FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia, 700 Robbins Ave., Bldg. = 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5083=20

Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES POTENTIAL = SOURCES=20 SOUGHT SOL N00140-99-L431 DUE 031599 POC Point of Contact -- Mitchell Robinson, Contract Specialist, 215-697-9676, P. R. Russial, Contracting Officer, 215-697-9670=20 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Bid Officer, synopsis@phil.fisc.navy.mil. Sources Sought- The U.S. Navy=92s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery = has=20 authorized a Commercial Activities (C/A) "10 and Under Study" of the=20 Occupational Medicine function at the Naval Hospital at Cherry Point, = NC. The=20 Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Norfolk Detachment = Philadelphia is=20 seeking sources and industry capabilities for the Occupational Medicine = (OM)=20 Program. The function encompasses resource management; clinic support; = information management; medical examinations including pre-placement=20 examinations, certification examinations, surveillance examinations, = and=20 medical suitability determinations; evaluation, treatment, referral and = case=20 management of work-related injuries and illnesses; audiology services = related=20 to the Hearing Conservation Program, including hearing examinations, = promotion=20 of hearing conservation, determinations of causality for identified = hearing=20 loss, determinations for referral or follow up care and evaluation for = hearing=20 aids, ordering hearing aids and making the models; and optometry = services=20 related to the Sight Conservation Program, including vision = examinations, and=20 promotion of vision conservation. The contractor also will provide = clinical=20 consultative services including evaluations of pregnant women for = environmental=20 exposure that might cause reproductive problems; second opinions on = personnel=20 qualifications; non-clinical consultative services including work site=20 evaluations, occupational health program evaluations, risk assessment,=20 assistance to management and human resources offices, the employee = assistance=20 program, and industrial hygiene on occupational health issues; = individual and=20 group training on occupational medicine to Government personnel to = promote a=20 safe and healthy workplace and general health; and serve as a = professional=20 resource to review clinic policies, programs and processes related to=20 occupational safety and health and identify opportunities for = improvement. =20 This includes recommendations for improving information technology, = budget=20 planning, equipment replacement and establishing viable metrics to = measure=20 program performance. The contractor will assist in the development of = standard=20 operating procedures to deliver occupational medicine services and = perform=20 occupational epidemiology functions including monitoring sentinel = health=20 events, analyzing work-related illness and injury data, and studying = workplace=20 clusters. Interested parties are requested to provide company name, = address, a=20 point of contact and literature on their capabilities in the subject = area by=20 letter or fax (215-697-9738) to FISC Norfolk Det Philadelphia Code = 02P52F by 15=20 March 1999. No telephone requests will be accepted. The Government = will not=20 pay for information received. The Government reserves the right to = decide=20 either to retain this function in house or to proceed further with a 10 = and=20 Under Study based on the information submitted by interested parties in = response to this synopsis as well as that gathered from other sources. = If the Government proceeds further with a 10 and Under Study, the Contracting = Officer=20 will forward the workload data and performance work statement that will = be used=20 in the 10 and Under Study to interested sources that respond to this = synopsis. =20 In the event that it is found to be advantageous for the Navy to = proceed with a=20 contract for this function based on the 10 and Under Study, a formal=20 solicitation will be issued. Posted 02/09/99 (D-SN296623). (0040)

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