SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- ACADEMIC READINESS
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Cleveland Business Center;Building 3, Second Floor;10000 Brecksville Road;Cleveland OH 44141
- ZIP Code
- 44141
- Solicitation Number
- V101-08-RI-0368
- Response Due
- 3/5/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2008
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Worthey Contract Specialist (440) 526-3030 ext. 1020
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Contract Specialist
(Deborah.Worthey@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to identify potential business sources capable of accomplishing the following general objectives: a) Increase employee completion success in nursing and allied health academic programs. b) Provide an academic readiness assessment and intervention program that is accessible to all VA staff c) Identify trends in employee academic readiness that could be used in design of an academic mentoring program BACKGROUND The Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (EISP) for VA employees was established by Title VIII of Public Law 105-368, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Incentive Act of 1998, and codified at sections 7671-7675 of Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), with subsequent amendments in 2001, 2003 and 2004. This program enhances healthcare workforce succession planning through strategic education intervention as determined by assessment of academic readiness. EISP evaluation outcomes have demonstrated that those individuals most at risk for academic attrition are those with little or no previous post-secondary education experience. Additionally, employees currently in nursing assistant roles have been less likely to apply to EISP. These employees are potentially excellent candidates for RN, LPN or other allied health education programs as they have demonstrated an interest in and aptitude for patient care delivery. Through the Academic Readiness Program, VA will actively support these individuals to successful completion of an academic program. REQUIREMENTS (1) The selected vendor must provide standardized academic readiness assessment instruments which include math, reading, science, writing, and critical thinking skills. (2) The selected vendor must be able to evaluate assessment outcomes using research based standards, provide the employee with feedback, give guidance for intervention strategies, and develop an academic readiness plan with the employee. Instruments need to be appropriate for allied health careers as well as careers in nursing. Vendor must demonstrate the ethnic and gender analysis process used and it's outcomes for the assessment instruments. (3) The selected vendor must provide intervention strategies which the employee can easily access and is available to geographically diverse sites. (4) The selected vendor must provide VA formative and summative reports of product usage by VA employees, outcome trends, and summary of interventions with outcomes. (5) The selected vendor must comply with VA graphic standards, in consultation with the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). (6) The selected vendor must submit all materials developed either in print or electronic form and must comply with governmental and VA policy regarding accessibility and privacy. All media-based activity must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. A total of 1500 users will be authorized for the first year of the pilot with a maximum of an additional 1500 the second year. The base term of the contract will be for a period of one (1) year from May 2008 through April 2009. Services shall be provided to VA facilities throughout the United States. (A listing of VA facilities can be found at: http://www.va.gov See "Find a Facility") Vendors capable of and interested in providing the described product/service must respond to this announcement by March 5, 2008 10:00 am (local time). Interested vendors must provide their response via e-mail to: deborah.worthey@va.gov . The subject line must read: SOURCES SOUGHT-ACADEMIC READINESS PROGRAM Responses are limited to ten (10) pages and should include the following: " Company name, address, email, phone number and point of contact. " A description of the vendor's prior work experience that was similar to the effort described in this announcement. Include performance period, value of vendor's portion of the work, responsibilities, accomplishments and customer information. " Identify company size (large or small) and all socio-economic categories into which you qualify. (Service-Disabled Veterans-Owned, Veteran-Owned, 8(a), HUBZone, Other) NAICS Code: 611710. Size Standard: $ 6.5 million. " Relevant information on key employees and partnerships. DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
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