SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Vascular Lab Technicians
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621999
— All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Great Lakes Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Healthcare System, Patrice R. Bond;Department of Veterans Affairs;GLAC (69D);5000 W. National Ave;Milwaukee WI 53295-0005
- ZIP Code
- 53295-0005
- Solicitation Number
- VA-69D-08-RQ-0453
- Response Due
- 6/11/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/10/2008
- Point of Contact
- Patrice R BondContract Specialist
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. Request for Quotation #RFQ VA-69D-08-RQ-0453 entitled "Registered Vascular Technologist Services" is hereby issued for commercial items as a 100% Small Business Set-aside 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 2005-25 and VAAR Plain Language Rewrite. NAICS Code 621999 applies for this procurement and the small business size standard is $9.0 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 quotes on behalf of the contractor. Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S. Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL has determined a requirement for up to TWO (FTEE) Registered Vascular Technologist, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. The VA hereby reserves the right to select the contract employees from different contractors resulting in multiple awards. This contract requires the service of qualified, experienced and registered vascular technologist for the Vascular Laboratory at Jesse Brown Medical Center, 820 South Damen, Chicago, Illinois from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008. All work performed in accordance with Joint Commission Standards (issued upon request). The duties will include, but are not limited to: a. Performs Arterial Blood Flow studies (Doppler-derived pressure and wave forms), b. Performs Prosthetic graft surveillance duplex scans, c. Performs Photo Plthysmography (PPG), d. Performs Carotid Duplex, e. Performs Arterial and Venous Duplex scanning for any indication, especially to Rule out DVT and Vein Mapping, f. Familiarity with the Acuson Sequoia equipment for diagnostic imaging, g. Documents care provided for each patient in accordance with policies and procedures, h. Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure continuity of patient care, and i. Maintains knowledge of new and current clinical methods. The contractor must provide the following documents for each contractor employee working under this contract along with the quote: credentials and qualifications for the job; a current competence assessment checklist (an assessment of knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors required to perform this job correctly and skillfully; a current performance evaluation supporting ability of the contractor employee to successfully perform the work required and a listing of relevant education.), certificate of liability insurance. 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). 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. Payments to contract personnel for any leave, including sick leave, are 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 technologist absence. There is no employer-employee relationship between the VA and the contractor or the contractor's employee(s). The contractor is responsible for supervising its employee(s) providing these nonpersonal services. Evaluation of proposals offered will include the following factors: Professional qualifications, immediate availability, past performance and price. Award will be made to the contractor determined to be the best value to the Government. Evaluation may be made with or without discussions with the offeror(s). Contract employee must undergo fingerprinting prior to working at VA site. 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. 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.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oamm/acquisitions/ars/policyreg/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. Paragraphs (c) (1), (c)(2) and (c)(5) apply, 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; 852.233-70 Protest Content; 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 - Candidate #1: Est. 512 hours of Registered Vascular Technologist services 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 pm (Monday through Friday) at a quoted rate of $___________/hr Total Price $____________. Line Item 2 - Candidate #2: Est. 512 hours of Registered Vascular Technologist services 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 pm (Monday through Friday) at a quoted rate of $___________/hr Total Price $____________. Offers shall submit quotations as soon as possible but no later than 10:00 am CST on June 10, 2008 to Patrice R. Bond, Contracting Officer, 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 Patrice Bond at Patrice.Bond@va.gov.
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