SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Online Nurse Training
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 08IHS1022767
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2008
- Point of Contact
- Clint D Druk,, Phone: 301-443-0403
- E-Mail Address
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clint.druk@psc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Description: The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Nursing, intends to negotiate with Medcom, Inc. on a sole sources basis, to provide IHS nursing staff with a broad range of online continuing education including courses developed by Medcom specifically for IHS. The basis for restricting competition is the authority of FAR 13.106(b) that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The anticipated contract period will be for one year. The contractor shall provide IHS nursing staff with training courses via the internet by offering courses on a 24 hour a day 7 day a week basis. The Government believes Medcom, Inc. is the only source available to meet its needs because no other commercial source has a product that can cover the broad spectrum of training courses needed along with the ability to add and update the PHN courses within the context of the other limitations in a single solution. Additionally, no other service is known that has the ability to offer the courses needed, except for the PHN courses, immediately which includes courses developed specifically for IHS and a training tool that IHS staff is already trained and familiar with. IHS requires the product to have the list of abilities that follows. The ability to pay for a broad array of courses via a user license. The ability to provide needed data extracts on a regular basis in a useable electronic format. Content shall be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ability to distribute courseware via the Internet. Courses of various clinical subjects will train, test, and track continuing education (CE) for clinical staff via the Internet. Upon completion of course(s) and post-test(s) on the Internet, the course participant will receive immediate scoring and then may (print out) CE completion certificates. Online clinical courses will include text, graphics, and/or streaming video and include course selections from Nursing and other clinical continuing education in each of the following areas: Abuse: Recognizing and Reporting Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect – New York Recognizing Domestic Violence – Kentucky Recognizing Domestic Violence – Florida Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Recognizing Domestic Violence Airway Management Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management Weaning and Extubation Airway Care: Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management Chest Tubes: Patient and System Management Bioterrorism Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons Bioterrorism and Other Emergencies: Be Prepared, Be Safe Responding to Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents of Terror Cardiac Monitoring in Nursing Determining Electrical Axis Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances Ventricular Ectopy vs. Aberrancy Basic Cardiac Monitoring: Understanding Fundamentals Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Setting Up Cardiac Monitors Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part I Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part II Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part I Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part II Dietary/Nutrition Nutrition and Pulmonary Therapy Nutrition Screening: Identifying the Hidden Signs of Nutritional Risk Critical Control: Nutrition and Care for Renal Failure Patients Diseases of Critical Concern SARS and Other Emerging Diseases Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers – Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers – Florida Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers – Kentucky Hepatitis C – Texas Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals – New York Diabetes in Clinical Practice Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers – General Gastrointestinal Nursing Care Nurses’ Guide to Enteral Feeding Tubes Nasogastric Intubation, Balloon Gastronomy Tube Replacement Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing Heart Medications Heart Medications: Anatomy Review and Angina Heart Medications: Blood Pressure Medications and Anticoagulants Heart Medications: Heart Failure Medications and Cholesterol-Lowering Agents Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part I Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part II Heart and Breath Sounds Normal and Abnormal Breath Sounds Heart Sounds Heart Murmurs Infection Control Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Surgical Wound Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Pneumonia SARS and Other Emerging Diseases Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky Hepatitis C - Texas Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals - Medical Asepsis Hazard Communication for the Medical Office Tuberculosis: Prevention and Practices for Healthcare Workers Infection Control: A Training Program for Healthcare Professionals Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Healthcare Workers Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Healthcare Workers Standards for Infection Control: Part 1: Principles of Infection Standards for Infection Control: Part 2: Preventing Bloodborne Pathogens Transmission Standards for Infection Control: Part 3: Tuberculosis Prevention and Practices for the Healthcare Worker Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Long Term Care Infection