Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 13, 2016 FBO #5164
DOCUMENT

Q -- Emergency Room Physicians Services - Attachment

Notice Date

1/11/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561320 — Temporary Help Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 6;100 Emancipation Drive;Hampton VA 23667
 

ZIP Code

23667
 

Solicitation Number

VA24616R0243
 

Response Due

1/15/2015
 

Archive Date

3/16/2015
 

Point of Contact

Mario Santiago
 

E-Mail Address

2-9961
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC (VAMC Fayetteville) is seeking potential sources to provide complete Emergency Room (ER) services at the Department of Veterans Affairs Fayetteville Medical Center (Fayetteville VAMC), 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Contract performance is from June 1, 2016 through 31 May, 2017 plus an additional four (4) one (1) option years to be exercised at the Government discretion. The successful offeror will be responsible for providing enough physicians to maintain adequate coverage for the ER. There may be some coverage by VA Fayetteville employees, but it is the intent of the VA Fayetteville to have a contractor run ER. The Government reserves the right to increase quantity and make multiple awards. VAMC reserves the right to terminate the contract with a 30-day written notice to the contractor in the event permanent VA employees are hired or services are no longer needed. Physician services will be needed 24 hours/day 365 days/year. The services will be needed Monday -Sunday, on twelve (12) hour shifts from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm or 8:00 pm to 8:00 am, and on the ten Federal Holidays normally observed. Services will be provided on site at the VAMC, Fayetteville. Contract Physicians will be required to retrieve appropriate comprehensive data from the VA computer system. Contractor physicians must be familiar with and capable of utilizing a computer to access and record patient's clinical data. VA experience is preferred. The services to be performed by the contractor shall be monitored by the Chief of Medicine. The Chief of Staff shall periodically review patient treatment records and other subsidiary documents to verify times worked before authorizing or certifying payments. Contractor performing the services covered by this contract shall have a current unencumbered licensure in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. The qualifications of the Contractor shall be subject to review by the VAMC Chief of Staff and approval by the VAMC Director. Personnel working under the contract must have the following qualification at the minimum: a. Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States. b. Contractor's employee(s) shall be fully credentialed and privileged by the VAMC Medical Executive Board prior to performing any work under this contract. Use of the internet site "VetPro" is mandatory for credentialing. c. Contractor shall have Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association. The Contractor physicians shall provide comprehensive health care to emergency department patients. Services will include, but are not limited to the following: a. Evaluation of patients- Evaluates patients who present for care, which includes the following: 1. Completion of a detailed and complete history and physical examination consistent with the patients' presentation. 2. Ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic studies. Planning for follow up on studies ordered but results not available at time of disposition. 3. Development of plan of care. 4. Writing appropriate orders including computerized medical orders for admissions. 5. Prescribe medication and treatment in accordance with the established medical center drug formulary. Variance from the formulary should occur only when clinically indicated and in compliance with the procedures established. 6. Enter all reports for incorporation into the computerized patient record system (CPRS) on the day of the visit and satisfy VHA and medical center policies and other requirements for documentation. The physician must possess computer skills to access and input typed data on each patient into the CPRS utilized by the VA. Four hours of orientation to the facility and its electronic medical record delivery system will be provided to all new users. 7. Establishing plans for follow-up care including appropriate consultations and appointments. 8. Effective communication of plan of care with patient and/or family, including discharge and follow-up instructions. 9. Ensuring appropriate disposition of patient, i.e., admission, transfer to another facility or discharge to home (complying with applicable utilization review criteria and policies). 10. Establishing communication in the medical record with the physician to which the patient is referred or transferred; for urgent transfers communication will be face-to-face or telephonic with appropriate documentation in the record and on required transfer forms. All legally required communication and documentation will be accomplished. b. Admission of patients, which includes the following: 1. Complete and detailed history and physical examination. 2. Initial diagnosis of patient's condition, and 3. Writing of initial admission orders consistent with the initial care plan including placing orders in the computerized medical record. c. Responding to all medical emergency codes. d. Other Services: 1. Documentation requirements: Documentation of all care provided, planned or recommended including as appropriate, medical prescriptions. This information will be entered in each patient's medical record with a frequency that allows for timely implementation of medical plans and reflection of care provided. This includes, at a minimum, one dated and timed note for each episode of care. 2. Consultation: Consultation will be provided as needed to nursing staff, ancillary staff, and medical staff to assure timely, safe and appropriate implementation of all plans of care. 3. Contract Physician shall participate in activities of the medical center that are designed to meet the requirements of The Joint Commission (TJC) especially those pertaining to Quality Improvement (QI). The physician will be responsible for ensuring that medical records are completed in a timely fashion in accordance with Veterans Health Agency (VHA), and VA Medical Center policies and TJC requirements. 4. Evaluating and reporting an incident or adverse event in accordance with VHA and VA Medical Center policies and procedures. The estimated annual number of physician coverage hours is 16,280 hours per year. The NAICS code for this requirement is 561320. Size Standard is $27.5M. This is a sources sought notice only. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Responses to this notice should include the following: name and address of company/provider, number of emergency care physicians personnel employed by the firm; workload facility capacity, identify whether or not firm falls into any of the following socioeconomic categories - small or large business, 8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned; firms experience in providing aforementioned services. Information on current or similar services previously performed for any VA Medical Center and/or other government entities to include contract numbers and the estimated annual number of physician work hour's coverage provided per year. Any other pertinent information which demonstrates firm's ability to meet the above requirement. Please note in order to do business with the Government the contractor has to be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) registration database at www.sam.gov and have a valid Business Identification Number (BIN) which can be requested thru the Experience.com website. All responses shall be submitted in writing via email no later than the close of business Jan 15, 2015, 04:30 Eastern Standard time to the attention of: Mario L. Santiago at mario.santiago@va.gov. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Santiago at 757-251-4254.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24616R0243/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA246-16-R-0243 VA246-16-R-0243.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2500024&FileName=VA246-16-R-0243-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2500024&FileName=VA246-16-R-0243-000.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: VAMC Fayetteville, NC

Zip Code: 28301
 

Record

SN03988428-W 20160113/160111234758-a81ccf5f8ef683eb7dab353d0293cc6b (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |