SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) (VA-21-00018677)
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2021 12:02:40 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- PCAC HEALTH INFORMATION (36C776) INDEPENDENCE OH 44131 USA
- ZIP Code
- 44131
- Solicitation Number
- 36C77621Q0118
- Archive Date
- 03/27/2021
- Point of Contact
- James J Gantar, Contract Specialist, Phone: (216) 447-8300
- E-Mail Address
-
james.gantar@va.gov
(james.gantar@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- Page 1 of 2 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Trauma Nurses Core Course (TNCC) Course Materials Contract-Opportunities: 36C77621Q0118 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contract Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Only One Responsible Source Available, no other source will satisfy agency requirements. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), 930 E Woodfield Road, Schaumburgh, IL 60173 to provide all resources and materials necessary to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), through the Employee Education System (EES), to purchase provider and instructor course fees, instructor on-line modules, books, tests and scantron forms required to conduct the Trauma Nursing Core Course at the VHA National Simulation Center and to virtual course sites at VA Medical Centers within the United States. Specific TNCC certification is required for most nurses working in VAMC Emergency Departments across VHA. The purpose of Trauma Nurse Core Course is to teach Registered Nurses core level knowledge, assessment and psychomotor skills, which are defined as central or key elements of the multidimensional processes involved in the initial assessment and management of sick or injured patients. TNCC provides a foundation for integrated communication and collaboration in identifying and treating the sick or injured. The intent of TNCC is to help the nurse develop a rapid and accurate approach when caring for the ill or injured patient. TNCC consists of lectures, hands-on psychomotor skill stations and interactive online learning. TNCC is based on the nursing process, which is emphasized through the components of the course. A variety of learning methodologies are incorporated into TNCC, including online, a textbook, interactive lecture, hands-on practice and case-based learning. This program will promote systemwide qualified clinicians that are trained in the knowledge and assessment skills to care for injured patients at VA medical facilities. Providing TNCC training and certification promotes VA in moving towards a High Reliability Organization. The system that is incorporated in ENA s TNCC course and materials will place VA in a unique position of being the best approach to assist VA and its patients in improved care to injured patients. The TNCC course curriculum, skill stations, and certification is copyrighted by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). ENA is the sole authorized provider for these materials. The NAICS code for this procurement is 611430 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $12 Million. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses to this notice are due on or before March 5, 2021 at 10:00 AM ET by email to the point of contact james.gantar@va.gov. Contracting Office Address: Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) 4401D Meramac Bottom Rd. St. Louis, MO 63129
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- Record
- SN05926683-F 20210227/210225230104 (samdaily.us)
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