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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 11, 2014 FBO #4521
DOCUMENT

76 -- JCR inc 'Accreditation Process Guides -For Hospitals' - Attachment

Notice Date

4/9/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

323117 — Books Printing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veteran Affairs;SAO East;PCAE STL Contracting Officer;11152 South Towne Square;Saint Louis MO 63123
 

ZIP Code

63123
 

Solicitation Number

VA77714I0108
 

Response Due

4/18/2014
 

Archive Date

5/18/2014
 

Point of Contact

William Singleton
 

E-Mail Address

4.6656
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

A.GENERAL 1.Title of Contract: "The Joint Commission Resources Inc. '2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist' Corporate Site Licensure. 2.Scope of Work/Services: The contractor shall provide the webmaster for the Veterans Healthcare Administration's (VHA) Office of Quality and Performance Accreditation webpage (OQP) a site licensure to "The Joint Commission Resource Inc. '2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist' to post on its VHA firewalled webpage. The webmaster for Office of Quality and Performance (OQP) Accreditation Webpage will post this for VHA employee viewing and/or printing on the intranet as part of VA's continuous Joint Commission survey readiness program. 3. Background: Every year VHA hospitals must continue maintaining and/or renewing this Joint Commission accreditation status must utilize the most current accreditation standards set forth by the Joint Commission. The standards change from year to year for a myriad of reasons such as: i.e. new patient safety/treatment protocol, environment of care, patient care standards of care changes, treatment protocols etc. The Joint Commission Resource Inc. resources are geared directly for preparing healthcare agencies/facilities that aspire for and certify/re-certify themselves for Joint Commission accreditation. This healthcare accreditation process requires a rigorous survey/inspection process from the Joint Commission. The '2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist' is the essential resource for health care executives, managers, and frontline staff regarding Joint Commission accreditation. The easy-to-use 2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist allows VHA hospitals a actionable means to assess VHA's hospital's compliance with the Joint Commission's 2014 hospital accreditation standards. It offers the option of reviewing high-risk or highly challenging areas in a given compliance area or taking a more detailed look at individual elements of performance. It features a handy compliance checklist for ALL hospital standards and elements of performance, including those used for deemed status purposes and primary care medical home certification. 2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist contains the following: "Compliance checklist that reflects the 2014 standards and elements of performance "Compliance prompts to start conversations on high-risk standards areas "How to conduct a tracer to assess compliance "Updated compliance checklist "Survey planning worksheets "Tracer worksheet 4.0 Tasks/Deliverables: Task 4.1: EES requires contractor to provide rights to post "Joint Commission Resources Inc's" '2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist'. This guide/checklist will be posted to the VHA's internal 'Office of Quality and Performance (OQP) Accreditation' webpage for general use access. Task 4.1: Site license for posting to VHA's website TasksQuality StandardsAcceptable Quality LevelMeans of MeasurementPenalties/ Incentives Provide the Office of Quality and Performance (OQP) Accreditation webmaster and the EES Project Manager the site licensure/access 2014 Hospital Compliance Assessment Checklist for posting on the OQP Accreditation Intranet site for VA employees to view and/or print.Licensure/site access provided to webmaster via email no later than seven calendar days after contract award. 95% of time the Checklist is available 24/7/365 access.Delivery/Receipt of site licensure for VHA wide access.Option year(s) to be awarded. 5. Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for May 1, 2014 thru April 30, 2015. The government also requires four additional one (1) year option periods for the same service. 6. Place of Performance: N/A 7. Government Recognized Holidays. The following Holidays are observed: New Years DayLabor Day Martin Luther King DayColumbus Day Presidents' DayVeterans' Day Memorial DayThanksgiving Day Independence DayChristmas Day 8. Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed-Price contract. B.Contract Award Meeting: N/A C.General Requirements: N/A D.Formal Acceptance or Rejection of Deliverables: The Government will review within three days each deliverable and provide feedback/comments. The contractor shall have three business days to incorporate feedback/comments and make appropriate revisions. The contractor shall provide the revised version of each deliverable within two days to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The COR will review and determine final acceptance by the Government. The COR will notify the contractor of final acceptance within five business days. E. Changes To The PWS: Any changes to this PWS shall be authorized and approved only through written correspondence from the Contracting Officer. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor through the actions of parties other than the Contracting Officer shall be borne by the contractor. F. Contractor Reporting Requirements: N/A G. Travel: Travel is NOT anticipated for the performance of this contract. H. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure: It is agreed that: 1. The preliminary and final deliverables, and all associated working papers, application source code, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this contract, are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at the conclusion of the contract. 2. The Contracting Officer will be the sole authorized official to release, verbally or in writing, any data, draft deliverables, final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this contract. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this contract, presented to the contractor, shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for response. 3. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, shall not be publicized without the written approval of the Contracting Officer. Information Security: Contractor will not have access to VHA personnel sensitive information nor will contract have access to any VHA information technology systems.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA777-14-I-0108 VA777-14-I-0108_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1299997&FileName=VA777-14-I-0108-000.docx)

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Record

SN03333915-W 20140411/140410021145-28a8590f4d8315ffdae401fd2a1fdde7 (fbodaily.com)
 

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