Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Medical Center (593), 1700 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89106

Q -- CARDIOLOGIST SERVICES SOL RFP593-P02-99 DUE 020499 POC Kathleen Randall, Contracting Officer FAX ONLY 702-636-4081 or e-mail WEB: FAR clauses available in full text, http://www,arnet.gov/far. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, kathleen.randall@med.va.gov. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The final contract will be for a Non-Personal, Professional Services, Requirements Type Contract for Best Value -See Evaluation Factors. Solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. SIC Code is 8099. 1 GENERAL: (a) The Contractor shall provide CARDIOLOGIST physician service Managed by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). BASE PERIOD OF SERVICE IS ESTIMATED to be : from April -- June 1999 under this contract, with Option to EXTEND up to One additional Year. Work scheduled for MON -- FRI. ONE FTE w/back-up. Serve primarily at VA ACC. Consultation at MOFH may be needed. NO INVASIVE WORK. Offer Regular Hourly Rate for : Service, Call-in, Overtime, Orientation Class time, etc. Offered as : $_______per hour separately. If the price offered is not good for Base Period AND Option Year, then separate and identify the prices. (Any Holidays, Sick Leave, Paid Days Off the employee is entitled to is to be INVISIBLE to the VA . Payment is made ONLY FOR WORK ACTUALLY PERFORMED. Timecard to be certified by VA COTR as being correct for payment. COMPUTER USE IS MANDATORY in performing under this contract. The Contractor shall arrange for pre-credentialed locum tenens coverage when contract health care providers are unable to provide services for one (1) or more consecutive scheduled shifts. Also, shall notify the VA Chief of Medicine or designee, when any absence will exceed two (2) hours. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS QUALIFICATIONS: Contract physicians providing the services of this contract must be: Fully licensed to practice as Cardiologist; Board Certified or Eligible (by VA definition), in their field of practice in the US or Puerto Rico; have experience in Cardiology performance; Recognize & initiate appropriate measures & dosage used in emergencies- including CPR equipment use, Assure content & correctness of prepared reports & sign documents to validate contents; Direct Technicians, Do consults & continuation of care; Be BLS Certified; Must meet Credentialing & privileging requirements of VA. Work will consist of, but not limited to: Perform echocardiograms, TEE,Stress Testing, Holter Monitoring, Right Heart Cath, Temp Pacemakers, Clinical cardio evals -- including diagnosis, treatment, preop eval, etc. NO Invasive work or experience in left heart cath., angiograms, PCTAs, etc. The Contractor shall make all proposed contract health care providers available for interview by the Government. MAY be required to respond to call-in at a rate negotiated as separate line item. CREDENTIALING & PRIVILEGING: (a) The preprivileging and privileging process shall be in accordance with all requirements in VA Regulations; local VAMC Station Policy 00-04, and Credentialing & Privileging (C&P) Section- Contact Ms Gagg @ 702-636-3000 x 3108 for copy of package. PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS / POLICIES & PROCEDURES: Contract personnel shall read, understand, speak, and write English fluently. The Contractor shall not employ any person who is an employee of the United States Government if the employment of that person would create a conflict of interest nor shall the Contractor employ any person who's employment is a violation of Regulations. ORIENTATION: The Contractor shall ensure that all contract health care providers participate in VA required orientation procedures, THIS INCLUDES COMPUTER TRAINING. All VA Policies, Procedures, applicable Regulations and requirements pertaining to : Clothing, identification badges, appearance, OSHA requirements, Health Requirements, Infection Control Procedures, handling of Patient Information as Confidential, Release of Medical Information,communication, Smoking Policies, Ethics Training, Quality Management issues, etc will be provided by VA upon Contract award. ALTERNATE SOURCES: (a) The Contractor shall notify the VAMC Chief, Medicine Service at (702) 636-3040 when a absence will exceed two (2) hours. RECORDS& DOCUMENTATION: The Contractor shall be responsible for initiating or updating both manual and Computerized records and either type of documentation will be used as required by VA. Only Government approved abbreviations shall be used in the patient's health care record. REFERRALS AND CONSULTS: Recommendations for referrals or consultations shall be coordinated with the patient's Primary Care Provider(PCP) at the VA, with the Transfer Coordinator or the Utilization Review (UR) Nurse. The Contractor shall not directly arrange patient referrals or consultations under any circumstance. * ALL overtime must be requested by contractor and approved by VA Contracting Officer, through the VA COTR, before it is worked. **payment to be made monthly in arrears by certified invoice. This solicitation document & incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-09. Also, the full text of any clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:{www.arnet.gov/far/ and www.va.gov/oa&;mm/vaar/ } FAR & VAAR Clauses -- * 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition with the following addenda: 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. ; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within [14 days of expiration ]; provided, that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision.(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed [1 yr.,6 months].; 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification. 52.247-27 Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.; 52.216-21 Requirements; 852.219-70 Veteran-owned small business. ; 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (commercial standard or $1M/$3M) ; 52.211-11 Liquidated Damages -- Supplies, Services, or Research and Development. (a) If the Contractor fails to deliver the supplies or perform the services within the time specified in this contract, or any extension, the Contractor shall, in place of actual damages, pay to the Government as fixed, agreed, and liquidated damages, for each calendar day of delay the sum of [actual cost per hour not performed (not prorated), plus 10% for VA administrative cost] see clause; 52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes. ;52.215-18 Facsimile Proposals;52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award.; 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.; 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options; 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year.; 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising.; 852.233-70 Protest Content;852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers. 852.271-70 Nondiscrimination In Services Provided Beneficiaries. Also, clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable: (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:(1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); and (2) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (31 U.S.C 3553). (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).; (3) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)). 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer).; (9) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793).; (10) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212).; 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in other paragraphs of this clause, the Contractor is not required to include any FAR clause, other than those listed below (and as may be required by an addenda to this paragraph to establish the reasonableness of prices under Part 15), in a subcontract for commercial items or commercial components -(1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793) *Provisions of 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. DUNS & Tax ID Numbers must be provided at or before time of award. * Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies : (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: #1 -- Technical = [ 1A)Quality of Personnel Qualifications/ Ability/ Prior Experience 1B)Management Capability. #2 -- Price. #3 -- Past History of Company. *Documentation to allow full evaluation of Technical must be provided WITH offer SEPARATELY from Price. Offer multiple candidates who are available to perform as prime/alternate. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price.(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offers specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of anoffer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt. Government may award to other than lowest price offered. * Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. Posted 01/20/99 (W-SN289807). (0020)

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