SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Medical Consultant Services
- Notice Date
- 5/3/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Social Security Administration, Office of Budget, Finance, and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants Western Region 9, 1221 Nevin Avenue, R 6, Richmond, California, 94801, United States
- ZIP Code
- 94801
- Solicitation Number
- SSA-RFQ-R09-11-1347
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2011
- Point of Contact
- Renata Terry, Phone: 5109708355, Matthew Manning, Phone: 410-594-2001
- E-Mail Address
-
renata.terry@ssa.gov, matthew.manning@ssa.gov
(renata.terry@ssa.gov, matthew.manning@ssa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) in the San Francisco Region 9 has a requirement for licensed physicians as contactors to provide medical consultant services. At this time, the Region is in need of specialists in the field of psychiatry, general medicine, family practice, internal medicine and orthopedics. All services will be on site at the Frank Hagel Building, 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA. 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 mentoring other medical consultant contractors. The contractor must have the necessary computer skills to read electronic case files, complete electronic forms, use electronic medical and SSA policy reference material, read and answer email messages, type narrative consultations and input electronic case information. New medical consultants (those not currently under contract to provide these services to the SSA) will be required to participate in an orientation program to enable the contractor to attain and achieve independent status as an SSA medical consultant. There will be no patient contact. Some travel may be required. The following is required of each offeror: (1) A valid license to practice medicine in the U.S (2) Completion if an accredited residency in any of the above- specialties or a relevant medical specialty (3) Current or recent clinical experience related to any of the specialties listed, and/or experience reviewing/adjudicating disability cases in any specialties listed (4) Be available onsite to work a minimum of 12 hours per week, for 1 or 2 days per week between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Monday thru Friday. The period of performance for the BPAs is August 1, 2011 or date of award, whichever is later, through December 31, 2015. The government intends to award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for medical consultant services under this solicitation. The Solicitation Number is SSA-RFQ-R09-11-1347. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-45. The associated North American Industrial Classification Code for Physician Offices (except Mental Health) is 621111, with a small business standard of $10 million and for Physician Offices (Mental Health) 621112, small business standard $10 million. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. Offers received from anyone other than a small business concern will not be given consideration. This acquisition is in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The selected offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions as well as any addenda to these clauses. The Far clauses and provision that apply to this acquisition are FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. In addition, offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. Please be advised that prospective offerors may access the Representation and Certifications (ORCA) online at www.bpn.gov. The Government will award BPAs resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the requirements of this solicitation. To be eligible for an award, all potential contractors will be required to pass Security Suitability Requirements before beginning performance on an award. Offerors must register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov. Applicants must also have a Dun & Bradstreet number and Tax Identification Number (TIN) database at http://www.dnb.com or by calling 1-866-705-5711. The solicitation is schedule for release on or about May 23, 2011, with a due date for response June 23, 2011 by 2:00 pm PST. Offerors may send responses via email to Renata Terry, Contracting Officer at renata.terry@ssa.gov or by mail to SSA, Office of Acquisition and Grants, Frank Hagel Building R-2, 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801. All questions regarding this RFQ must be in writing and sent by mail or email to the address provided above no later than June 8, 2011. The Government will make every attempt to answer questions which will not automatically result in the extension of the proposal due date. All questions and their respective answers are available to all prospective offerors in the form of solicitation amendment. The solicitation (and any amendments) will be available for downloading on the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) web page at www.fbo.gov. All parties interested in submitting an offer should download the solicitation from this site. We will not be honoring any telephone request for this solicitation.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/SSA/DCFIAM/SSAR9/SSA-RFQ-R09-11-1347/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, Frank Hagel Building Facilities, 1221 Nevin Avenue, R-2, Richmond, California, 94801, United States
- Zip Code: 94801
- Zip Code: 94801
- Record
- SN02438426-W 20110505/110503234155-cece78438095cf66ed0d64cd2efc5d55 (fbodaily.com)
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