NIH, OPM, Acquisitions Branch B, EPS, Rm 862, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7260

Q -- OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES SOL 263-96-P(GF)-0111 DUE 100996 POC Contact Barbara Schultz, Contracting Officer, 301/402-2851. The Division of Safety, Office of Research Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting businesses to staff and operate a comprehensive program of occupational medicine for NIH employees and guest workers assigned at the Bethesda campus, the Animal Center at Poolesville, Maryland and rental buildings located in Montgomery County. The applicable SIC is 8011 and the size standard is $5.0 million. The NIH requires staffing of the occupational medical service with personnel qualified to design, implement, and supervise a comprehensive occupational medical service covering approximately 15,000 employees and guest workers. The Occupational Medical Service (OMS) includes medical care, pre-employment and in-service medical and physical examinations, preventive and health promotion programs, occupational health surveillance programs and employee assistance programs. The professional, ethical and technical responsibilities and standards necessary to conduct the occupational medical service programs requires the assignment and utilization of only those personnel whose performance will conform to the highest standards and ethics of the health care profession. Management and operation of the NIH occupational medical service programs requires personnel who are experienced in (1) providing diagnosis and emergency treatment of any injury, illness or exposure to hazardous materials (e.g. pathogens, radionuclides, toxic chemicals, carcinogens,) that may result from NIH operations, (2) recognizing and treating drug induced medical emergencies (3) diagnosis and treatment of occupational exposures or infections associated with basic and clinical research programs dealing with human pathogens or zoonotic agents, (4) diagnosing and treating wounds inflicted by a wide range of laboratory animals, (5) diagnosis and treatment of animal induced allergies, (6) symptoms, tests, treatments and counseling requirements to manage individuals exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other bloodborne pathogens, (7) formulating and implementing hazard specific health surveillance programs that include appropriate provisions for confidentiality, (8) managing psychiatric emergencies that occur during the scheduled operating hours of the OMS, (9) planning, coordinating and administering an employee assistance program to include counseling of individuals, group therapy, diagnosis and referral to community resources, and (10) designing and performing job specific pre-employment and in-service medical examinations. As adjuncts to the foregoing the OMS requires personnel trained and experienced in (1) meeting the requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, (2) planning, implementing and maintaining a system for administration of vaccines according to occupational hazards and as may be required for international travel by NIH employees, (3) developing and promoting health promotion and education programs (4) planning and conducting basic courses in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Heartsaver techniques, (5) measuring, fitting and repairing plano- and prescription (employee furnished prescription) safety glasses, (6) operating four auxiliary health units--one full time, three one-day/week and (7) development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive occupational health data base system consistent with current practices for 1) maintaining individual medical records, 2) meeting confidentiality requirements, 3) recording and retrieving data related to routine programs (eg. surveillance) and 4) meeting other operational requirements. The staff required for the OMS are divided into three categories: key personnel, professional and support. Key personnel are those individuals having primary responsibility for the overall management and supervision of the daily operations of the OMS. Professional staff are those individuals for who specific education, experience and training qualifies them to carry out general or specialized health care functions or activities. Support staff are those individuals who carry out the required technical and clerical activities attendant to an occupational medical service. The operating hours for the OMS are: Main Unit, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Principal Auxiliary Unit, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the remaining Auxiliary Units are staffed one day per week on a rotating schedule. Routine OMS operations are not conducted on weekends, official Federal holidays, or when the Federal government is closed. This is a full and open competition. The contract will be for a base of one year with 4, 12 month options. RFP requests may be faxed to Barbara Schultz the Contracting Officer at 301/402-3406. See Note # 26. (0200)

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