SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Occupational Health Physician and Medical Services for the Region of South Atlantic Division (SAD).
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Mobile, P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602), Mobile, AL 36628-0001
- ZIP Code
- 36628-0001
- Solicitation Number
- W91278-13-R-SADMED
- Response Due
- 5/9/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/22/2013
- Point of Contact
- Alisa C. Murray, (251) 441-5578
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Mobile
(alisa.c.murray@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This notice is not a solicitation announcement and will not constitute any commitment by the Government. A market survey is being conducted to gain knowledge of potential qualified small business sources to determine if they can effectively compete for award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base year and four option years with an overall estimated value of $2.0 million. Only Small Business Firms shall respond to this notice. Small business must be able to comply with FAR 52.219.14 - Limitations on Subcontracting. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates future procurement requirements for an established provider of Occupational Health Physician and Medical Services with at least 10 years experience in the occupational health industry. The company's primary business must provide a wide range of occupational health services to support employers in maintaining a healthy, safe workforce to include medical surveillance, drug testing and wellness programs. The company must routinely deal with workers compensation issues as related to a Federal workforce. The company must have an on staff board-certified occupational health physician to review work provided by contracted health care providers, serve as medical review officer for drug testing program, and serve as consultant for nurses. The company must have credentials and contracted with a large number of health care providers throughout the U.S and maintain a large database of potential provider locations to serve the South Atlantic Division. Pre-employment exams may be required in any state of the Continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. Services will be provided to federal employees of participating agencies in accordance with OSHA, DOD, DOT standards, US Army Corps of Engineers regulations, SAD Regional Occupational Health Center (ROHC) protocols and other applicable directives. The South Atlantic Division covers Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Latin America and Puerto Rico. It is the intent for federal employees to commute to local physicians' offices or clinics within a 25 mile distance (unless a further distance is approved) of a Corps District or field office for medical services specified by the government for occupational health examinations or components. Occupational Health Physician coverage will be required at the USACE on-site Clinics in Mobile, AL, Jacksonville, FL and Savannah, GA and other locations as required for Emergency Deployments. There are approximately 194 field locations with employees needing services within the contracted areas. Services to be rendered by the contractor include but not limited to the following: (1) Medical Surveillance physical examinations, (2) Health Promotion Program (blood pressure, vision, blood/sugar, and cholesterol screening), (3) Physician oversight of the District's Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program, (4) General medical consultation with an occupational health physician as needed, (5) Physician services for on-site clinics, (6) Physician services for oversight of Registered Nurses, and physicians licensed in multiple states for oversight of nurses in disaster response. (7) Management of health care exams with uniform clinic pricing. (8) Clinic provider management to assure services is delivered in a quality and efficient manner. (9) Hearing conservation program oversight by audiologist or physician trained and experienced in industrial hearing conservation. (10) Data resulting from exams, audiograms and laboratory testing must be provided to the ROHC in an electronic format compatible with the ROHCs Occupational Health Software, Medgate. The Regional Occupational Health Center is headquartered in the Federal Building, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL. The ROHC will provide guidance for Occupational Health Services within the Region. It is recommended that the Sources are being sought for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 621111, the size standard for which is a concern, including its affiliates whose average annual gross revenue does not exceed $10.0 million for the past three fiscal years. Documentation submitted shall not exceed 6 pages. Consideration shall be given in response to the following: 1). Limitation of Subcontract - Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines [48 CFR 52.219-14(b) (1)], the prime contractor must have the capability to perform at least 50% of the contract work with his/her own employees. Does your firm meet this criterion? Answer: Yes or No. 2). Medical Surveillance Examinations - Discuss how your network of board certified physicians can provide pre-employment exams on a 24 hr notice anywhere in U. S. and Puerto Rico and provide results within 5 business days of examination. Practitioners in the field clinic locations are required to use a designated testing laboratory under another Corps of Engineers contract associated with physical exams. Describe how your company would assures that the practitioner in the field clinic locations use the COE laboratory contract and not confuse contracted laboratory cost with examination billing which must be invoiced by your system within 30 days of service. 3). Availability of Physicians and Clinics in the Geographical Area - Discuss how your company will provide clinics within 25 miles of each Corps of Engineer field location. This should include: the number of nationwide credentialed and contracted clinics, data base of clinics with who you have association or contractual arrangement, time line for credentialing clinics and the names of occupational health physicians available for onsite working in Savannah GA, Jacksonville Fl and Mobile AL. Discuss how you would provide a licensed physician as needed during civil or military disasters to sign standing orders for nurses. Standing Orders and on call physician are normally needed within 2 days of disaster and provide consultation as needed. Provide the name of the board-certified occupational health physician on staff with resume. 4). Electronic Data Capabilities - Discuss how you would provide data to meet the Corps of Engineers software, Medgate, requirements. This should include audiometric data, laboratory testing and digital x-rays. Discuss how you would provide a client specific portal for scheduling, examinations query and status reporting. 5). Drug Testing- Federal agencies conducting drug testing must follow standardized procedures established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing include having a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) evaluate tests and the use of certified drug labs. Describe how your company would provide drug testing at locations throughout a large geographical area with very remote locations and meet the 25 mile requirement for the States mentioned above. Pre-employment drug testing could be required anywhere in continental US and Puerto Rico. Response should be submitted via email to Alisa Murray, Contract Specialist, at alisa.c.murray@usace.army.mil and a copy provided to Jacalyn Jenkins, Contracting Officer, at jacalyn.m.jenkins@usace.army.mil. In the subject line of your email, state: Response to Physician Medical Services. You may also mail submittals or send by overnight courier to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602-3620. Attn: Alisa Murray, CT-S. Submittals are due no later than 09 May 2013 at 4:00 p.m. Mobile local time. Large Businesses need not respond. Submittals will not be returned. Telephone responses will not be honored. NOTE: This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Notice of Sources Sought.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Mobile P. O. Box 2288, 109 Saint Joseph Street (zip 36602) Mobile AL
- Zip Code: 36628-0001
- Zip Code: 36628-0001
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