SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Q--Physical Therapist
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Health Care System, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Bldg. No. 5, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295-0005
- ZIP Code
- 53295-0005
- Solicitation Number
- 69D-245-04
- Response Due
- 4/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Kevin Baier, Contracting Officer, Ph: (414) 902-5421, Fx:(414) 902-5440, Contracting Officer - Kevin Baier, Contracting Officer, Ph:(414) 902-5421, Fx:(414) 902-5440
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Kevin Baier
(kevin.baier@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. The GLAC (Great Lakes Acquisition Center) intends to negotiate a firm fixed price contract to provide LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST SERVICES for the VAMC Tomah, WI. Request for Quotation #RFQ 69D-245-04 entitled "Licensed Physical Therapy Services" is hereby issued for commercial items as full and open competition and is prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2001-21 and VAAR 97-10. NAICS Code 621340 applies for this procurement and the small business size standard is $6 million. This announcement/solicitation constitutes the only bid document that will be issued. A separate written solicitation document will not be issued. Contractor's proposals (cost and technical) are herein requested. A response to requirements listed below shall be submitted on contractor's letterhead or formal quotation form and must address all requirements listed in a separate technical proposal. Contractor's price and technical proposal must contain the name; title and signature of person authorized to submit proposals/bids on behalf of the contractor. The contractor will provide temporary, fill-in services for one (1) Licensed Physical Therapist to the VA Medical Center, Tomah, WI, beginning Immediately through May 7, 2004. Contractor will provide eight (8) hours of inpatient and outpatient care services per day, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Hours of duty are 8:00 am through 4:30 pm CST. On the day tour, 1/2 hour is for lunch and is not paid. The Physical Therapist would see between 8 to 14 patients per day. The Therapist must be certified under The National Board for Certification in Physical Therapy, Inc. and hold a current license. Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be proficient in written and spoken English (38 USC 7402).Contractor's assigned personnel must be computer literate as patient documentation is directly inputted in the patient's electronic medical record. The following is a list of (A) Duties and responsibilities: The contracted employee will conduct physical therapy evaluations and carry out treatments to patients with acute and chronic physical disabilities and acute and chronic pain syndromes. That will require knowledge of a wide range of patient diagnoses, patient signs/symptoms and evaluation and treatment techniques and methods. He/she will formally and informally assess the patients' physical, functional, psychosocial and emotional needs and use that information to develop a comprehensive but dynamic treatment plan which will enable each patient to achieve optimal levels of function in self-care, activities of daily living, work and leisure. To accomplish those objectives, the employee will need to review paper and electronic records, note salient information, precautions and contraindications. He/she will confer with significant others and interdisciplinary team members. To derive accurate information, the incumbent will need a good grasp of commonly used methods, procedures and tests, both mechanical and manual. The employee will be required to develop time-limited functionally based short and long-term goals. He/she will then provide or oversee the direct patient care, selecting the most appropriate techniques to reach the established goals. He/she will provide clear verbal and electronic communication of patient progress through thorough documentation of baseline measurements and ongoing assessment data. He/she will begin discharge planning at the time of admission and provide necessary home education programs and after care. ASSESSMENT (1) Assessment for the presence of physical abnormalities. (2) Determination of function related problems including rationale or basis for making the assessment. (3) Development of individual physical therapy care plans. (4) Use of data to provide individualized treatment program. (5) Choice of therapy technique best suited to condition of patient to achieve maximum results. TREATMENT (1) Therapeutic exercises. (2) Joint mobilization. (3) Lower extremity prosthetic and orthotic review, fitting and training. (4) Pulmonary rehabilitation. (5) Cardiac rehabilitation. (6) Neuromuscular re-education. (7) Gait analysis and training. (8) Functional activity training. (9) Participation in pain care. DOCUMENTED TRAINING AND/OR CERTIFICATION (1) Assess the patient prior to the development of treatment plans and goals. (2) Provides plans in accordance with the initial evaluation findings for treatment aimed at prevention, reducing disability or pain, and restoring lost function. (3) Provides therapeutic interventions, which focus on posture, locomotion, strength, endurance, balance, coordination, joint mobility and flexibility. (4) Monitors the extent to which services have met the therapeutic goals relative to the initial and all subsequent examination. (5) Determines the degree to which improvement occurs and, when appropriate, revises the overall treatment plan. (6) Educates/counsels patients, families, and/or significant others regarding the disability incurred and about intervention reducing the existing disability, and improved management of any residual disability in the resumption of life roles in the home and community environment. (7) Provides