Q -- OR NURSES AND OR TECHS

Notice Date

May 15, 2001

Contracting Office

Western Regional Contracting Office, 9902 Lincoln Street, Madigan Army Medical Ctr Annex, Tacoma WA 98431-5000

ZIP Code

98431-5000

Solicitation Number

DADA13-01-R-0015

Response Due

May 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Robbin Goldsby -- 253-968-4913

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer (robbin.goldsby@nw.amedd.army.mil)

Description

Description of original synopsis posted 11 May 2001 is deleted and replaced with the following. Note the closing date is changed to 23 May 2001. 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. This solicitation DADA13-01-R-00015 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) authorized in Subpart 13.5 -- Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and is expected to result in the award of one or more firm-fixed price contract(s). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-25. The solicitation is issued as full and open, and all responsible offerors may submit an offer which will be considered. Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Tacoma, Washington has an immediate need to contract for the personal services of Operating Room Registered Nurses and Operating Room Technicians for the period of 1 June 2001 (or date of award if subsequent thereto) through 30 Sep 2001. Duty hours will be as scheduled by the Chief, Operating Room, or a designated representative. CLIN 0001 is for Operating Room Registered Nurses, quantity of 3120 hours (equates to 3 FTE's). CLIN 0002 is for Operating Room Technicians, quantity of 4160 hours (equates to 4 FTE's). STATEMENT OF WORK may be obtained at the following http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/wrco/wrcohome.htm (the entire address as shown must be typed) and is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this solicitation and any resulting contract(s). Wage Determination No. 1994-2567 Revision No. 15, Date of Last Revision: 09/29/2000 applies to this solicitation as a Technical Exhibit (TE-1) and is hereby incorporated into this solicitation and will be made a part of any resulting contract(s). A copy of the aforementioned wage determination will be provided upon written request. The following clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification; 52.224-2 Privacy Act; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The following clauses within Clause 52.212-5 apply to this solicitation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.233-2 Service of Protest, sub-paragraph (a) fill-in Western Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: Alanna D. Hendry, Contracting Officer, 9902 Lincoln Street, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington 98431; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.203-6 Alt I Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52-222-21 Prohibition on Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-36 Payment by 3rd Party; 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended; 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (Operating Room Registered Nurse GS-11 @ $18.83/hr and Operating Room Technician GS-4 @ $10.03/hr); and 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act Price Adjustment. DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration, and DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial items are also applicable. The following clause within clause 252.212-7001 applies to this solicitation: 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment. REPORTING OF CONTRACTOR MANPOWER DATA ELEMENTS (a) Scope. The following sets forth contractual requirements for reporting of contractor labor work year equivalents (also called Contractor Man-year Equivalents (CMEs)) in support of the Army, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. section 129a, 10 U.S.C. section 2461(g), Section 343 of P.L.106-65, and 32 CFR 668. Reporting shall be accomplished electronically by direct contractor submission to the secure Army Web Site: https://contractormanpower.us.army.mil. Information on the background, purposes, and significance of this reporting requirement, and the 32 CFR 668 Final Rule as published in the Federal Register, can be found at this Web Site. In addition, a Help Desk function, detailed instructions on what and how to report, FAQs, and a site demonstration are available. The Army's objective is to collect as much significant CME data as possible to allow accurate reporting to Congress and for effective Army planning. The reporting data elements should not be viewed as an "all or nothing" requirement. Even partial reporting, e.g., direct labor hours, appropriation data, place of performance, Army customer, etc., will be helpful. (b) Applicability. This reporting requirement applies to services covered by Federal Supply Class or Service codes for "Research and Development," and "Other Services and Construction." Report submissions shall not contain classified information. (Also see "Exemptions" at (d) below.) (c) Requirements. The contractor is required to report the following contractor manpower information, associated with performance of this contract action in support of Army requirements, for all covered contracts, to the Office, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (ASA(M&RA)), using the secure Army data collection web-site at https://contractormanpower.us.army.mil. (Other information requirements associated with the manpower data collection (contract and task or delivery order numbers; appropriation data and amounts; total estimated value of contract; federal supply class or service code; major Army organizational element receiving or reviewing work; beginning and ending date for reporting period; place of performance; name, address, and point of contract for contractor; etc.) are specified and explained at the web site.) (1) Labor Hours. Composite direct labor hours and the value of those hours. Composite indirect labor hours associated with the reported direct hours, and the value of those indirect labor hours plus compensation related costs for direct labor hours ordinarily included in the indirect pools. 