Control and Standard Precautions: Guidelines for Professionals Tuberculosis: New Strategies for the Healthcare Worker (2 hr) Tuberculosis: New Strategies for the Healthcare Worker (1 hr) The Control of Infectious Diseases (2 hr) Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections (1 hr) Fighting Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens (1 hr) Preventing Needlestick Injuries (1 hr) Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 1: History and Virology of Pandemic Influenza (0.5 hr) Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 2: Recognizing Influenza, Treatments, and Patient Education (0.5 hr) Pandemic Influenza: The Role of Healthcare Workers Part 3: Infection Control and Public Health Measures (0.5 hr) Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention (1 hr) Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention (1 hr) Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention in Long Term Care (1 hr) Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention in Long Term Care (1 hr) Multidrug Resistant Pathogens (2 hr) Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - General (2 hr) Legal Aspects of Nursing Legal Aspects of Nursing Charting: Legal Implications (1 hr) Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Considerations (1 hr) The Legal Aspects of Negligence (2 hr) Preventing Nursing Negligence in the 21st Century (1 hr) Nursing Negligence: What You Need To Know (0.5 hr) Preventing Nursing Negligence In Your Practice (0.5 hr) Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers (1.00 hr) Confidentiality: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Healthcare (1.00 hr) Patient Rights (2 hr) Confidentiality: Who Needs to Know (2 hr) Confidentiality: Maintaining Confidentiality in Your Practice (1 hr) Confidentiality: HIPAA Today (1 hr) Confidentiality: Keeping it Confidential (1 hr) Protecting Patients From Medical Errors (1 hr) Documenting Care: The Charting Process (1 hr) Nursing Negligence: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Patients (2 hr) HIPAA for Nurses: An Overview (0.5 hr) HIPAA for Nurses: The Privacy Rule (0.5 hr) HIPAA for Nurses: The Security Rule (0.5 hr) HIPAA - A Guide for Long Term Care Workers (1 hr) Understanding Informed Consent (1 hr) Perioperative Documentation (1 hr) Long Term Care Depression and the Elderly End-of-Life Care – Florida Elder Abuse – Florida Meeting Mental Health Needs Meeting Oxygenation, Fluid and Electrolyte Needs Meeting Mobility, Sexual and Nutritional Needs Resident Rights: The Art of Caring The Confused Resident: Strategies for Quality Care Resident Assessment: Physical, Cognitive and Sensory Functioning Continuous Quality Improvement In Long Term Care Urinary Incontinence in Adults Meeting the Challenge of Diabetes in Long-Term Care Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Preventing Falls: Keeping Residents Safe Aging: The Natural Process Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing Recognizing Elder Abuse: Working Together to Keep Residents Safe Preventing Unsafe Wandering and Elopement Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections in Long Term Care Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2005) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Culturally Competent Care: An Overview HIPAA – A Guide for Long Term Care Workers Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Pressure Ulcers and Tag F314 Compliance Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Urinary Incontinence and Tag F315 Compliance Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2008) (1 hr) Medication Administration Medicating Children – Preventing Medication Errors and General Considerations Preventing Medication Errors: A Prescription for Patient Safety Medicating Children - Preventing Medication Errors and General Considerations Neurological Care Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient Intracranial Hypertension Head Injury Spinal Cord Injury Nursing Communication Communications: The Process Communications: Nurse-Patient Relationships Communications: Manager Relationships Communications: Peer Relationships From Media to Medicine Generations In The Workplace Culturally Competent Care: An Overview Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Understanding the Need (0.5 hr) Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: An Action Plan (0.5 hr) Cultural Awareness in Healthcare: Your Practice (0.5 hr) Nursing Management Communication Skills Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies Age-Specific Competencies Providing Patient Education to Meet JCAHO Standards Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons Emergency Management Planning Preventing Infant Abduction Age-Specific Care: Neonates and Infants (0.5 hr) Age-Specific Care: Toddlers Through Teens (0.5 hr) Age-Specific Care: Adults (0.5 hr) Obstetrics Caring for the Antepartum Patient Electronic Fetal Monitoring Labor and Pain Control Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section Newborn Stabilization and Care Caring for the Postpartum Patient Operating Room Nursing Preoperative and Postoperative Care Surgical Skin Preparation Preparing and Maintaining the Surgical Field Positioning the Surgical Patient Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies Pediatric Nursing Assessment of Respiratory Distress in the Pediatric Patient Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Neonate, Infant, and Toddler (0.5 hr) Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Preschoolers (0.5 hr) Beginning Pediatric Nursing: School-Age Children (0.5 hr) Beginning Pediatric Nursing: Adolescents (0.5 hr) Pain Management Acute Pain Management: Operative or Medical Procedures and Trauma Acute Pain Management in Children: Operative