final report that will be reviewed with the firefighter. 5) Adhere to NFPA, DOT, OSHA, and NIOSH rulings and recommendations. 6) Reference USDA Forest Service Handbook FSH 5109.17 and National Wildfire Coordinating Group--Wildland Fire Qualification Subsystem Guide--310-1 that describe fitness categories -- Arduous, Moderate, Light, and None--germane to the requirements for the physical exams. There are no pre-determined services to be performed. Each firefighter shall receive only those services as delineated on an individual Task Order issued by the Coronado National Forest. Services shall be monitored via a government-approved exit survey administered to each firefighter after completion of all health screening services at the medical facility. The following clauses are incorporated by reference and can be downloaded in their entirety at www.arnet.gov/far: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures in Subpart 13.106 and the following evaluation factors: (a) technical/professional capability (submit professional credentials of key personnel); (b) past performance (submit names of firms and contacts for which similar services were rendered within the past 3 years); and (c) price. Selection for award shall be based on the offer most advantageous to the Government given the above evaluation factors. All offers must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following FAR clauses cited therein are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.222.41 Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended, FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts).
- Place of Performance
- Address: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
- Zip Code: 85701
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 85701
- Record
- SN00736017-W 20050120/050118211616 (fbodaily.com)
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