Q -- MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE DAY SERVICES

Notice Date

August 15, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Roseburg Healthcare System (653/900/90C), 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd, Roseburg, OR 97470-6513

ZIP Code

97470-6513

Solicitation Number

653-57-01

Response Due

September 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Brian Thomas (541) 440-1331

E-Mail Address

brian.thomas2@med.va.gov (brian.thomas2@med.va.gov)

Description

Contractor to provide two (2) physicians that are *Board Certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine to perform any and all MOD services as outlined in the Work Statement. These services will be performed in accordance with Pubic Law 104-262 and 38 USC 8153 in order to support the VA Roseburg Healthcare System (VA), 913 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon, 97470. Physicians must be able to start on September 27, 2001. If candidate is not available to start on September 27, 2001 offeror will be determined non-responsive, if after award it is determined candidate cannot start on September 27, 2001 contract shall be terminated for cause and award shall be made to next lowest offer. In the event that offerors are only able to provide one physician, the Government reserves the right to make multiple awards in order to fill the requirement. Price is an all-inclusive rate of per diem, travel, and price/cost. Process of determining contract award: VA Roseburg Healthcare System award preference will be as follows: 1) award to the lowest-priced responsive, responsible bidder who offers a Board Certified candidate; 2) if no qualified bidder offers a Board Certified candidate, then award to the lowest-priced responsive, responsible bidder who offers a Non-Boarded candidate. If the Offeror is submitting more than one physician to cover the terms and conditions of this contract, you shall submit a schedule along with your quote indicating the time frames that each physician will be scheduled to work. Contractor shall not rotate more than three providers in a three-month period. Providers will need to be scheduled for orientation/training prior to the start of their weekday shift, at the government's expense. Contractor to provide a physician (s) that is *Board Certified in Family Practice, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine. The Physician (s) must: a. Have an unrestricted license in a US state, territory or US commonwealth; b. Speak English proficiently; c. Provide evidence of demonstrated current clinical competence to perform appropriate outpatient care services; d. Be a US citizen; e. *Be Board Certified (is preferred); f. Have a professional degree and education applicable to medical staff members, e.g., MD, DO; g. Provide evidence of current professional liability insurance; h. Evidence of current privileges (if applicable); i. Names of most current employer(s) and two peer reference contacts; j. Current copy of ACLS and BLS certifications; k. Be a team player; l. Must be computer literate, as VA Roseburg Healthcare System utilizes a computerized patient medical record; Physician (s) assigned by the contractor shall perform, but not limited to the following services: a. Shall be responsible for the evaluation and treatment of veterans presenting to the Urgent Care Department, as well as house physician coverage for those patients needing attention in med/surg, ICU, Step Down, Transitional Care Unit, Protective Care Unit, psychiatry and substance abuse. Each discipline has backup available by telephone, and within 30 minutes of the facility should they be needed. Physician (s) assigned by the contractor must be a US Citizen and speak English proficiently as well as be computer literate, as the VA Roseburg Healthcare System utilizes a computerized patient medical record. Physician (s) assigned by the contractor shall be ACLS certified and have a professional education and degree applicable to medical staff members, e.g., MD, DO. Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform these services covered under this contract shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. The qualifications of the contractor shall also be subject to review by the VA Chief of Staff, and approval by Director, VA Roseburg Healthcare System. Contractor must provide the following documentation along with the candidate's information: 1. Evidence of current TB surveillance status. 2. Evidence of current Hepatitis B vaccination and titer. 3. If the contract physician is required to work in an environment that requires a respirator, the contractor will either provide their physician with a properly fitted respirator or the contract physician will be required to go through VA Roseburg's Respiratory Fit Program prior to beginning their assignment. This procurement has bee set-aside 100% for small business. NAICS Code 621111/$7.5 million applies. Electronic solicitations may be obtained at no cost from the following URL: http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/busopp/sols.htm the solicitation will be made available after August17, 2001. Offerors will need to click on the RFQ 653-57-01 solicitation in order to download the solicitation documents. The due date for this solicitation is September 5, 2001 by 1:00 p.m. pacific time. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Thomas, Contracting Officer at the following e-mail address: brian.thomas2@med.va.gov.

Web Link

653-57-01 (www.va.gov/oa&mm/busopp/sols.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010817/QSOL006.HTM (W-227 SN50V0K3)