AWARD
G -- CATHOLIC PRIEST
- Notice Date
- 10/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 813110
— Religious Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition Management Section (90C);John D. Dingell VA Medical Center;4646 John R. Street;Detroit MI 48201
- ZIP Code
- 48201
- Solicitation Number
- VA25110RQ0331
- Response Due
- 9/14/2010
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Gregory J. Stevens
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(gregory.stevens@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- VA251-P-0964
- Award Date
- 10/1/2010
- Awardee
- CHAKIAN, JOY;241 PEARSON ST;FERNDALE;MI;482201824
- Award Amount
- $9,048.00
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) John D. Dingell Medical Center intends to negotiate with Father Joy Chakian of Ferndale, Michigan to provide supplemental services as a Catholic Priest at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI. The contract period is expected to run October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 with four 1-year renewal options. The proposed action is for a Catholic Priest to provide services supplemental to the Medical Center's staff Catholic Priest. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one (1) source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). This procurement is based on the determination that the government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by only one source. In order for the contract to be deemed completed in full, the contractor must complete each of the following requirements to the satisfaction of the government during the period of performance as stated in the contract: 1.The contractor will be on station at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, every Tuesday for six hours from 10:00 am until 4:30 pm as a supplement to the staff Catholic priest. 2.Upon arriving on station at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, the contractor shall check printouts showing patient admissions occurring since the contractor's most recent previous visit, in order to determine if any patients of the Catholic faith have been admitted. The contractor shall confirm the admission status and identity of each patient of the Catholic faith using the CPRS software program used at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit. 3.When onsite at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, the contractor shall visit and offer counseling and spiritual guidance to all patients of the Catholic faith, and their relatives, whose identity and status the contractor has confirmed as described in item number 2 above. 4.With the consent of each patient of the Catholic faith, the contractor shall communicate to said patients' families and/or next of kin any needs of the patient as well as their admission to and medical disposition at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit. 5.The contractor shall officiate at one catholic mass at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center Chapel, Detroit every Tuesday morning at 11:30 AM. 6.The contractor will record in the CPRS software program at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit all interaction with and services performed for patients at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit. 7.In the absence of the full time Catholic priest, the contractor will be on-call to perform essential ecclesiastic duties at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center including but not limited anointing of the sick (sacrament of the last rites) and grief counseling. 8.When on station and/or on-call at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, the contractor shall perform all sacramental services for Catholic patients. 9. When on station and/or on-call at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, the contractor shall conduct morning prayer. 10.When the staff Catholic priest is on leave, the contractor shall supplement their schedule on site at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit. 11.By the start date of this contract, the contractor will provide evidence they have met the education and experience requirements of the National Chaplain Center in Hampton, Virginia, as stated in VHA Handbook 1111.02 (July 18, 2008), which includes but is not limited to, a Masters of Divinity degree plus two units of clinical, pastoral care plus the endorsement of the Contractor's religious denomination). __________ 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 September 14, 2010, will be considered. To be eligible for consideration, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration data base at www.ccr.gov. The NAICS Code is 813110. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit that CCR website and register as soon as possible to avoid delays should they be selected for a contract award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the e-mail address provided. Responses must be submitted in writing to the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Attention: Gregory J. Stevens, Contracting Specialist (90C), 4646 John R, Detroit, MI 48201, email at gregory.stevens@va.gov or fax at 313-576-1327. Responses must be received no later than 4:00pm, September 14, 2010. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.
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