SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- TEMPORARY PART-TIME PHARMACY SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 12/9/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621399
— Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Oklahoma City Area Office, 3625 N.W. 56th, 5 Corp Plaza, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112
- ZIP Code
- 73112
- Solicitation Number
- HHSI2462009Q0004
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Farris,, Phone: 405-951-3893
- E-Mail Address
-
jennifer.farris@ihs.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation is issued as Request for Quotes (RFQ) # HHSI2462009Q0004. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-27, effective 10/17/2008. This procurement is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 621399 with a standard business size of $7.0M. Contractor shall provide a firm, fixed-price hourly rate (all inclusive to include travel and per diem) for 1248 hours, January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Description of Requirements: Contractor shall provide a part-time contract pharmacist whose mission is to provide accessible, full-scope, quality pharmacy services to eligible Indian patients at the Wewoka Indian Health Center (WIHC). The staff of the WIHC and the pharmacist shall work in close cooperation in order to meet the needs of the patient. The primary purpose of this award is to provide the patients at the WIHC quality pharmacy services. The Contractor shall hold a current state license in pharmacy. Onsite services shall be available daily and scheduled in a manner mutually agreed upon by the contractor and the service unit. The services will include the following: 1. Assure appropriateness of drug therapy. 2. Verify that patients understand their medications and appropriate outcomes of their drug therapy. 3. Assure availability, preparation and control of medications. 4. Provide drug information, drug therapy consultation and staff education relating to drug therapy. 5. Provide health promotion and disease prevention activities relating to drug use and preventive drug therapy. 6. Manage therapy for selected patients in whom drugs are the primary method of treatment. 7. Performance of other assigned duties or agency-specific activities including administrative duties. 8. Performs a variety of professional tasks of average technical difficulty in fulfillment of the department’s basic patient care and service functions. 9. Exercises independent judgment in accomplishment of a variety of professional tasks. Judgmental failure could seriously affect the health status of one or more individuals. 10. Normally exercises no supervision over other professionals. May from time to time supervise a support person in the accomplishment of individual tasks, but does not have overall supervisory authority for the support personnel. 11. Procedures for performing routine aspects of the work have been developed, and a variety of guidelines are available. Situations not covered are referred to a senior, more experienced pharmacist. Participate in a quality improvement program consistent with current Joint Commission standards for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of care. Qualifications •Hold a current, unrestricted state professional license in pharmacy from any of the 50 United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. •Notify the WIHC of any changes in contract privileges at any non-IHS facilities. •Have no work or health restrictions interfering with the performance of pharmacy services. •Speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. Communicate with sufficient clarity to be understood by the patients and health staff of the WIHC. •Possess sufficient initiative, interpersonal relationship skills, and culturally sensitivity such that he/she can relate constructively to patients from the Native American community. •Standards of personal hygiene and grooming such that his/her image as a pharmacist is compatible with the expectation of the WIHC staff and the Indian community. • Indemnify the Government for any liability producing act or omission of the Contractor, its employees and agents occurring during contract performance. The Contractor shall provide 3-4, 8 -10 hour, days of pharmacy services per week. Services shall be scheduled in a manner that is mutually agreed upon between the Contractor and the service unit. This is a nonpersonal health care services contract. The Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided, but retains no control over the medical, professional aspects of services rendered (e.g. professional judgement). Government Furnished Property, Facilities and Services •Administrative and professional support that is available to Indian Health Service personnel. This includes but not limited to copy machines, telefax machines, medical library, and telephone services. •Initial and ongoing orientation to the WIHC Service Unit, clinic policy and procedures related to performance of duties outlined in the description of requirements. •Use of government furnished facility space, equipment, supplies, and personnel are for the provision of care and services set forth in the contract only. CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: Please note that due to character limitation in FedBizOpps, full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil. The provisions of 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (June 2008), applies to this acquisition. In addition to the information required in FAR 52.212-1, Contractors shall provide the following: (1) completed “Temporary Waiver of Character Investigation” and “Declaration for Federal Employment” form (2) verification of indemnification (3) three past performance references to include the contact name and phone number, contract number, company name, brief description of project; (4) Dun and Bradstreet Number (note: Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration to be eligible for award. This can be done at http://www.ccr.gov). The provisions of 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Jan 1999) applies to this acquisition. The Government intends to award two purchase orders resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Companies or individual vendors may submit an offer for one or both positions. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: (1) Price; (2) Qualifications (3) Past Performance and (4) compliance with Indian Child Protection requirements. All factors are equal in importance. Quotes shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (June 2008) or indicate certifications in ORCA at https://orca@bpn,gov. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2008), applies to this acquisition. The following FAR and HHSAR clauses apply: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Apr 2008), 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Sept 2007), 52.223-6 Drug-free Workplace (May 2001), 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (Jan 1997), 352.224-70 Confidentiality of Information (January 2006), 352.270-17 Crime Control Act-Reporting of Child Abuse (Jan 2006) and 352.270-18 Crime Control Act-Requirement for Background Checks (Jan 2006). The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Oct 2008) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses apply: 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006); 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998); 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007); 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). Quotes are due by 4:30 pm CST, December 18, 2008, and must be delivered via Federal Express or UPS to the Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, 701 Market Drive, Suite 242A, Oklahoma City, OK 73114, Attn: Jennifer Farris. Questions concerning this solicitation may be addressed to Jennifer Farris at 405-951-3893. Contracting Office Address: 701 Market Drive, Suite 242A, Oklahoma City, OK 73114. Place of Performance: Wewoka Indian Health Center Wewoka, OK 74884 United States Primary Point of Contact: Jennifer Farris, Contract Specialist, jennifer.farris@ihs.gov Phone: (405) 951-3893 Fax: (405) 951-3771
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Wewoka Indian Health Center, P.O. Box 1475, Wewoka, Oklahoma, 74884, United States
- Zip Code: 74884
- Zip Code: 74884
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