SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- GIMC PHYSICAL THERAPIST SERVICES - Attachments:
- Notice Date
- 5/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621340
— Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Navajo Area Office, PO Box 9020, Window Rock, Arizona, 86515
- ZIP Code
- 86515
- Solicitation Number
- GIMC-NC-16-001-
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Natasha Chee, Phone: 5057221551
- E-Mail Address
-
natasha.chee@ihs.gov
(natasha.chee@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- OF306 Declaration for Federal Employment OF306 Addendum Child Care and Indian Child Care Work. Pricing Schedule for Personal Services Certification Statement Position Description – Physical Therapist Performance Work Statement (PWS #GIMC 16-01) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This procurement is also being conducted pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 37.104, Personal Services Contracts. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Navajo Area Indian Health Services, Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) is requesting for submittal of offers for Personal Service Contract for Physical Therapist Services to provide uninterrupted patient care services to be performed in the Rehabilitation Services department. The required hours are identified in the attached Pricing Schedule for Personal Services, and the tasks to be performed are cited in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is: GIMC-NC-16-001. The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-87, effective April 6, 2016. This requirement is solicited as Full & Open competition. The associated NAICS code is 621340 and the small business size standard is $7.5 million. Period of Performance: Date of Award through 09/30/2016, with the option to extend the end date to 12/31/2016. Obligations will be made on monthly or quarterly basis. The assignment is through the stated period of performance or until the position is filled with a permanent hire. In such instances, the provider will be released from contract assignment. The Government will consider competitive rates upon negotiation. The Gallup Indian Medical Center is located in Gallup, New Mexico. GIMC is a 78 bed hospital which serves as the health care hub for the region. The medical staff includes Family Physicians, Internists, Pediatricians, General Surgeons, OB/GYN's, Anesthesiologists, and a Psychiatrist. In addition to routine outpatient and inpatient primary care, services available to our patients include: Adult Intensive Care, General Surgery (including laparoscopic surgery), routine and operative Obstetrics, and 24-Hour Emergency Room Services. Health care services are provided to approximately 37,000 active users. Strong Navajo cultural traditions exist within the community, offering an opportunity to learn the Navajo language, or to learn about traditional Navajo medicine. The service unit is located on the Colorado Plateau with excellent opportunities for photography, hiking, running, road biking, cross country skiing, and mountain biking. EVALUATION FACTORS The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this RFQ, and the Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government reserves the right to issue a single award or multiple awards to any contractor(s) whose quote represents the best value as defined by FAR 2.101. In determining best value, Price and other factors will be considered: Past Performance and Qualifications. As part of the evaluation process, candidates may be interviewed to ensure their understanding of the PWS/SOW and to verify their qualifications to perform required services. The socio-economic status of an offer may also be considered, should one or more quotes represent the best value. SUBMITTAL The contracting company shall submit the following with their offer; - Pricing Schedule for Personal Services (to be completed by company and signed) The Government will consider competitive rates upon negotiation. - Candidate Profile (Resumes, licensures, certifications and all relative documents for proposed candidates. Evidence of Past Performance and Experience of comparable scope and Complexity in Specialty within the past three (3) years. - Certification Statement (to be completed by candidate and signed) - Minimum three (3) references, including name of organization Point of Contact, Telephone Number and Email Address. - OF306 Addendum Child Care and Indian Child Care Work. - OF306 Declaration for Federal Employment Note: Due to the immediate need for services, the Government will begin to review only completed documents (Pricing Schedule, Certification, and Profile, 306 forms). Awards may be established before the closing of this RFQ. The selected Contractor shall comply with Agency Personal Identity Verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201; this includes fingerprinting guidelines. Upon selection the Contractor shall coordinate with Contract Specialist, to turn in all Human Resource application forms at least two weeks prior to beginning tour of duty. Documents will be forwarded to the local Human Resource Department. Upon arrival selected Contractor shall provide two (2) forms of Identification. Please email all requested forms to Natasha Chee, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone: (505) 722-1551, Email Address: natasha.chee@ihs.gov. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the provision. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding any addenda to the clause. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), is not applicable to this RFQ. Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and a statement regarding which, if any, of the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition. The following FAR and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses are determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices: FAR 52.249-12 Termination (Personal Services) (APR 1984) The Government may terminate this contract any time upon at least 15 days written notice by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor. The Contractor, with the written consent of the Contracting Officer, may terminate this contract upon at least 15 days written notice to the Contracting Officer. (End of clause) FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) The Contractor shall comply with Agency Personal Identity Verification procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201. The Contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is required to have routine physical access to a Federally-Controlled Facility and/or routine access to a Federally-Controlled Information System. INVOICE SUBMISSION: The Contractor shall submit invoices in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-4(g) by regular postal mail to: GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER Attn: Finance P.O. 1337 Gallup, New Mexico 87305 Additionally, the Contractor is required to include its Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number on each invoice. For additional information about the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS number, please visit http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Invoices shall be submitted in accordance with the contract terms, i.e. payment schedule, progress payments, partial payments, deliverables, etc. All information set forth in FAR Clause 52.212-4(g), Invoice, must be included in all invoices for it to constitute a proper invoice. In accordance with OMB Memorandum, M-11-32, Agencies shall make payments to small businesses as soon as practicable, with the goal of making payments within 15 days of receipt of a proper invoice. If a small business contractor is not paid within this (15 day) accelerated period, the contractor will not be given a late-payment interest penalty. Interest penalties, as prescribed by the Prompt Payment Act, remain unchanged by means of this memorandum. All small businesses shall label all invoices as "Small Business." Additionally, in accordance with OMB