MEDCOM ACQUISITION ACTIVITY, SOUTHEAST CONTRACTING CENTER, 39706 40TH STREET, FORT GORDON GA 30905

Q -- GASTROENTEROLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES SOL DADA08-96-B-0010 DUE 090396 POC Contract Specialist JAMES E. DINWOODY (706) 787-3894 (Site Code DADA08) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number DADA08-96-B-0010 applies and is issued as an Invitation For Bids (IFBs). This combined synopsis/solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-38 and Defense acquisition 91- 10. The standard industrial classification code is 8011 and the business size is $3,500,000.00. Contractor shall provide inpatient and outpatient Gastroenterology Physician Services at Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH), Building 9200, Fort Benning, Georgia. Contractor shall provide these services to eligible beneficiaries of the military health care system. Health care services provided by the contractor shall be of a quality meeting or exceeding current recognized national standards. Services performed under this contract shall be personal in nature and is intended to create an employer-employee relationship between the government and the Individual Health Care Providers. Performance of the Individual HCPs under this personal service contract is subject day-to-day supervision and control by healthcare facility personnel comparable to that exercised over military and civil service HCPs enaged in comparable work. Any personal injury claims alleging negligence by the Individual HCPs within the scope of the HCP's performance of the personal service contract shall be processed by DoD as claims alleging negligence by DoD military or civil service HCPs. This personal service contract does not create an employer-employee relationship between the government and any corporation, partnership, business association or other party or legal entity with which the Individual HCPs may be associated. Contractor shall perform all services in accordance with the ethical, professional, and technical standards of the various professional disciplines of the health field. Contractor shall perform all duties in such a manner that they meet all JCAHO Standards. Contractor shall comply with all procedures, policies and practices associated with the Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA. Contract physicians shall be of a quality meeting or exceeding current recognized national standards as established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). QUALIFICATIONS: Contract physicians providing services under this contract shall have the following qualifications: 1. be either board certified in Gastroenterology, or have successfully completed a Gastroenterology training in an United States approved fellowship; 2. continuously employed in the practice of Gastroenterology or in Gastroenterology training for the two (2) years prior to the commencement of services under this contract; 3. current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); 4. current controlled substances registration certificate from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia and 5. completed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standard: Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens and OSHA Tuberculosis Training; 6. credentialed by the Martin Army Community Hospital prior to commencement of services; 7. certification of a physical examination within the 45 days prior to commencement of services. HOURS OF PERFORMANCE: Contract Physician(s) shall perform a minimum of eight (8) hours a week on-site (4 hours in the clinic and 4 hours procedures). Procedures will be performed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday or as scheduled by the Officer-In-Charge (OIC), Gastroenterology Clinic. Hours scheduled for shifts do not include travel time involved in reaching the clinic. Payment of overtime is only authorized with prior approval from the OIC, Gastroenterology Clinic or the COR; however, the contract physician shall fulfill his/her professional obligation to the patient before the working day is completed. ON-CALL COVERAGE: Contract physicians shall provide emergency on-call coverage and telephone consultation seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours per day in blocks of time scheduled by the OIC of Gastroenterology Clinic and in rotation with other Gastroenterology providers at the MTF. If the contract physician is required to report to the place of duty during the on-call period he/she shall be paid for a minimum of one hour at the contract rate. However, if the contract physician is required to stay at the place of performance beyond one hour he/she will be paid for the actual number of hours worked at the scheduled contract rate. Travel time involved in reaching the MTF is not included. While on-call, the contract physician is not required to remain at MACH or at his or her place of residence but must be available by contact pager during the time. He/She is required to respond telephonically within 10 minutes after receiving a call and must be prepared to provide personal consultation and/or assistance at the facility within 30 minutes, if requested. Routine clinic hours will not be required on Public/Federal holidays and MTF training holidays. The contract physician will not be paid for Public/Federal holidays and MTF training holidays that are not worked. CREDENTIALING: All physicians providing services under the terms and conditions of this contract shall have their credentials reviewed by the Credentials Committee of the MTF and be granted hospital privileges by the MTF commander in accordance with AR 40-68 and local MEDDAC regulations prior to commencement of services. Actions to limit, suspend, or revoke clinical privileges shall be in accordance with the procedures of AR 40-68 as pertaining to notice, hearing, and commander's decision. The contractor and the contractor physicians do not have the right to appeal the MTF Commander's decision to the next higher headquarters. Applications for initial clinical privileges shall be submitted by the contractor with offer. Fax copies may be accepted with originals mailed. All documents shall have primary source verification by the contractor. The contractor must take specific action, including Primary Source Verification, to ensure that contract HCP applications submitted for privileging have required prerequisites and do not have disqualifying impediments for privileges at MTF. This is the nondelegable responsibility of the contractor. Should be contractor need to add additional physicians during the contract period, the same credentialing process shall apply for each additional physician. The contractor must comply with requests for informal interviews with the contractor's physician(s). The credentials committee may request an informal interview over the telephone or present questions in writing to the contractor's physician. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS: All contract physicians, including backup physicians, performing services under this contract shall comply with the MTF health and immunization requirements. The expense for all physical examinations and immunizations to comply with the health requirements shall be borne by the contractor at no additional cost to the government. Credentials packets will be made available upon request. PERFORMANCE PERIOD: This requirement is for a fixed price contract that will include a base year and four (4) one (1) year option periods with an option to extend sevices an additional six months after contract expiration. Offerors must submit prices for the base year and each of the option periods. Offers for the base year and each of the option periods. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Item; FAR Provision: 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply. Pursuant to 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Item, the government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror with the lowest price. NOTE: All offerors are required to submit a completed copy of FAR Provision: 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their offers. Failure to submit a completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items may result in rejection of your offer. Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, the following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated by reference; 52.203-6, Alt 1, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Concerns; 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-19, European Community Sanctions for Services; 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program; 52.225-21, Buy American-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. Bid opening will take place at the MEDCOM Acquisition Activity, Southeast Contracting Center, Bldg 39706, Fort Gordon, GA 30905 on September 3, 1996 at 2:00 P.M., E.T. For additional information, contact Jim Dinwoody at (706)787-3894. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses (See Note 1). All responsible small business sources may submit an offer for consideration. RONALD F. MAGEE Contracting Officer (0229)

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