SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Medical Consultant Services
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, SSA Region 6, 1301 Young Street, Room 550, Dallas, Texas, 75202-5433
- ZIP Code
- 75202-5433
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFQ-R6-09-0008
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Stephanie K Pond,, Phone: 214-767-2368, Linda W Washeck,, Phone: 214-767-3233
- E-Mail Address
-
stephanie.pond@ssa.gov, linda.washeck@ssa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) requires the services of contractors to provide medical consultant services. The Center for Disability (CD), SSA utilizes the services of physicians, psychologists and speech/language pathologists under contract to review disability claims. This procurement is specifically for contractors in the specialties of internal medicine/physical medicine, psychology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, and pediatrics. These consultant services will include providing oral and/or written consultations resulting from reviews of SSA disability case files, consulting with SSA medical policy staff and/or training other medical consultant contractors. No patient contact will be involved. Basic computer proficiency is necessary to complete forms, read and answer email messages and type narrative consultations. The contractor(s) must have the necessary computer skills to view and input electronic case information. The services will be performed at the Social Security Administration Regional Office located at 1301 Young Street, Dallas, Texas. Some travel may be involved. This acquisition will be for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. All potential contractors will be required to pass security suitability requirements before beginning performance. To be eligible for award, offeror must be board certified and registered in the Central Contractor Registration database prior to award of a contract. To register, go to www.ccr.gov and you must have a DUN and Bradstreet number and Tax Identification Number (TIN) to begin registration. Offerors must have: (1) a valid license to practice medicine in Texas; and (2) be available for onsite work a minimum of 8 hours per week between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The period of performance will begin approximately June 22, 2009 or date of award, whichever is later, thru December 31, 2009 with provisions for four one-year options. The solicitation is scheduled for release on or about April 16, 2009. This requirement is a 100% small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for medical specialties is 621111 and the size standard is $9.0M. The NAICS Code for Psychiatry/Psychology is 621112 and the size standard is $9.0M. Offers received from other than small business concerns will be deemed unacceptable and will be given no further consideration. NOTE: TEXAS LAW PROHIBITS ANY ARRANGEMENT (COPRORATE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE) IN WHICH A NON-PHYSICIAN EMPLOYS A PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM MEDICAL SERVICES ON A SALARY BASIS AND ITSELF RECEIVES PAYMENT FOR THE SERVICES RENDERED. The solicitation (and any amendments) will be available for downloading on the Fed Biz Ops (FBO) web page at www.fbo.gov on or about the solicitation release date. All parties interested in submitting an offer should download the solicitation from the FBO web site. No telephone requests for the RFQ will be honored. Only written requests will be accepted.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e69a674d0a9f4e14582290371bc1bfa5&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Social Security Administration, 1301 Young Street, Dallas, Texas, 75202, United States
- Zip Code: 75202
- Zip Code: 75202
- Record
- SN01783313-W 20090403/090401221120-e69a674d0a9f4e14582290371bc1bfa5 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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