VA Medical Center (04-90C), 1201 N.W. 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125

Q -- PRIMARY / PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES SOL RFP 546-26-00 DUE 092500 POC Cathy A. Pridlides, (305) 324-4455 EXT 6464 WEB: RFP 546-26-00, http://www//va/gov/oa&mm/busopp/sols.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, cathy.pridlides@med.va.gov. VA Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125, seeks full and open competition for the award of a contract for the delivery of Primary/Preventive Healthcare Services to eligible veterans residing in three separate locations for the period of one year from the date of Notice to Proceed. This contract includes four one-year renewal options that can be exercised at the option of the Government. The total duration of the contract will not exceed five (5) years. The Government intends to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, firm-fixed price contract in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications, and schedules of the solicitation, pending the availability of funds. The contract award will occur in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2001, estimated to be on or about November 2000. Each offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost/price and technical standpoint, as contract award may be based on initial offers received, without discussions. The VA intends to award a single contract inclusive of all three locations but reserves the right to make single individual awards or multiple awards pending availability of funding for each location. Primary/Preventive Healthcare Community Based Clinics shall be located in three- (3) separate locations. Offerors may submit documentation and offers for one location or all three locations. LOCATION #1: Is to be located in Northwest Broward County, within the area of Coral Springs/Tamarac, Florida. LOCATION #2: Is to be located in Northeast Broward County, within the area of Deerfield Beach/Lighthouse Point, Florida. LOCATION #3: Is to be located in South Dade County, within the area of Homestead City, Florida. Veterans to be serviced under this contract reside primarily in the counties stated. Contractor's facility to provide services "must be" physically located within the city limits referenced above. There are an estimated 130,000 veterans residing in Broward County. Estimated age ranges for veteran population servicesare: 25% under 45 years of age; 37.5% 45-64 years of age; and 37% are over 65 years of age. Approximately 4% of the population are female. Residing in Dade County are an estimated 88,000 veterans. Estimated age ranges for veteran population services are: 33% under 45 years of age; 39% are 45-64 years of age; and 27% are over 65 years of age. Approximately 6.6% of the population are female. The most common outpatient diagnoses treated in these areas include diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atrial fibrillation and atherosclerotic heart disease. The most common DRGs for patients moving to the acute care setting are congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, artherosclerosis, angina, and cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders. VA estimates that each patient will make four (4) visits per year to the contract primary care facility. This amount is an estimate and is to be used for information purposes only. The contractor shall provide health care providers, medical facilities, medical equipment and supplies, pharmaceutical prescriptions, and all administrative functions to fulfill the level of care and range of services and as may be required by the VA Medical Center Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or other regulatory agencies. Medications will be provided by the VA. Primary/Preventive Medical Care includes medical evaluation, diagnosis and medically necessary treatment of physiological and pathological conditions not requiring referral or in-patient hospital services. Primary care providers will include licensed physicians board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing in accordance with Florida State law. This solicitation is issued as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12 and shall be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15. Request for Proposal (RFP) 546-26-00 is advertised as full and open competition with SIC: 8011 and a size standard of $5 million. The solicitation will issue on or about August 22, 2000. A pre-bid conference will be held September 11, 2000 at 1:00 PM at the VAMC Miami, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125, Rm 2D117. The closing date for submission of proposals is September 25, 2000 at 2:00 PM (E.S.T.) local time. Request for copies of this solicitation must be made in writing on Company letterhead and should be received by the issuing agency no later than 15 calendar days from the date this notice is published. No telephone or fax requests will be accepted. Copies of this solicitation will be issued to the first 25 requests. Electronic solicitations may be obtained FREE at the following URL: http://www/va/gov/oa&mm/ busopp/sols.htm. Any amendments to this solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. Contract Officer E-mail address: cathy.pridlides@med.va.gov. If you are downloading the solicitation and would like to be included on the solicitation mailing list, please E-mail the Contracting Officer with your company name, point of contact, mailing address, and telephone number. Any and all questions regarding the solicitation should be written on company letterhead and faxed to Cathy Pridlides, Contract Officer at (305) 324-3280, no later than 15 calendar days after the solicitation issue date and prior to the pre-bid conference Monday, 9/11/00. Posted 08/11/00 (W-SN485129). (0224)

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