SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veteran Affairs;VA Medical Center (90 CSC);1481 West Tenth Street;Indianapolis IN 46202
- ZIP Code
- 46202
- Archive Date
- 3/3/2010
- Point of Contact
- Connie McKayContracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
-
Contracting Officer
(connie.mckay@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The RLR VA Medical Center (Indianapolis) intends to enter into a sole source procurement for Just Culture Training for the healthcare managers, staff, and employees in all sections of Richard L. Roudebush VAMC and to include materials and educational support in the implementation of the Safe Choices training of the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. This proposed award is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The RL Roudebush VAMC is an active member of the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition and standardizing patient safety programs is a basic premise of the membership. The Indiana Patient Safety Center has chosen Just Culture to be the model for managing behavioral responses to events. Active membership is consistent with VAs mission of improving the safety and quality of patient care at and is highly recommended to ensure consistency in patient care to improve patient safety. To fully participate, VAs employees must receive training and education consistent with the IPSC. As founders of the Just Culture, Outcome Engineering has developed products and services to assist organizations in achieving success in their Just Culture efforts. Outcome Engineerings suite of tools is based on over two decades of development, combining elements from engineering, human factors, and the law. Beginning in aviation, their experience has grown into high-consequence organizations across the globe, including healthcare, rail, nuclear power, and emergency response. The Managers Training Package includes trademark protected items which include Just Culture Training for Healthcare Managers, Just Culture Event Investigations, and Just Culture Coaching & Mentoring in addition to the Just Culture Training for Physicians. These items are exclusive to the Just Culture Program which mirrors the required actions by the National Center for Patient Safety. The National Center for Patient Safety is a program required by the VA to assist in identifying high risk situations and how to treat them but does not include the managers role in how to deal with the less high risk events that come up every day. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Responses received on or before February 19, 2010, will be considered. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. Inquiries will only be accepted via email at connie.mckay@va.gov.
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