MODIFICATION
Q -- Federal Supply Schedule for Professional Medical Healthcare Services (Open and Continuous Solicitation)
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, (049A1), P.O. Box 76, Building No. 37, Hines, Illinois 60141
- ZIP Code
- 60141
- Solicitation Number
- 797-FSS-00-0115-R1
- Response Due
- 7/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Contracting Officer - Dore Fessler, Contracting Officer, (708) 786-5232
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Dore Fessler
(dore.fessler@med.va.gov)
- Description
- This announcement constitutes a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought synopsis for purposes of market research in the area of Virtual Pharmacy Services/ Telepharmacy Solutions / Remote Access Prescription Verification Services. The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center (NAC) intends to issue or modify a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Solicitation to include this service modality. Targeted services include Professional Pharmacist on-call, call center, telepharmacist prescription verification type of support. It is the intention of the Government to award this service offering under a Multiple Award, Firm-Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment, Schedule Program contract vehicle based on standard commercial "off the shelf" pricing and practices. The period of the anticipated contract vehicle will be a minimum of 5 years. Information obtained as a result of this announcement is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor it to be construed as a commitment by the government. Following evaluation of the RFI Responses the VA NAC expects to be in a position to: Conduct Agency Discussions, Plan a Procurement Process and Issue a Request for Proposals or Modification a current FSS Schedule. In response to this RFI at a minimum, please provide information on the following topics: 1. Company name, address, phone number and Point of Contact. 2. Brief summary of the types of pharmacy support services your organization is capable of providing, the geographic capabilities of your organization and the location at which the performance of services actually takes place. 3. Number of year experience your firm has with this type of service offering, including average annual receipts. 4. Commercial policies and practices as it relates to the following areas: minimum qualifications of the candidates; candidate rejection/acceptation policy, professional liability insurance limits; billing and payment terms, and other standard commercial contract terms and conditions that would apply. 5. Pricing practices as it relates to your standard commercial offerings. How you price the services offered (i.e. per hour and/or per occurrence), and any economic price adjustment/escalation factor utilized in commercial pricing for long-term relationships. Please provide an explanation of how your company prices these services in contracting with private industry. Be sure to include differentials for short term vs. long-term assignments; normal business hours vs. evenings, weekends or holidays, on call services. 6. Please provide a copy of a standard commercial agreement as an example of how your company does business. Interested parties and potential suppliers shall respond to this notice by February 21, 2003. Responses will be accepted via fax, electronic mail or regular/overnight mail. Please address your response to the VA National Acquisition Center, PO Box 76, Building 37, Hines, IL 60141 Attn: Dore Fessler, Contracting Officer. Overnight address VA National Acquisition Center, 1st Avenue, 1 Block North of Cermak Road, Building 37, Hines, IL 60141 Attn: Dore Fessler, Contracting Officer. Phone number (708) 786-5232, Fax (708) 786-4975, e-mail: dore.fessler@med.va.gov.
- Web Link
-
RFP 797-FSS-00-0115-R1
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=797-FSS-00-0115-R1)
- Record
- SN00252740-W 20030206/030204213325 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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