SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- ER PHYSICIAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, MEDCOM, North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic, ATTN: MCAA NA Bldg T20, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20307-5000
- ZIP Code
- 20307-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W91YTZ08R0075
- Response Due
- 4/30/2008
- Point of Contact
- Yvonne Parson, 7038063198
- Description
- 1. What is the city or town is near Fort Belvoir? Mt. Vernon, VA 2. We would like to know whether a registry could be awarded a contract if they will plan to recruit to provide ER Physicians after the contract has been awarded. If so, is this a comprehensive contract where all hours and shifts of the facility must be covered by the contractors, or is this a service contract where the hours and shifts are partially filled by contractors as they are available? If you operate as a business or a coporate propriety and is registered in Central Contract Registration (CCR) as such under NAICS code 621111, then you can respond to the RFP. The Government has insufficient coverage provided by GS (General Service)employees and military personnel. Contractors fill in the gaps on the schedule. Therefore this is a service contract. 3. Your SF 1449 indicates this is a set aside for SDVO small business. The Army Single Face view says the set aside is small disadvantage business. Can you confirm that this is a SDVO set aside? This is a set aside for a Service Disabled Vet Owned Small business. The RFP in the ASFI has that indication on the first page as well as clause 52.212-5. 4. Bidders List. Bidder's list is not available 5. Person (incumbent) or entity currently performing the contract/project. Top Docs Inc. 6. Main differences between old statement of work and current one or the old contract number, title, award date of when this project was last performed/managed. Old PWS under para 1.2.5.2.4 (Professional Qualifications)- All physicians who have completed a residency in Emergency Medicine are considered qualified in ACLS/ATLS/PALS and do not require those certificates. ATLS certification is also encouraged. POP for W91YTZ-07-P-0495 was 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008. 7. Old contract amount and or price. W91YTZ-07-P-0495 $2,205,705.60. 8. Other questions and answers from other contractors/persons. Will be posted in Fedbizopps on 30 April 2008. 9. Can we send in our quotation either by Email or fax? Please send proposals by email as noted in 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors Addendum. 10. Has the quantity of hours changed since the previous award? Yes 11. Have there been any other questions from interested bidders? Yes Are you going to post the questions/answers online? Yes 12. In section 1.5 the Government states that, The quality control plan shall incorporate current quality assurance programs in place at the MTF, in their own QC, to ensure that the medical services are provided at a level of quality that meets MTF standards. I did not see the Government's QAP in the solicitation. In order to incoporate the Government's plan into our own, could you please direct me to where it is located in the solicitation, or, if it isn't in the solicitation, to add it. Also, I did not see whether our QCP is due with the proposal or at some later date. The Government's QAP will not be incorporated into the solicitation and the Offeror's QAP is not due with proposal. 13. Could you please explain why this acquisition changed from a personal service contract to non-personal services? The changed was based on lack of Governmental supervisory coverage of contract employees after 12:00 a.m. 14. What is the current volume and level of acuity? 36,000/year, 10 admissions a day, level 3 trauma center care, and 100 pt /day. 15. What is the current staffing matrix to include physicians, PA/NP, RN's etc? New contract needs residence trained and board certified only 16. What will be the hours of the shifts for the contracted physicians? Normally 1P-11P, 3P-1A, and 9P-7A (overnight). 17. What percentage of nights will the contracted physicians perform? 100% 18. What percentage of holidays will the contracted physicians perform? 90%. 19. How many hours/shifts per month will the contracted physicians perform? 64-80 shifts a month. 20. Will physicians be allowed to work more than 40 hours, not to exceed 48 hours per week? That will be left to contractor discretion. The ED schedule is made to offer empty shifts for the contractor to fill, but we will not require one doc to be scheduled for more than 40 hours. The contractor may schedule them any way they desire as long as they do not exceed 80 hours per pay period (1 pay period = 2 weeks) 21. Will Board Certified EM physicians be acceptable without a residency in Emergency Medicine as long as their boards are current (grandfathered)? Would the Government consider 50% of the hours covered by an FP/IM with recent ER experience? Only residency trained in Emergency Medicine is acceptable. Board certification is expected, but may be waived to allow the employment of new residency graduates from Emergency Medicine programs who have not yet completed the boards but are eligible to complete them within 3 years of graduation. 22. If the physician is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, is this still required, as they are trained in trauma? No ATLS is not required due to residency training in EM. 23. Amendment 2, review 1.2.4.2 and 1.2.4.3 states the schedule of shifts needed will be provided the 25th day of the month, approximately 6 weeks prior to the month to be worked. Does this mean that the contractor must have the completed schedule to the COR prior to the 15th day of each month. Yes. 24. Amendment 3 changed the licensing requirements from a 50 state license/DEA to VA state license/DEA. Will the Government reconsider a 50 state license? This will NOT be reconsidered. 25. What is the anticipated patient load for the emergency room per year? Of the total number how many patients will each physician expect to provide health care? 36,000 patients a year. Each doc should be moving at least 2.2 patients per hour of level 3 care.
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