SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Primary Care Physician Services
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;GLAC (69D);5000 W. National Ave;Milwaukee WI 53295-0005
- ZIP Code
- 53295-0005
- Solicitation Number
- VA-69D-08-RQ-0251
- Response Due
- 2/6/2008
- Archive Date
- 4/6/2008
- Point of Contact
- Carol Murphy Contract Specialist 414-902-5409
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Contracting Officer
(carol.murphy6@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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. Simplified acquisition procedures apply and the VA will conduct the procurement according to a combination of FAR Parts 12 and 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation issued. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Request For Quotation (RFQ) VA-69D-08-RQ-0251 entitled Primary Care Physician is issued as an unrestricted procurement. NAICS Code 621111 applies with the small business size standard of $9.0 million in revenues. Offeror???s quotes are hereby being requested and shall be submitted on offeror???s letterhead or bid form and shall contain the name, title, and signature of person authorized to submit quotes on behalf of the contractor. Contractor shall provide One (1) Full-Time (40 hours per week) Primary Care Physician for the period from date of award through June 30, 2008, with two three month options to extend. Actual start date will be contingent upon the successful completion of the credentialing and security investigation process. All work will be performed at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705. Procurement authority is Public Law 104-262 and 38 USC 8153. VA will accept qualified Family Practice physicians for this assignment. However, Internal Medicine Physicians may be ranked higher than Family Practice physicians during evaluations. Furnish the services of a primary care physician to perform duties and responsibilities which include, but not limited to: function as a full team member of the interdisciplinary team serving civilian and military patients at the VA Hospital. Provide history, physical examination, diagnosis, and initiation of medical treatment. Initiate and facilitate treatment and transfer in emergency situations. Follow-up office visits for existing medical problems with appropriate diagnostic tests and medication adjustments. Referral of patients as needed to appropriate specialists, health care facilities, and coordination of home health services. Document assessments and plan of care for each patient in accordance with policies and procedures. Act as a consultant in clinical practice. Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure continuity of patient care. Collaborate and act as a patient advocate. Maintain knowledge of new and current clinical methods. Critical patient lab results may be communicated to physician via phone after hours by the lab. Work Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Must have a full and unrestricted license. Payment will be made only for hours actually worked. VA utilizes a computerized medical record system. The physician must be familiar with personal computers, have adequate typing skills to perform data entry and be able to navigate through windows based computer programs. Training will be provided. Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be proficient in written and spoken English (38 USC 7402). Clinical or other medical records of VA beneficiaries treated by Contractor under this contract are VA records and will remain at VA. Contractor employee is required to complete security and privacy training and sign a VA Computer Access Agreement prior to having access to VA computer system. In addition, Contractor employee will attend Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) training prior to providing any patient care services. The contractor employee will document patient care in CPRS to comply with all VA and Joint Commission standards. As VA routinely reviews and updates policies and procedures covering contractor computer access, security requirements may change during the term of this contact and new polices and procedures may be implemented unilaterally during the term of this agreement. Low level background investigation will be completed on contractor???s employees that are on site at VA Madison for six months or longer. Fingerprints are taken of all contractor???s staff. These investigations will be at the contractor???s expense. Successful contractor will be awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed price contract from this document. As required by FAR 52.216-22, ???Indefinite Quantity??? the minimum quantity of services that will be required by the VA on the awarded contract is 40 hours, and the maximum quantity is 2400 hours. Submission requirements: Provide technical and price quotation. The offeror must submit the following documents with the offer: CV of the proposed service provider to include National Provider Identifier (NPI), copy of all current licenses, a list of the experience of the proposed service providers, three references regarding related work with points of contact, evidence of malpractice insurance, information on malpractice claims, terminations or suspension of licenses. Quotations should include a statement addressing VISA payment acceptance. Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and provide it???s DUNS number for verification purposes. Price proposal must include pricing for base and option periods. Awarded contract has been classified as a nonpersonal health care services contract, as defined in FAR 37.101, under which the contractor is an independent contractor. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for the protection of its personnel furnishing services under this contract, in accordance with the personnel policy of the Contractor. To carry out this responsibility, the Contractor shall provide worker???s compensation, professional liability insurance, health examinations, income tax withholding, and social security payments. The parties agree that the contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. VA may evaluate the quality of professional services provided, but retains no control over the medical or professional aspects of services rendered. Contractor indemnifies VA for any liability producing act or omission by the contractor, its employees and agents occurring during contract performance. Contractor is required to maintain medical liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. Offerors should provide candidates that are able to commit to complete the entire assignment period. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/acquisitions/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.htm (VAAR); FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders -Commercial Items; FAR 52.216-18 - Ordering; FAR 52.216-19 - Order Limitations; FAR 52.216-22 ??? Indefinite Quantity; FAR 52.217-9- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.237-3 - Continuity of Services; VAAR 852.203-70 - Commercial Advertising; FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest; VAAR 852.233-70 - Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution; VAAR 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; and 852.233-71 - Alternate Protest Procedure. Include a completed copy of 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items with quote. Award will be made to the offeror representing the best value to the VA considering price, candidate qualifications, experience, availability, and commitment to stay for the entire assignment period. Award may be made with or without discussions. VA may make multiple awards from this document, if two physicians are required. Offers are due February 6, 2008, at 1:00 pm CT. Submit quotations to Carol Murphy, Contracting Officer, 5000 W National Avenue, Building 5, Milwaukee, WI 53295. Electronic offers and Faxed offers will be accepted. Send Electronic offers to Carol.Murphy6@med.va.gov and fax offers to 414-902-5440. POC: Carol Murphy at 414-902-5409.
- Place of Performance
- Address: William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital;2500 Overlook Terrace;Madison Wisconsin
- Zip Code: 53705
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 53705
- Record
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