Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

Q -- READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE SOL RFQ 541-53-98 DUE 101097 POC Danny O. Freeman, Contracting Officer, (216) 838-6091 Under the authority 38 U.S.C. 8153, the VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio is soliciting commercial items procurement of Readjustment Counseling Services for Ashland, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Lorain, and Wayne counties in Northeastern Ohio, for the period of November 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998 with two (2) one-year renewal options. The contractor shall be required to furnish Readjustment Counseling Services to eligible veterans referred by the VA Vet Center staff member or professional staff member of the VA Psychiatry, Social Work, Psychology or Nursing Services of the VA. Contractor shall be capable of providing Psychiatrist, Ph.D. Psychologist, licensed Social Worker, Registered Psychology Nurse, other Psychology counselors. Contractor shall be required to address the following evaluation criteria, which shall be submitted with their proposals and shall address the following: 1) Previous experience and present expertise in readjustment counseling with Vietnam eraand/or post-Vietnam war zone veterans; 2) Commitment to furnish readjustment services to Vietnam era and Post-Vietnam war zone veterans as evidence by agency by-laws, mission statement, or established statement of goals and procedures; 3) An established program of services, described in writing, for furnishing Vietnam era and Post-Vietnam war zone veterans peer group counseling, individual, couple, and family readjustment counseling, substance abuse counseling and assistance, job and career counseling, social services for basic needs and referral procedures, referral procedures for medical examination and treatment to VA and/or private sector health care facilities; 4) Evidence of at least one (1) psychiatrist or doctoral level psychologist or MSW level Psychiatric Social Worker on the contractor core staff; 5) Offeror must demonstrate clinically appropriate individualized plans for making psychosocial assessments and providing counseling services to clients/veterans; 6) Offeror must demonstrate suitable procedures to safeguard records, to include detailed documentation for the physical security of records; 7) Provide written plan for continuing education specific to the enhancement of knowledge and skill in providing more effective readjustment counseling; 8) A written narrative describing the training and education of each counselor who would be providing readjustment counseling under this contractual agreement. All requests for proposal must be in writing addressed to the Contracting Officer. Requests for proposals may be faxed to (440) 838-6052. Solicitation packages may be available o/a 9-12-97.***** (0251)

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