SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Community Based Outpatient Clinic Services
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2021 9:56:12 AM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621498
— All Other Outpatient Care Centers
- Contracting Office
- 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248) TAMPA FL 33637 USA
- ZIP Code
- 33637
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24821R0017
- Response Due
- 4/2/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/10/2021
- Point of Contact
- Mechelle Reaser, Contract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
-
Mechelle.Reaser@va.gov
(Mechelle.Reaser@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 08, Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) located at 8875 Hidden River Parkway, Suite 525, Tampa, FL 33637 intends to solicit proposals utilizing Tiered Evaluations (Cascading) for Small Business Concerns for the provision of non-VA operated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) services in support of the VA Caribbean Healthcare System under a Fixed Price , Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The contractor shall provide primary care CBOC services, both medical (physically on-site) and mental health care (either physically on-site, by telehealth, or by referral) and offer support services such as pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray. The contractor shall also provide primary care CBOC home-based primary care (HBPC) and home telehealth to meet the primary care and mental health needs of Veterans who have difficulty accessing clinic-based care. Access to specialty care and Integrative Health is not provided on site but may be available through referral or telehealth. The contractor shall provide Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) staffing in numbers and qualification capable of fulfilling the standards modeled after Patient Centered Management Module (PCMM) (formerly known as Primary Care Medical Home). The contractor shall provide a sufficient number of primary care providers so that each primary care provider has a caseload ratio that meets the demand to meet VA standards. The current standards are 1200 active patients per full time physician and 900 active patients per full time midlevel provider. The contractor may use as reference the VA guidelines in accordance with PCMM Handbook 1101. The contractor must establish and implement contingency plans for ensuring patients receive continuity of and access to appropriate primary care during periods of inadequate resources, extended staff absences, staff turnover, understaffing, and nature-related events (e.g., extreme weather conditions, natural disasters). If the number of patients reaches 90% of maximum panel size assigned by the facility the contractor shall communicate to the VA, the contractor s future staffing plan to ensure staffing ratio standards remain in accordance with PCMM staffing standards. The authority for this procurement is the Department of Veterans Affairs Directive implementing provisions of Public Law 104-262, the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 which expands VA s health care resources sharing authority in Title 38 United Stated Code (U.S.C.) Sections 8153 (sharing authority). The anticipated period of performance for this contract will be from August 24, 2021 through August 23, 2026 for a base year and four (4), one (1) year option periods. This solicitation will be prepared in accordance with (IAW) the Federal Acquisition (FAR) part 12 and IAW the procedures of FAR part 15. The solicitation document will be issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) 36C24821R0017. This presolicitation notice is being issued with a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The draft PWS is subject to change. The final PWS will be issued with the solicitation. The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or about February 19, 2021 to the betaSAM.gov Contract Opportunities website https://beta.sam.gov/search?keywords=&sort=-modifiedDate&index=opp&is_active=true&page=1 . Interested parties will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments from the website. No hard copies will be made available by the contracting office. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM) prospective contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award. SAM registration is required under the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. Contractor may obtain SAM registration information at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/loginFAQ.jsf . Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website mentioned above and contact the Federal Service Desk at 866-606-8220 for additional registration information/assistance The NAICS code for this procurement is 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers and the size standard is $22 Million to classify as a small business. This RFP will utilize Tiered (Cascading) Evaluations for Small Business Concerns. At the time of contractor s response to the RFP, the contractor must represent that it is a small business and certify its eligibility in SAM s Representation and Certification. The Product Service code for this procurement is Q201, Medical General Health Care. Questions concerning the announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Mechelle Reaser at Mechelle.Reaser@va.gov or phone number (813)972-2000 Ext. 7541. Telephone requests for information or questions will be accepted; however, all telephone requests must be followed by an email to Mechelle.Reaser@va.gov. Ensure the email s subject line for all requests for assistance include the solicitation number 36C24821R0017. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 8, 8875 Hidden River Parkway, Suite 525, Tampa, FL 33637.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/dde76e83257741c0bc8608f8560d6377/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VI, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05946712-F 20210320/210318230108 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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