Memorandum, M-12-16, all prime contractors are encouraged to disburse funds received from the Federal Government to their small business subcontractors in a prompt manner. To assist prime contractors in expediting contractor payments to small business subcontractors, Agencies shall, to the full extent permitted by law, temporarily establish an earlier, accelerated date for making agency payments to all prime contractors. Consistent with OMB Memorandum M-11-32 above, Agencies shall have a goal of paying all prime contractors within 15 days of receiving proper documentation. In an effort to support small business growth, drive economic activity and job creation, the Contractor is encouraged to accelerate payments to their small business subcontractors. In accordance with the requirements of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all payments under this order will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The Contractor shall provide financial institution information to the Finance Office designated above in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management. Additional Applicable Federal Acquisition Clauses FAR 52.204-7 System Award Management (Jul 2013) FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (Jul 2013) FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984) FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act (Apr 1984) FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Aug 1984) FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (Feb 2013) FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (Jan 1991) FAR 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Apr 1984) (services) (short form) Department of Health and Human Services Applicable Clauses: 352.202-1 Definitions. (JAN 2006) 352.224-70 Privacy Act (January 2006) 352.242-71 Tobacco-free facilities. (JAN 2006) 352.270-2 Indian Preference (APR 1984) 352.270-3 Indian Preference Program (JAN 2006) 352.237-70 Pro-Children Act. (JAN 2006) Public Law 103-227, Title X, Part C, also known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994 (Act), 20 U.S.C. 7183, imposes restrictions on smoking in facilities where certain federally funded children's services are provided. The Act prohibits smoking within any indoor facility (or portion thereof), whether owned, leased, or contracted for, that is used for the routine or regular provision of (i) kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education or library services or (ii) health or day care services that are provided to children under the age of 18. The statutory prohibition also applies to indoor facilities that are constructed, operated, or maintained with Federal funds. By acceptance of this contract or order, the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of the Act. The Act also applies to all subcontracts awarded under this contract for the specified children's services. Accordingly, the Contractor shall ensure that each of its employees, and any subcontractor staff, is made aware of, understand, and comply with the provisions of the Act. Failure to comply with the Act may result in the imposition of a civil monetary penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the responsible entity. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation. (End of clause) 352.237-71 Crime Control Act of 1990-Reporting of Child Abuse (January 2006). (a) Public Law 101-647, also known as the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Act), imposes responsibilities on certain individuals who, while engaged in a professional capacity or activity, as defined in the Act, on federal land or in a federally-operated (or contracted) facility, learn of facts that give the individual reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse. (b) The Act designates "covered professionals" as those persons engaged in professions and activities in eight different categories including, but not limited to, physicians, dentists, medical residents or interns, hospital personnel and administrators, nurses, health care practitioners, chiropractors, osteopaths, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, emergency medical technicians, ambulance drivers, alcohol or drug treatment personnel, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health professionals, child care workers and administrators, and commercial film and photo processors. The Act defines the term "child abuse" as the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child. (c) Accordingly, any person engaged in a covered profession or activity under an HHS contract or subcontract, regardless of the purpose of the contract or subcontract, shall immediately report a suspected child abuse incident in accordance with the provisions of the Act. If a child is suspected of being harmed, the appropriate State Child Abuse Hotline, local child protective services (CPS), or law enforcement agency shall be contacted. For more information about where and how to file a report, the Childhelp USA, National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD) shall be called. Any covered professional failing to make a timely report of such incident shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (d) By acceptance of this contract or order, the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of the Act. The Act also applies to all applicable subcontracts awarded under this contract. Accordingly, the Contractor shall ensure that each of its employees, and any subcontractor staff, is made aware of, understand, and comply with the provisions of the Act. 352.237-72 Crime Control Act of 1990-Requirement for Background Checks (January 2006). (a) Public Law 101-647, also known as the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Act), requires that all individuals involved with the provision of child care services to children under the age of 18 undergo a criminal background check. "Child care services" include, but are not limited to, social services, health and mental health care, child (day) care, education (whether or not directly involved in teaching), and rehabilitative programs. Any conviction for a sex crime, an offense involving a child victim, or a drug felony, may be grounds for denying employment or for dismissal of an employee providing any of the services listed above. (b) The Contracting Officer will provide the necessary information to the Contractor regarding the process for obtaining the background check. The Contractor may hire a staff person provisionally prior to the completion of a background check, if at all times prior to the receipt of the background check during which children are in the care of the newly-hired person, the person is within the sight and under the supervision of a previously investigated staff person. (c) By acceptance of this contract or order, the Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of the Act. The Act also applies to all applicable subcontracts awarded under this contract. Accordingly, the Contractor shall ensure that each of its employees, and any subcontractor staff, is made aware of, understand, and comply with the provisions of the Act. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to comply with HIPAA in the provision of health care to IHS patients. HIPAA was implemented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, under the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 160 and 164. Accordingly, all health care providers, including contracted health care providers are required to comply with HIPAA requirements (Full text will be furnished upon request). LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Attachment No.: 1. Performance Work Statement (PWS #GIMC 16-01) 2. Position Description - Physical Therapist 3. Certification Statement 4. Pricing Schedule for Personal Services 5. OF306 Addendum Child Care and Indian Child Care Work. 6. OF306 Declaration for Federal Employment
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 516 E. Nizhoni Blvd., Gallup, New Mexico, 87301, United States
- Zip Code: 87301
- Zip Code: 87301
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