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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 20, 2014 FBO #4744
DOCUMENT

Q -- Mena CBOC (Base +1 Year) 598-14-1-135-0002 - Attachment

Notice Date

11/18/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621999 — All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs; Oklahoma City VA Medical Center; 921 N.E. 13th Street; Oklahoma City OK 73104-5007
 

ZIP Code

73104-5007
 

Solicitation Number

VA25615Q0137
 

Response Due

12/2/2014
 

Archive Date

3/2/2015
 

Point of Contact

Sue Harrison, Contract Specialist
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a request for Sources Sought only. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (HUBZone, 8(a), Small, Small Disadvantaged or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business) relative to NAICS 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers (size standard of $19 Million) or 621999 All Other Misc Ambulatory Healthcare Services. Responses to this announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of responses to this sources sought announcement, a synopsis may be posted for a period of 15 days and immediately following, a solicitation announcement may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.FBO.gov). Responses to this sources sought announcement are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, is seeking potential Contractors capable of providing Primary Medical Care through a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas solely dedicated to approximately 1700 Veteran beneficiaries who primarily reside in the Polk County area. The "parent" facility is the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. The Contractor shall provide the facility, clinical staff, administrative support, equipment and labor necessary in a clinical environment. The proposed clinic must be located in Mena, Arkansas. Payments under the contemplated requirement would be made on a per patient per month capitated rate basis. The intended contract period will be for one base year plus one, one-year option period, and is anticipated to begin on or about April 01, 2015 or possibly later. The contractor will be required to have a fully operational clinic up and running on or before the 90th day after award. Contractor set-up activities are expected to include, but are not limited to: 1.Leasing adequate space 2.Furnishing the space with adequate office furniture 3.Equipping the space with adequate office and medical equipment 4.Providing physicians and other healthcare providers with the requisite licenses, credentials, certifications, etc. 5.Working with the VA to connect to the VA computer network 6.Ensuring that the clinic will be compliant with all relevant VA and Joint Commission regulations from the first day of operation. Operational activities include but are not limited to, handling all operational activities of a primary care and mental health clinic and using the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to enter all information related to patient care. The contractor would provide primary care and mental health services in a clinical environment, solely to veterans who primary reside in the Mena, Arkansas area. The Contractor operated CBOC must have the necessary facilities, professional medical staff, diagnostic testing and treatment capability, and referral arrangements needed to ensure continuity of health care. Primary Care services include longitudinal outpatient medical care for the purposes of prevention and detection of disease and subsequent management of medical conditions for veterans deemed eligible. The Contractor will also be responsible for documenting care provided using CPRS. The care will be provided by primary care providers who must be either family practitioners or general internists or their authorized designees. Furthermore, the physician providers must be Board Certified/Board Eligible and licensed to practice in the state of Arkansas. The proposed CBOC at a minimum, shall provide a standard of care that must be consistent, safe and of high quality. Additionally, the proposed CBOC is expected to comply with all relevant VA policies and procedures, including those related to quality patient safety and performance. The care provided by the CBOC should be patient centered, continuous, accessible, coordinated and consistent with the VA Medical Center standards, specifically but not limited to the VA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model. If you are interested in and are capable of providing the required services, please provide the following information in your response: 1.Company Name and Address 2.Point of contact Name, Phone Number and e-Mail Address 3.Company's Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S Number 4.Business size and socioeconomic category (see www.sbc.gov for additional information) a.Does your firm qualify as a Small Business (less than $19 million in annual receipts as an Outpatient Care Center)? b.If Small, does your firm qualify as a Small Emerging Business or Small Disadvantaged Business? c.If Disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? d.Is your firm a SBA-certified HUBZone firm? e.Is your firm a woman-owned business (51% or more)? f.Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or Veteran-Owned Small Business? Responses to this notice should be e-mailed to the attention of Sue Harrison, Contract Specialist. E-mail address is susan.harrison4@va.gov. Telephone, mail or fax responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 by 4:00 PM (CST). This notice is to assist the VA in the determination of sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced at a later date and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/OCVAMC635/OCVAMC635/VA25615Q0137/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA256-15-Q-0137 VA256-15-Q-0137.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1732510&FileName=VA256-15-Q-0137-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1732510&FileName=VA256-15-Q-0137-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Mena, Polk County, Arkansas

Zip Code: 71953
 

Record

SN03576053-W 20141120/141118234808-49af8bf9203270643d78fedbe632c219 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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