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

Q -- ER/ICU TOTAL BSN RN NURSE SERVICES SOL RFP593-P07-99 DUE 042899 POC Kathleen Randall, Contracting Officer -- FAX ONLY 702-636-4081 or e-mail E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer Via, kathleen.randall@med.va.gov. Solicitation will be available AFTER 4/5/99 if requested by FAX or e-mail ONLY. Phone requests will not be honored. SIC Code is 8049. Solicitation is issued under FAR Part 12, as a Commercial Services requirement, for Unrestricted Competition, with no Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns under FAR 52.219-23, since price will not be the primary factor of selection. The VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System has need for BSN ER/ICU RNs. DOD experience is beneficial, since work will be performed for USAF managers in participation of our VA/USAF Joint Venture. This will be a Negotiated, Best Value Procurement action. Period of performance will be from about 5/1/99 -- or date of award thru 4/30/2000 with 4 possible Option Years. The Contractor shall provide totally BSN qualified, Emergency Room Registered Nurses, 24 hours per day/ 7 days per week primarily at the Emergency Room of the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital (MOFH) located at 4700 N. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89191. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, training, liability insurance, consultations and reports, as provided in the Statement of Work (SOW). *BSN = completed 4 year Bachelors' degree in Nursing. A 4 yr. BS or BA with RN certification not acceptable. Normal hours of operation shall be two (2) 12 hour shifts, 0700 to 1900 and 1900 to 0700 the following day, seven (7) days per week, including Federal holidays and all USAF "down days". Payment shall be made to Contractor based on actual hours worked. If a holiday is not worked, it shall not be invoiced for. Pay for work performed during USAF "down days" (e.g. Goal Days, Family Days, etc) is at regular shift pay rate. Invoice is NOT to reflect paid vacations, paid sick leave, etc., which are the Contractor's responsibility separately depending on employee term of service. Invoiced hourly pay shall not be separated into day, night differential, or weekend rates -- but shall be established at one hourly rate regardless of what time or day (except Federal Holiday rate) was worked. The Contractor shall arrange for precredentialled, equally qualified and previously trained on systems used, locum tenens coverage when the Contractor is unable to provide services for any scheduled shifts. This coverage is to be available for both scheduled and unscheduled absences of primary Contract ER Nurse so that no shift is left unstaffed. This expense of maintaining qualified, trained back-up staff shall be borne by the Contractor. COTR shall be notified when replacement staff will be used prior to personnel arrival for duty. Contract nurses shall read, understand, speak, and write English fluently. BSN required from an NLN accredited school. Official transcripts from the school of nursing must be provided. Staff assigned to this contract must have minimum of 2 years actual ER experience, with at least One Year occurring within past 2 years. RN State Licensure, which is full and unrestricted. BLS for Health Care Providers. ACLS Required. PALS Provider preferred. National Critical Care/ or Emergency Room certification preferred (CCRN or CEN). For ICU back-up -- Must show completion of a Critical Care Course and two (2) years of successful nursing practical in the critical care environment required. There is a CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENT. The Contractor shall provide and maintain adequate liability insurance coverage consistent with the risks associated with the performance of all services required by this SOW. Both VA and MOFH shall evaluate up to a maximum of approximately twenty (20) individual credentialing packages per contract year. If, due to Contractor inability to retain trained and credentialed staff, it becomes necessary to exceed twenty packages per year, the cost of VA and MOFH processing for each beyond that number will be charged to the Contractor as a deduction from submitted invoice. This is a Non-Personal Services contract as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37.101. The Contract employees furnishing services under this contract are not subject to the day-to-day supervision and control of employees of the United States. Quality surveillance shall be provided by the COTR. The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility and prerogative of selection, assignment, reassignment, transfer, supervision, management, and control of Contract Nurses in performance of this SOW. VA is not hiring individuals to perform under this contract and shall not hold "selection interviews" of any kind. (WILL VERIFY QUALIFICATIONS). However, the Contractor shall not employ any persons for work on this contract who are not fully qualified. Proof of qualifications will be requested in the form of resume, reference, credentials, certifications, etc. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315285). (0091)

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