SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- Online Nurse Training Courses
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-07I072370
- Response Due
- 6/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2007
- Description
- The Department of Health and Human Services? (DHHS) Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Nursing, intends to negotiate with Medcom, Inc. on a sole sources basis, to provide IHS nursing staff with a broad range of online continuing education. Additionally, there is a need to update several public health nursing courses IHS currently has and make those courses available online. The basis for restricting competition is the authority of FAR 13.106(b) that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The anticipated contract period will be for one year. The Government believes Medcom, Inc. is the only source available to meet its needs because no other commercial source has a product that can cover the broad spectrum of training courses needed, along with the ability to add and update the PHN courses, within the context of the other requirements. Moreover, IHS is not aware of any other source that has the ability to offer the courses needed, except for the PHN courses, immediately. The following constitute the key needs of this requirement. The ability to pay for a broad array of courses via a user license. The ability to provide needed data extracts on a regular basis in a useable electronic format. Content shall be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ability to distribute courseware via the Internet. Courses of various clinical subjects will train, test, and track continuing education (CE) for clinical staff via the Internet. Upon completion of course(s) and post-test(s) on the Internet, the course participant will receive immediate scoring and then may (print out) CE completion certificates. Online clinical courses will include text, graphics, and/or streaming video and include course selections from Nursing and other clinical continuing education in each of the following areas: Continuing Nursing Education Courses Abuse: Recognizing and Reporting Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect ? New York Recognizing Domestic Violence ? Kentucky Recognizing Domestic Violence ? Florida Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Recognizing Domestic Violence Airway Management Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management Weaning and Extubation Airway Care: Tracheostomy Care, Tube Change, and Artificial Airway Cuff Management Bioterrorism Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons Bioterrorism and Other Emergencies: Be Prepared, Be Safe Responding to Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Agents of Terror Cardiac Monitoring in Nursing Determining Electrical Axis Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances Ventricular Ectopy vs. Aberrancy Basic Cardiac Monitoring: Understanding Fundamentals Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Setting Up Cardiac Monitors Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part I Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the SA Node and Atria, Part II Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part I Basic Cardiac Monitoring:Dysrhythmias of the AV Node and Ventricles, Part II Dietary/Nutrition Nutrition and Pulmonary Therapy Nutrition Screening: Identifying the Hidden Signs of Nutritional Risk Critical Control: Nutrition and Care for Renal Failure Patients Diseases of Critical Concern SARS and Other Emerging Diseases Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Florida Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Kentucky Hepatitis C ? Texas Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals ? New York (4 hr) Diabetes in Clinical Practice Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? General Gastrointestinal Nursing Care Nurses? Guide to Enteral Feeding Tubes Nasogastric Intubation, Balloon Gastronomy Tube Replacement Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing Heart Medications Heart Medications: Anatomy Review and Angina Heart Medications: Blood Pressure Medications and Anticoagulants Heart Medications: Heart Failure Medications and Cholesterol-Lowering Agents Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part I Heart Medications: Antiarrhythmic Agents, Part II Heart and Breath Sounds Normal and Abnormal Breath Sounds Heart Sounds Heart Murmurs Infection Control Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Urinary Tract Infections Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Surgical Wound Infections Breaking the Chain of Nosocomial Infections: Pneumonia SARS and Other Emerging Diseases Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Florida Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? Kentucky Hepatitis C ? Texas Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals ? New York Hazard Communication for the Medical Office Infection Control: A Training Program for Healthcare Professionals Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Healthcare Workers Standards for Infection Control: An Update for Long Term Care Infection Control and Standard Precautions: Guidelines for Professionals Tuberculosis: New Strategies for the Healthcare Worker The Control of Infectious Diseases Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections Fighting Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Preventing Needlestick Injuries Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention Bloodborne Safety: Universal Precautions, Standard Precautions, and Needlestick Prevention in Long Term Care Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Infection