or Medical Procedures Physical Assessment Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 1 – Checking Vitals and Examining the Health of External Body Functions Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 2 – Evaluating the Health of Internal Body Functions Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient Rapid Physical Assessment A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Physical Assessment of a Child: Part 1 (1 hr) Physical Assessment of a Child: Part 2 (1 hr) Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient (1 hr) Physical Assessment: The Musculoskeletal System (2 hr) Physical Assessment: The Male Reproductive System (2 hr) Physical Assessment: The Female Reproductive System (2 hr) Physical Assessment: The Integumentary System (2 hr) Psychiatric Nursing Antipsychotic Agents Mood Stabilizing Agents Antidepressant Agents Antianxiety Agents Regulatory and Compliance HIPAA: A Guide for Healthcare Workers Safety-Related Issues Handling and Moving Patients Safely: The Texas Safe Patient Handling Act Preventing Falls: Keeping Patients Safe Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) Lifting Safely to Prevent Injury Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) Violence in Healthcare Controlling Violence in Healthcare Wound Care Wound Healing: The Principles of Wound Healing Wound Healing: The Treatment of Secondary Healing Wounds Surgical Wound Care Closed Suction Wound Drainage, Wound Irrigation, and Specimen Collection Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers Wound Care: Phases of Healing and Types of Wounds (0.25 hr) Wound Care: Normal and Impaired Healing (0.5 hr) Wound Care: Normal and Impaired Healing (0.5 hr) Wound Care: Nursing Interventions (0.5 hr) Mandatory Updates TB Prevention for the Healthcare Worker Prevencion TB para el trabajador en cuidados de la salud Bloodborne Infection Safety Seguridad en Infecciones de Transmision Sanguinea Standard Precautions Infection Control Fundamentals Fundamentos Para el control de Infecciones Transmission-Based Precautions Age-Specific Competencies Confidentiality Body Mechanics Mecanismos del Cuerpo Needlestick and Sharps Safety Precautions Documentation Acute Pain Management in Adults Acute Pain Management in Children Developing Alternatives to Restraints and Seclusion Controlling Violence in Healthcare Hazard Communication Informacion Sobre Peligro; Riesgo Fire Safety Medidas de seguridad en caso de fuego Electrical Safety Seguridad Electrica Developing an Effective Evacuation Plan Desarrollando un Plan Efectivo de Evacuacion de Emergencia Disaster Preparedness Prevencion de Desastres What Nurses Need to Know About HIPAA Patient Safety: Your First Concern Preventing Infant Abduction Recognizing Domestic Violence Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Elder Abuse Culturally Competent Care: An Overview Atencion Culturalmente Competente: Un Panorama General Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Patient Safety: Your First Concern Resident Safety: Your First Concern Ending Sexual Harassment in Healthcare Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect - New York Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida (2 hr) Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky (2 hr) Recognizing Domestic Violence - Kentucky (1 hr) Recognizing Domestic Violence - Florida (1 hr) Hepatitis C - Texas (1 hr) End-of-Life Care - Florida (2 hr) Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida Elder Abuse - Florida (2 hr) Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals - New York (4 hr) Ohio Nurse Practice Act (1 hr) Handling and Moving Patients Safely: The Texas Safe Patient Handling Act (1 hr) Emergency Room Cross Training Anthrax (1 hr) Acute Pericarditis (1 hr) Acute Coronary Syndromes (1 hr) Cardiac Dysrhythmias (1 hr) Pulmonary Embolism (1 hr) Pneumothorax (1 hr) Endocarditis (1 hr) Chronic Obstructive Pulomnary Disease (COPD) (1 hr) Heart Failure (1 hr) Pneumonia (1 hr) Asthma (1 hr) Orthopedics Cross Training Total Hip Arthroplasty (1 hr) Total Knee Arthroplasty (1 hr) Sports Injuries: Upper Extremities (1 hr) Sports Injuries: Lower Extremities (1 hr) Hand (1 hr) Trauma (1 hr) Spine (1 hr) Musculoskeletal (1 hr) Pediatric Orthopedics: Part 1 (1 hr) Pediatric Orthopedics: Part 2 (1 hr) Pediatrics Cross Training Concepts in Pediatric Considerations: Pediatric Developmental Considerations (1.5 hr) Pediatric Growth: Height, Weight, Head Circumference (1.5 hr) Pediatric Vital Signs: Temperature (2 hr) Pediatric Vital Signs: Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure (2 hr) Identifying and Managing Pain in Children (1.5 hr) Pediatric Medication Calculation and Administration (1.5 hr) Pediatric Hydration and Fluid Volume Distribution (2 hr) Pediatric Complete Blood Count, Reticulocyte Count, WBC Differential, and Absolute Neutrophil Count (1.5 hr) Pediatric Liver Function Tests (2 hr) Family-Centered Care/Cultural Aspects in Pediatrics (1.5 hr) Approach to Pediatric Physical Assessment (1.5 hr) Pediatrics: Pediatric Respiratory Assessment (1.5 hr) Geriatrics Cross Training Introduction to the Geriatrics Cross-Training Series Managing Pain in the Elderly Adult (2 hr) Nursing Care for the Dying, Aging Adult (2 hr) Nursing Care for the Frail, Aging Adult (2 hr) Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Financial and Quality of Life Issues (1 hr) Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Understanding Aging in the 21st Century (1 hr) Nursing Care for the Healthy, Aging Adult: Understanding Healthcare Concerns and The Normal Aging Process (1 hr) Nursing Care for the Institutionalized, Aging Adult (2 hr) Oncology Cross Training Bone Marrow Suppression in Cancer Patients (1 hr) Cancer Treatment Modalities (1 hr) Common Safety