Q -- READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE

Notice Date

September 6, 2000

Contracting Office

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

ZIP Code

44141

Solicitation Number

RFP 541-006-01

Response Due

September 29, 2000

Point of Contact

Danny O. Freeman, Contracting Officer, (440) 838-6091

Description

Under the authority 38 U.S.C. 8153, the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, is soliciting commercial items procurement of Readjustment Counseling Services for Medina and Wayne county in Northeastern Ohio, for the period of November 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001 with two (2) one-year renewal options. The contractor shall be required to furnish Readjustment Counseling Services to eligible veterans referred by the VA Vet Center staff member or professional staff member of the VA Psychiatry, Social Work, Psychology or Nursing Services of the VA. Contractor shall be capable of providing Psychiatrist, Ph.D. Psychologist, licensed Social Worker, Registered Psychology Nurse, other Psychology counselors. Contractor shall be required to submit proposals which address the following evaluation criteria, listed in descending order of importance: 1) Previous experience and present expertise in readjustment counseling with Vietnam era and/or post-Vietnam war zone veterans; 2) Commitment to furnish readjustment services to Vietnam era and Post-Vietnam war zone veterans as evidence by agency by-laws, mission statement, or established statement of goals and procedures; 3) An established program of services, described in writing, for furnishing Vietnam era and Post-Vietnam war zone veterans peer group counseling, individual, couple, and family readjustment counseling, substance abuse counseling and assistance, job and career counseling, social services for basic needs and referral procedures, referral procedures for medical examination and treatment to VA and/or private sector health care facilities; 4) Evidence of at least one (1) psychiatrist or doctoral level psychologist or MSW level Psychiatric Social Worker on the contractor core staff; 5) Offeror must demonstrate clinically appropriate individualized plans for making psychosocial assessments and providing counseling services to clients/veterans; 6) Offeror must demonstrate suitable procedures to safeguard records, to include detailed documentation for the physical security of records; 7) Provide written plan for continuing education specific to the enhancement of knowledge and skill in providing more effective readjustment counseling; 8) A written narrative describing the training and education of each counselor who would be providing readjustment counseling under this contractual agreement; 9) Specification of the number of counselors who would be providing readjustment counseling under the contractual agreement who are themselves Vietnam Era and/or Post-Vietnam war zone veterans; 10) Written documentation which demonstrates that the offeror has adequate administrative staff resources and experience to maintain accurate and complete counseling records, including VA authorization forms, length of stay and number of visits, bills rendered and payments received; 11) Written, detailed description of the offeror's internal review procedures for conducting periodic assessment of the quality and effectiveness of services provided; 12) A written narrative describing the training and experience of each administrative person having key responsibility under the contractual agreement; and 13) A written description specifying the nature and extent of the offeror's experience in providing counseling services to special populations of ethnic minority, disabled and female veterans. All requests for proposal must be in writing addressed to the Contracting Officer. Requests for proposals may be faxed to (440) 838-6052. Solicitation packages will be available o/a 9/7/00.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000907/QSOL004.HTM (W-246 SN492901)