clinical instruction for physical therapy students and physical therapy assistant students from American Physical Therapy Association approved schools. (8) Monitors activities of physical therapy assistants and volunteers. (9) Participates as an integral member of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: (1) Respects confidentiality and follows established policy regarding patient records. (2) Re-evaluates and upgrades treatment plan at intervals determine by Physical therapy department policy. (3) Documents in electronic medical record an initial, progress, and final evaluation that includes measurable goals, goals achieved and functional outcomes using the PT department documentation policy guidelines. Documents patient education according to VA policy. (4) Observes VA policies and procedures relating to infection control, Fire and Safety, Information Security, Patient Safety (mandatory training). (5) Maintains current CPR Certification. (6) Attends and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings. Communicates, consults and works cooperatively with other team members to provide comprehensive patient care. Consults with the Physical Therapy Chief, regarding specific clinical problems or questions. (7) Assists in the day-to-day operation of the department in routine housekeeping and equipment care that the department is responsible for. (8) Consults with patients and their families regarding educating, training and advising them about their disability/disease. Teaches/issues home programs to improve/maintain previous achieve goals. KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION: (1) Knowledge of patient care practices such as - (i) Attitude and communication with veterans of various ages, dealing with their physical and mental limitation, safe lifting and transfer procedures, evaluating their physical needs, and infection control practices. (ii) Dealing with medical emergencies such as cardiac arrest, seizures, falls and violent behavior. (iii) Patient education for patients with altered states of consciousness, cultural diversity, communication of procedures, pre/during and post procedure. (iv) Has a thorough knowledge of and can apply principles of universal substance precautions. (2) Thorough knowledge of anatomy and physiology. A full-time equivalent (FTE) is defined as a contractor's employee working eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week (40 hours per week). JCAHO: (1) The contractor must perform the required work in accordance with JCAHO standard's. KEY PERSONAL and TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTIONS: (1) The contractor shall make NO substitutions of key personal. Contractor's employees must be present at VA and must be actually performing the required services for the period specified in the contract or the contract cost will be decreased accordingly during each billing cycle. A VA record-keeping system of contractor hours worked is established through time and attendance logs in the departments being served. The payments to contract personnel for any leave, including sick leave, holiday, or vacation time, is the responsibility of the contractor. Leave granted to contract employees would be in accordance with contractor policies. VA is not obligated to the Contractor during therapist absence. Evaluation of proposals offered will include the following factors: Professional qualifications, clinical skills/interpersonal skills, availability, past performance and price. Award will be made to the offeror with the first acceptable candidate. Evaluation may be made with or without discussions with the offeror(s). All responsible sources that can meet the requirements and provide services as listed above may respond to this solicitation by submitting cost and technical proposals (curriculum vitae) on their company letterhead or bid form. NOTE: The contractor should submit with their offer the following documents: (1) Resumes of the proposed service providers (2) Copy of all current licenses (3) A list of the experience of the proposed service providers (4) Breakdown of Hourly Rate (5) Evidence of Malpractice Insurance (6) Background Information. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oamm/vaar/ (VAAR); 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items (NOTE - Offerors must include a completed copy of "Offeror Representations and Certification" along with his/her offer); 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes on Executive Orders - Commercial Items; 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration, VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; 852.219-70 Protest Content; 852.236-76 Correspondence; 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; and 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure. Proposals shall include all information required in 52.212-1, Schedule of Prices Offered, a copy of published price list for the services proposed, and a completed copy of provision 52-212-3. Price quotation as follows: Line Item 1: 320 hours of physical Therapy services at bid rate of $________/hr total price $_____________. NOTE: Hourly rates must be all inclusive. Offerors shall submit offers as soon as possible to Kevin Baier, Contract Specialist, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Building 5, Milwaukee, WI 53295. Faxed proposals will be accepted at (414) 902-5440. For further information, contact Kevin Baier at (414) 902-5421. Award will be made to the offeror who submits the first acceptable candidate.
- Web Link
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RFQ 69D-245-04
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=69D-245-04)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Tomah WI
- Zip Code: 54660
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 54660
- Record
- SN00556506-W 20040401/040330211853 (fbodaily.com)
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