Issues in Oncology Nursing (1 hr) Management of Common Complications of Cancer Treatment (1 hr) Management of Postoperative Complications (1 hr) Managing Cancer Pain (1 hr) Psychosocial Issues (1 hr) Vascular Access Devices (1 hr) Cardiac Monitoring Cross-Training Functional Anatomy and Physiology (1 hr) Cardiac Assessment (1 hr) Rhythm Strip Analysis and Normal Sinus Rhythm (1 hr) Cardiac Monitoring Set-Up and Tips for Success (1 hr) Sinus Node and Atrial Dysrhythmias (1 hr) AV Blocks and Bundle Branch Blocks (2 hr) Ventricular Dysrhythmias (2 hr) Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Circulation, and ECG Clues Electrophysiology and Cardiac Medications (2 hr) Pacemakers and ICDs (2 hr) Code Management and BLS/ACLS Guidelines (2 hr) 12-Lead Placement (2 hr) 12-Lead ECG Interpretation (1.5 hr) Axis Determination/Hypertrophy/Enlargement (2 hr) Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks (1.5 hr) Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction Localization Non-ACS Causes of ST and T Wave Changes (1.5 hr) Differentiating Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Tachycardia (2 hr) Home Health Aide Training Courses Home Health Services The Role of the Home Health Aide Ethics and Client Rights Documentation Anatomy and Physiology: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems Anatomy and Physiology: The Urinary System Anatomy and Physiology: The Integumentary System Anatomy and Physiology: The Cardiovascular System Anatomy and Physiology: The Respiratory System Anatomy and Physiology: The Endocrine System Anatomy and Physiology: The Sensory System Anatomy and Physiology: The Digestive System Anatomy and Physiology: The Nervous System Infection Control in the Home Dealing with an Emergency Communicating with Clients Principles of Observation Measuring Vital Signs Incontinence: Measuring Intake and Output Safety Maintaining A Clean Environment Bathing the Client Ambulation Understanding Behavior Family, Roles, and Socialization Culture and Religion Death and Dying Using a Computer The following is a list of additional requirements for this training: A non-exclusive license to employ Internet courses for training in IHS medical facilities. Servers to be geographically deployed across the United States for greater stability. System must provide training, testing, tracking, and printable education records for record keeping for IHS users that complete the online courses. The contractor must be an authorized provider of CE and CE credit must be included in license fee. The Accreditations must be through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The contractor shall host all course content, testing functions, and CE course completion record keeping on the contractor’s server of any required data. Courseware must be Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliant. Provide an online and print User's Guide and a technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Ability to provide accessibility to data in usable format. Access to system 24 hours day 7 days a week with appropriate and available customer/technical support.. User (employee) data must be directly accepted from the education tracking system Site must be secure. Allow addition and/or deletion of courses to an individual users account. Must be Jaws 5.10 screen reader compatible. Must have pre-test capability allowing employees to “test out” when reaching minimum passing score. Must have post-test or assessment of learning tool capability linking completion of course to an export/import functionality. Must be able to survey or evaluate course. Ability for course participants to print out certificates of completion from the Internet Ability to view course content (text and graphics, links, PowerPoint, streaming video streaming, etc.) online from any Personal Computer (PC) with Internet access. All user data must be stored on host server with the customer’s own unique database. Host server must be secure and a guarantee that sensitive information is protected. The ability to create new or custom educational materials is required. Ability to access and utilize competency verification checklists. Ability for local administrator(s) at each IHS medical facility to determine access and administrative privileges for users and managers. Ability to provide the following reports: User Summary, User Detail, Course Summary, Course Detail, Cost Center/Facility Summary, Cost Center/Facility Detail, Certificate Summary and Certificate Detail. Data can generated and delivered to the IHS Division of Nursing in the form of reports and include: Number of IHS staff accessing online courses Number of IHS staff obtaining CE units from online courses Online courses accessed by IHS staff Location of IHS staff accessing online courses Number of CE units obtained by IHS staff through online courses Ability to provide Exception Reports in that the administrators can assign course curriculum and then track who has not completed said curriculum. Ability of manager and user to design curriculum. Ability to assign curriculum and/or courses to a user or group of users with specified required date for completion. Ability to include a remediation function to show users which test questions were answered incorrectly. Ability to show which questions were missed and provide another opportunity to answer them. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any source capable of performing the work should submit a statement of capabilities with documentation supporting its ability to meet the Government’s requirement (see above). Capability statements should be submitted by June 27, 2008 at 8:00 AM Eastern Savings Time to the point of contact listed in this announcement.
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