Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI 48201

Q -- GENERAL INTERINIST SOL RFP 553-38-00 DUE 020400 POC Katherine Young, (313) 576-1000, ext. 3009 E-MAIL: Email Contracting Officer@, Katherine.Young@2med.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 solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. This procurement is unrestricted. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 8099, Health and Allied Services, N.E.C. The small business size standard is $5 million average annual receipts for the past three years. Offerors are encouraged to submit quotes based on an estimated 1,040 hours. Proposed rates should include all costs associated with providing the following services. The Lower Michigan Acquisition Center, Detroit, Michigan, has a requirement for a board certified general internist, Request For Proposals (RFP) 553-38-00, 5 days per week, 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from February 21, 2000, through August 20, 2000, at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4646 John R. Street, Detroit, Michigan. A provider is needed on-site no later than February 21, 2000. The contract physician shall primarily conduct Compensation and Pension (C&P) examinations, order and interpret tests, and dictate results using the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA)/Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (DHCP). At a minimum individuals proposed to work under this contract shall: (1) be board certified in Internal Medicine; and (2) possess a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any state, territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Individuals proposed to work under this contract should have experience performing C&P examinations and shall be required utilize computer keyboarding skills and medical records software programs. The contract physician shall be required to complete approximately 40 C&P exams per week and shall, when requested, review approximately 15 medical records per month and provide expert opinion on each record reviewed. The contract physician will be required to observe all Medical Center policies and memorandums. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial (NOV 1999), applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (JAN 1999), applies to this procurement. Evaluation criteria including in paragraph a are, in descending order of importance, (1) Experience performing compensation and pension examinations, (2) the contractor's past performance, and (3) price. Experience and Past Performance are significantly more important than Price. Offerors are required to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212.3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items ALT III (JAN 1999), with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 1999), applies to this acquisition with the following clauses added as addenda to the clause: 52.204-4 Printing/Copying Double Sided on Recycled Paper (JUN 1996), 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984), 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984), 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising (NOV 1984), 852.237-70 Contractors Responsibilities (APR 1984), 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (APR 1984), 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (APR 1989), 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (OCT 1996). The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAY 1999), applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are: 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). Proposals are due no later than 4:30 p.m., local time, February 4, 2000. No solicitation document will be issued. Questions may be submitted to the contracting officer via e-mail, by facsimile at (313) 576-1077, or by telephone at (313) 576-1000, Ext 3009. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416233). (0014)

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