Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, N. W., Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001-4518

Q -- MEDICAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SOL RFQ00Q0027 DUE 012100 POC Kelly Curtin, Contract Specialist; telephone: 202/406-6940; facsimile: 202/406-6801. The U.S. Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Johns Hopkins University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Marbury B-180, Baltimore, MD 21287-2080, for the services of medical direction and support from February 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000. The Contractor shall provide immediate on-line medical direction for emergency medical technicians and paramedics during a seven day/24 hour period; provide a minimum of 200 hours off-line medical direction for first responder, Emergency Medical Technicians (i.e., Basic, Intermediate, Paramedic and Registered Nurse) and automatic external defibrillation operation and training programs; provide a Maryland licensed physician as medical director, whose credentials conform with the requirements of Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems Title 30, Subtitle 03 and Chapter 03; provide a licensed physician for travel internationally, when necessary; provide a clinical admission site with at least a levelone trauma center, an emergency department and urgent care capabilities in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area; provide a hospital clinical site to support emergency medical education; provide consultation for the development of a functional telemedicine program. Based on the requirements of this Solicitation, it has been determined per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), that only one source is reasonably available for the totality of services required. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement, on a full and open competitive basis upon receipt of responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Only written responses will be accepted and must be received within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this notice. Responses may be forwarded via mail to U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division (Suite 6700), Attn: Kelly Curtin, 245 Murray Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20373-5824; or faxed at (202) 406-6801, Attn: Kelly Curtin. The Government anticipates an award date on or about February 1, 2000. The Government will not be responsible for any costs in the preparation of responses to this announcement. See Note 22 -- Please insert "10 days" in lieu of "45 days." Posted 01/11/00 (W-SN414950). (0011)

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