Western Regional Contracting Office, 9933 West Johnson Street, Madigan Army Medical CTR Annex, Tacoma WA 98431

Q -- PROVIDE REGISTERED NURSES (RNS) WITH CRITICAL CARE AREA EXPERIENCE AND RNS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SOL DADA13-00-R-0005 DUE 021000 POC Ruth D. Richmond, Contract Specialist (253) 968-4912 E-MAIL: alanna.hendry@nw.amedd.army.mil, ruth.richmond@nw.amedd.army.mil. Provide Registered Nurses (RNs) with experience in critical care areas, to include ICU, Telemetry and PACU and RNs with Emergency Department experience, to perform services at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Tacoma, Washington for the period of 1 Mar 2000 (or date of award if subsequent thereto) through 28 Feb 2001 for the Base period, plus a one year option period. Services may be required 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk to include Federal Holidays. Shifts in the ED will be fixed requiring 1 nurse per 12/hr day shift and 1 nurse per 12/hr night shift 7 days per week. Schedules in the critical care areas will be provided to the contractor a minimum of 2 weeks in advance and will be based on need. The average anticipated requirement in these areas is 3 nurses per 12/hr day shift and 1 nurse per 12/hr night shift. Minimum qualifications and certifications for RNs proposed to perform in the Critical Care Areas at MAMC are: (a) A current active license that is unrestricted and in good standing from a State or Territory of the United States of Puerto Rico. (b) BCLS certification, (c) ACLS (d) Documentation of annual attendance at JCAHO required classes for infection Control and Safety, (e) Titrating IV medications, managing patients on ventilators, independent administration of emergency drugs, drawing arterial blood gases, and defibrillating patients, (f) Physical and mental capability to perform all duties described herein, (g) The equivalent of one year experience within the last three years in the clinical area in which the employee will work. Such experience shall have been in an acute care facility. Work in a convalescent care type facility will not be considered acceptable qualifying experience for RNs. Exceptions to the minimum one year experience may be made on a case by case basis at the sole discretion of the Chief Nurse. (h) Contract employees shall speak, understand, read and write English fluently and enunciate with sufficient clarity to be understood by MAMC personnel and patients. Minimum qualifications and certifications for RNs proposed to work in the Emergency Department are the same as those listed for the Critical Care areas with the additional requirement for current PALS certification and NRP is desirable. Information to be submitted with the proposal for evaluation and approval includes credentials of each proposed employee and a statement of availability to work at MAMC signed by each proposed employee. Requests for copies of the solicitation shall be submitted in writing. Telephonic requests will not be honored. Written requests may be sent to the address shown above, via facsimile to (253) 968-4922 or via e-mail and should include the following information: RFP number, company name and point of contact, telephone number, e-mail address, business size, DUNs number, TIN number, CAGE Code and whether or not the company is CCR registered. RFPs may be sent via e-mail when an e-mail address has been provided, Federal Express or other express carrier who will pick up, at a company's request and EXPENSE. Otherwise all solicitations requested will be sent via regular mail. The estimated release date is 01/19/2000 with an estimated due date of 02/10/2000. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if doing so represents the best overall value to the Government. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be evaluated. Posted 01/10/00 (W-SN414599). (0010)

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