Control: A Training Program for Healthcare Professionals Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers ? General Legal Aspects of Nursing Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Considerations Preventing Nursing Negligence in the 21st Century Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers ? Florida Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers Confidentiality: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Healthcare Patient Rights Confidentiality: Who Needs to Know Protecting Patients From Medical Errors Documenting Care: The Charting Process Nursing Negligence: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Patients HIPAA ? A Guide for Long Term Care Workers Long Term Care Depression and the Elderly End-of-Life Care ? Florida Elder Abuse ? Florida Meeting Mental Health Needs Meeting Oxygenation, Fluid and Electrolyte Needs Meeting Mobility, Sexual and Nutritional Needs Resident Rights: The Art of Caring The Confused Resident: Strategies for Quality Care Resident Assessment: Physical, Cognitive and Sensory Functioning Continuous Quality Improvement In Long Term Care Urinary Incontinence in Adults Meeting the Challenge of Diabetes in Long-Term Care Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Preventing Falls: Keeping Residents Safe Aging: The Natural Process Caring for the Stoma, Caring for the Patient: Enterostomal Nursing Recognizing Elder Abuse: Working Together to Keep Residents Safe Preventing Unsafe Wandering and Elopement Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections in Long Term Care Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2005) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Culturally Competent Care: An Overview HIPAA ? A Guide for Long Term Care Workers Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Pressure Ulcers and Tag F314 Compliance Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities: Urinary Incontinence and Tag F315 Compliance Medication Administration Medicating Children ? Preventing Medication Errors and General Considerations Preventing Medication Errors: A Prescription for Patient Safety Neurological Care Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient Intracranial Hypertension Head Injury Spinal Cord Injury Nursing Communication Communications: The Process Communications: Nurse-Patient Relationships Communications: Manager Relationships Communications: Peer Relationships From Media to Medicine Generations In The Workplace Culturally Competent Care: An Overview Nursing Management Communication Skills Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies Age-Specific Competencies Providing Patient Education to Meet JCAHO Standards Getting Ready for Terrorism: Preparing the Healthcare Community for Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons Emergency Management Planning Preventing Infant Abduction Obstetrics Caring for the Antepartum Patient Electronic Fetal Monitoring Labor and Pain Control Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section Newborn Stabilization and Care Caring for the Postpartum Patient Operating Room Nursing Preoperative and Postoperative Care Surgical Skin Preparation Preparing and Maintaining the Surgical Field Positioning the Surgical Patient Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies Pediatric Nursing Assessment of Respiratory Distress in the Pediatric Patient Pain Management Acute Pain Management: Operative or Medical Procedures and Trauma Acute Pain Management in Children: Operative or Medical Procedures Physical Assessment Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 1 ? Checking Vitals and Examining the Health of External Body Functions Physical Assessment of a Child, Part 2 ? Evaluating the Health of Internal Body Functions Neurological Assessment of the Pediatric Patient Rapid Physical Assessment A Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Psychiatric Nursing Antipsychotic Agents Mood Stabilizing Agents Antidepressant Agents Antianxiety Agents Regulatory and Compliance HIPAA: A Guide for Healthcare Workers Safety-Related Issues Handling and Moving Patients Safely: The Texas Safe Patient Handling Act Preventing Falls: Keeping Patients Safe Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Patient Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) Lifting Safely to Prevent Injury Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2006) Resident Safety: Your First Concern (NPSG 2007) Violence in Healthcare Controlling Violence in Healthcare Wound Care Wound Healing: The Principles of Wound Healing Wound Healing: The Treatment of Secondary Healing Wounds Surgical Wound Care Closed Suction Wound Drainage, Wound Irrigation, and Specimen Collection Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers Mandatory Updates TB Prevention for the Healthcare Worker Bloodborne Infection Safety Standard Precautions Infection Control Fundamentals Transmission-Based Precautions Age-Specific Competencies Confidentiality Body Mechanics Needlestick and Sharps Safety Precautions Documentation Acute Pain Management in Adults Acute Pain Management in Children Developing Alternatives to Restraints and Seclusion Controlling Violence in Healthcare Hazard Communication Fire Safety Electrical Safety Developing an Effective Evacuation Plan Disaster Preparedness What Nurses Need to Know About HIPAA Patient Safety: Your First Concern Preventing Infant Abduction Recognizing Domestic Violence Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Elder Abuse Culturally Competent Care: An Overview Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Preparing Staff and Workplace for Future Changes Associated with Latex Allergies Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect - New York Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky Recognizing Domestic Violence - Kentucky Recognizing Domestic Violence - Florida Hepatitis C - Texas End-of-Life Care - Florida Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida Elder Abuse - Florida Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals - New York Ohio Nurse Practice Act Mandatory Updates Available in Spanish Prevencion TB para el trabajador en cuidados de la salud Seguridad en Infecciones de Transmision Sanguinea Fundamentos para el control de infecciones La Confidencialidad Mecanismos del Cuerpo Informacion sobre peligro; riesgo Medidas de seguridad en caso de fuego Seguridad Electrica Desarrollando un plan efectivo de evacuacion de emergencia Prevencion de Desastres Atenci?n Culturalmente Competente: Un Panorama General State-Mandated Training NEW YORK Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect - New York Infection Control: A Training Program For Healthcare Professionals ? New York KENTUCKY Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Kentucky Recognizing Domestic Violence - Kentucky TEXAS Hepatitis C - Texas FLORIDA Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Florida Recognizing Domestic Violence - Florida End-of-Life Care - Florida Advance Directives: Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Florida Elder Abuse - Florida WASHINGTON Essentials of HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Workers - Washington State OHIO Ohio Nurse Practice Act A non-exclusive license to employ Internet courses for training in IHS medical facilities is needed. Servers must be geographically deployed across the United States for greater stability. System must provide training, testing, tracking, and printable education records for record keeping for IHS users that complete the online courses. The contractor must be an authorized provider of continuing education (CE) and CE credit must be included in license fee. The Accreditations must be through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The contractor shall host all course content, testing functions, and CE course completion record keeping on the contractor?s server of any required data. Courseware must be Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) compliant. Provide an online and print User's Guide and a technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Ability to provide accessibility to data in usable format. Access to system 24 hours day 7 days a week with appropriate and available customer/technical support. User (employee) data must be directly accepted from the education tracking system. Site must be secure. Allow addition and/or deletion of courses to an individual users account. Must be Jaws 5.10 screen reader compatible. Must have pre-test capability allowing employees to ?test out? when reaching minimum passing score. Must have post-test or assessment of learning tool capability linking completion of course to an export/import functionality. Must be able to survey or evaluate course. Ability for course participants to print out certificates of completion from the Internet. Ability to view course content (text and graphics, links, PowerPoint, streaming video streaming, etc.) online from any Personal Computer (PC) with Internet access. All user data must be stored on host server with the customer?s own unique database. Host server must be secure and a guarantee that sensitive information is protected. The ability to create new or custom educational materials is required. Ability to access and utilize competency verification checklists. Ability for local administrator(s) at each IHS medical facility to determine access and administrative privileges for users and managers. Ability to provide the following reports: User Summary, User Detail, Course Summary, Course Detail, Cost Center/Facility Summary, Cost Center/Facility Detail, Certificate Summary and Certificate Detail. Data can generated and delivered to the IHS Division of Nursing in the form of reports and include: Number of IHS staff accessing online courses Number of IHS staff obtaining CE units from online courses Online courses accessed by IHS staff Location of IHS staff accessing online courses Number of CE units obtained by IHS staff through online courses Ability to provide Exception Reports in that the administrators can assign course curriculum and then track who has not completed said curriculum. Ability of manager and user to design curriculum. Ability to assign curriculum and/or courses to a user or group of users with specified required date for completion. Ability to include a remediation function to show users which test questions were answered incorrectly. Ability to show which questions were missed and provide another opportunity to answer them. Ability to take the 36 pre-existing HIS Public Health Nurse (PHN) Training modules, have them reviewed by a PHN Subject Matter Expert (SME), made available online similar to what is needed above, and come with a customized IHS CE certificate will be developed for use with these courses. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any source capable of performing the work should submit a statement of capabilities with documentation supporting its ability to meet the Government?s requirement (see above). Capability statements should be submitted by June 13th, 2007 at 2:00 PM Eastern Savings Time to the point of contact listed in this announcement.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD
- Zip Code: 20857
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20857
- Record
- SN01309499-W 20070606/070604220221 (fbodaily.com)
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