Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I St., NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

Q -- PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINTIONS FOR UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE AGENTS AND OFFICERS DUE 071900 POC Victoria Short, 202/514-1959 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, victoria.d.short@usdoj.gov. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) may have a requirement for Government contracted physicians to perform independent medical examinations on applicants seeking employment in the Officer Corps (Border Patrol Agents, Criminal Investigators, Immigration Examiners, Deportation Officers, Detention Enforcement Officers, District Adjudication Officers, Immigration Agents, and Immigration Inspectors). INS anticipates issuance of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) type solicitation containing a base year and four one-year option periods. Currently, INS estimates the need for approximately 7,500 medical examinations in the base year and first option year and the need for approximately 300 repeat audiograms in the base year and first option year. In the second option year, INS estimates the need for approximately 6,000 medical examinations and 240 repeat audiograms. In the third and fourth option years, INS anticipates the need for approximately 4,500 medical examinations and 180 repeat audiograms. The contractor must be capable of providing pre-employment medical examinations throughout the United States, and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The contractor shall provide: a general physical examination; various body measurements; vision testing; hearing tests (audiogram and repeat audiogram); laboratory tests including urinalysis, complete blood count (CBC), and fasting blood chemistry; Chest X-rays (PA and lateral); an EKG; a pulmonary function test; and physical performance tests including aerobic fitness, upper body strength, lower body strength, and flexibility. The contractor must have a facility or a physician available to perform examinations within a sixty (60) miles radius of the following cities: Aberdeen, SD; Agana, GU; Albany, NY; Albert Lea, MN; Albuquerque, NM; Bangor, ME; Baton Rouge, LA; Bayaman, PR; Bemidji, MN; Bend, OR; Billings, MT; Bismarck, ND; Blaine, WA; Boise, ID; Brackettville, TX; Brewer, ME; Burlington, VT; Burns, OR; Butte, MT; Camp Pendleton, CA; Caribou, ME; Casper, WY; Cedar City, UT; Champlain, NY; Charleston, SC; Charleston, WV; Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Amalie, St. Croix, VI; Cheboygan, MI; Chickasha, OK; Chinook, MT; Chowchilla, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Cody, WY; Couer d'Alene, ID; Columbus, OH; Columbia, SC; Coon Rapids, MN; Corpus Christi, TX; Cranston, RI; Danville, IL; Del Rio, TX; Des Moines, IA; Durango, CO; Eagle Pass, TX; El Centro, CA; Eugene, OR; Evansville, IN; Fairbanks, AK; Fort Wayne, IN; Fresno, CA; Garden City, KS; Gary, IN; Grand Forks, ND; Grand Junction, CO; Grand Rapids, MI; Harrisburg, PA; Hartford, CT; Havre, MT; Helena, MT; Heuvelton, NY; Houlton, ME; Idaho Falls, ID; Indianapolis, IN; Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Kalispell, MT; Kansas City, KS; Kamas, UT; Kenner, LA; Ketchikan, AK; Knoxville, TN; Laramie, WY; Laredo, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Little Rock, AR; Louisville, KY; Lubbock, TX; Macon, GA; Madison, WI; Marquette, MI; McAllen, TX; Medford, OR; Memphis, TN; Metairie, LA; Milwaukee, WI; Moline, IL; New Orleans, LA; Niles, OH; Norfolk, VA; North Platte, NE; Ogdensburg, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; Oxnard-Camarillo, CA; Pawtucket, RI; Peoria, IL; Pierre, SD; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, ME; Price, UT; Pueblo, CO; Raleigh, NC; Rapid City, SD; Rock Spring, WY; Sacramento, CA; St. George, SC; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; San Bernardino, CA; San Pedro, CA; Santa Ana-Justine, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Savannah, GA; Scottsblutt, NE; Sherman, TX; Shreveport, LA; Sioux City, IA; Sioux Falls, SD; Somerton, AZ; Southfield, MI; Spokane, WA; Springfield, IL; Sterling, CO; Stuttgart, AR; Swanton, VT; Syracuse, NY; Tallahassee, FL; Tampa, FL; Terra Haute, IN; Topeka, KS; St. Paul, MN; Union Gap, WA; Vernon, CT; Vicksburg, MS; Virginia Beach, VA; Wausau, WI; Weslaco, TX; Wichita, KS; Williston, ND; Wilmington, DE; Woodbridge, NJ; Yakima, WA; and Yuma, AZ. The contractor must have a minimum of two facilities or physicians within sixty (60) miles of: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA;Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; El Paso, TX; Harlingen, TX; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; St. Paul, MN; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Juan, PR; Seattle, WA; Tucson, AZ; and Washington, DC. These lists of cities are not all-inclusive. Occasionally, the contractor will have to locate a physician/facility that is close to a location where an applicant resides that is not one of the listed locations. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This is a sources sought notice to identify potential sources that exist to provide these services. INS WILL NOT PAY FOR INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. INS WILL ALSO NOT PAY FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INFORMATION. If your firm is interested, please respond in writing and provide background information on your company, its capabilities, and evidence of similar experience. Federal agencies interested in this requirement are advised that a cost comparison in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 may be required and a contract may not be awarded if government performance is deemed more advantageous. Federal agencies interested in this requirement should respond in writing and provide background information, capability information, and evidence of similar experience. This information is requested by July 19, 2000. Responses should be addressed to Immigration and Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I Street NW, Room 2208, Attn: Victoria D. Short, Washington, DC 20536. You may also e-mail your responses to Victoria.D.Short@usdoj.gov. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESPONSES TO INS BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JULY 19, 2000. Posted 07/05/00 (W-SN471444). (0187)

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