1 Compensation costs are defined in the reporting instructions at the Army Web Site. (2) Rates. Alternatively, contractors may report two distinct, relevant (annualized) composite or average indirect labor rates in lieu of raw indirect labor hours and the value of those indirect hours. Such rates shall be annualized average estimates for the reporting contractor and need not be developed for each reporting period. Either method chosen should be consistently reported. (d) Exemption(s). If the contractor is unable to comply with these reporting requirements without creating a whole new cost allocation system or system of records (such as a payroll accounting system), or due to similar insurmountable practical or economic reasons, the contractor may claim an exemption to at least a portion of the reporting requirement by certifying in writing to the contracting officer the clear underlying reason(s) for exemption from the specified report data element(s), and further certifying that they do not otherwise have to provide the exempted information, in any form, to the United States Government. The "self-exemption" will apply to all contract actions involving the contractor and will be reviewed and approved by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement), in coordination with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Force Management and Resources), whose decision is final in this matter. (e) Uses and Safeguarding of Information. The information submitted will be treated as contractor proprietary information when associated with a contractor name or contract number. (f) Subcontract Data. The contractor shall ensure that all reportable subcontract data is timely reported to the data collection web site (citing this contract/order number). At the discretion of the prime contractor, this reporting may be done directly by subcontractors to the data collection site; or by the prime contractor after consolidating and rationalizing all significant data from their subcontractors. (g) Report schedule. The contractor is required to report the required information to the ASA(M&RA) data collection web site generally contemporaneous with submission of a request for payment (for example, voucher, invoice, or request for progress payment), but not less frequently than quarterly, retroactive to October 1, 1999, or the start of the contract/order, whichever is later. Deviation from this schedule requires approval of the contracting officer. (h) Reporting Flexibility. Contractors are encouraged to communicate with the Help Desk identified at the data collection web site to resolve reporting difficulties. The web site reporting pages include a "Remarks" field to accommodate non-standard data entries if needed to facilitate simplified reporting and to minimize reporting burdens arising out of unique circumstances. Changes to facilitate reporting may be authorized by the contracting officer or the Help Desk (under HQDA policy direction and oversight). 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; and Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial items, as follows: (1)Offers will be evaluated based on submission of Evidence of Availability of Qualified Staff. Offerors shall provide credentials for each person proposed to perform services at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) for evaluation and approval. (2) Past Performance-Provide references with whom recent past performance can be verified. Include the contract number, dollar value, name, title, phone number of a person with whom to speak regarding your performance, and a summary of the scope of work. You may submit any other information regarding specific contracts that you deem relevant to the evaluation of your firm's past performance. Information regarding past performance that is obtained from other sources may be considered by the Government as part of the evaluation process. (3) Price. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined to be in its best interest. MULTIPLE AWARDS -The Government reserves the right to make award to multiple contractors on all CLINs if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government's best interest to do so. For example, award would be considered to an otherwise acceptable contractor who could provide qualified, acceptable personnel to work less than the maximum hours listed for a particular CLIN, but does not have sufficient personnel available at this time to cover the total hours. Offeror shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer. ALTERNATE PROPOSALS Offeror's are encouraged to submit alternate proposals detailing their capability to perform in relation to the stated scope of work. The requirement for submission of credentials remains the same. The closing date and time for receipt of proposals is May 23 at 10:00 AM PST. Method of submission of proposals is at the offeror's discretion, they may be submitted on letterhead stationary via regular or express mail, by facsimile to (253) 968-4922 or via e-mail to robbin.goldsby@nw.amedd.army.mil. Proposals shall include the RFP number, total number of hours that the offeror can fill, and the hourly rate, credentials of proposed providers and past performance information. Full text of all clauses is available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the statement of work (http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil/wrco/wrcohome.htm )

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010517/QSOL004.HTM (W-135 SN50M1H2)