SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Emergency Medical Services Support
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611699
— All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of Acquisition Management, DEA Headquarters; 8701 Morrissette Drive Attn: (FAC/Paula C. McMillan), Springfield, VA 22152
- ZIP Code
- 22152
- Solicitation Number
- D-09-HQ-Q-0011
- Response Due
- 3/25/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2009
- Point of Contact
- paula.mcmillan@usdoj.gov 2023077810<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hereby solicits your Request for Quotation (RFQ) to satisfy the requirements set forth in the subject RFQ for the Contractor to provide continuing medical education applicable to EMT-Basic through EMT-Paramedic re-certification requirements and the provision of expert medical consultation, research, and support services, including training of Special Agents and other employees in appropriate basic and advanced emergency medical skills, and physician medical consultation to pre-hospital providers. 1. PHYSICIAN QUALIFICATIONS: 1.1 Physician(s) shall be board certified in emergency medicine to qualify for physician pre-hospital consultation under this section. 1.1.1 Current certification is required in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). 1.1.2 Physician(s) shall have training and an operational background in Tactical Emergency Medicine. 1.2 Medical training and continuing emergency medicine education shall be conducted by board certified specialists in emergency medicine, cardiology, general surgery, internal medicine, or related sub-specialties. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS BY THE CONTRACTOR: 2.1 The Contractor shall provide a physician who serves as Director of Medical Support - (Contractor) and ensure round the clock access to this physician or his or her designee. Through this physician, the Contractor shall provide, at DEA's request, real-time medical consultation for DEA pre-hospital care providers upon the request of the DEA. 2.2 The Contractor shall provide consultation regarding DEA pre-hospital care capability. 2.2.1 The Contractor shall develop and submit to the DEA for review, recommended programs for skills maintenance and proficiency review, and recommended modifications or additions to existing DEA written standing orders and protocols for pre-hospital medical care. Updates or revisions of these recommendations shall be provided by the Contractor as requested by the DEA. The first review and recommendation for modifications is due no later than 120 days from the date the contract is effective. The Contractor agrees to adopt DEA's current standing orders and protocols for pre-hospital medical care. 2.2.2 The Contractor shall, at DEA's request, review current DEA guidelines for DEA pre-hospital care providers in the planning, writing,and establishment of a medical annex to the operational order in deployed operations. Updates or revisions of this review shall be provided by the Contractor as requested by DEA. 2.2.3 The Contractor shall assist, as requested by DEA, in the operation or a quality improvement process, which includes periodic 100% record review. Except as may be required by law, the Contractor shall not disclose or disseminate these records outside of the Contractor or the DEA for purposes other than quality improvement without prior DEA approval. 2.2.4 The Contractor shall provide the DEA with recommendations regarding the equipment and supplies utilized by DEA pre-hospital care providers in various missions. 2.2.5 All patient care reports will be received and maintained by the Contractor. The Contractor shall safeguard the reports in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The patient care reports remain the property of DEA and upon request, the Contractor shall make the reports available to the DEA EMS Coordinator and or his/her designee. 3. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR: 3.1 Medical Training and Continuing Education shall be provided by the Contractor or its affiliates. 3.2 A series of initial training and continuing education shall be provided annually to include but not limited to: 3.2.1 Provide via the Contractor or its affiliates, one-hundred twenty (120) hours of EMT-Basic (EMT-B) continuing education in three, forty-hour courses, for up to thirty (30) DEA EMTs per course for an annual total of ninety (90) EMTs. Continuing education shall be in accordance with National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) guidelines and specifically referenced to the most current edition of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-B. This activity must be approved for re-certification credit by the NREMT, and include three US Department of Transportation National Standard EMT-Basic refresher courses. 3.2.2 Inclusive of each 40 hour training course will be the American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Re-certification for Health Care Providers course. Upon successful completion of the AHA CPR Re-certification for Health Care Providers course, students will receive an AHA CPR for Health Care Providers card. 3.2.3 No less than three instructors are required for each continuing education class. 3.2.4 Course dates will be coordinated between the DEA EMS Coordinator and the Contractor. 3.2.5 Instructor-student ratio, course content, and method of instruction for these training activities will be mutually acceptable to the Contractor and the DEA. The DEA representative for emergency medicine training is the Emergency Medical Services coordinator. 3.2.6 Training and continuing education provided under this section shall be conducted at the DEA facilities or, as approved by the DEA, at facilities secured for that purpose by the Contractor. All training material shall be furnished by the Contractor. 3.2.7 All courses shall be developed in conjunction with guidance provided by the DEA EMS Coordinator or his designated representative. All course material will be approved by the DEA EMS Coordinator and/or his designee at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the course. As part of the approval process the Contractor shall submit for review to the DEA EMS Coordinator and/or his designee a copy of all lectures and presentations to be presented, to include a copy of student handouts. 3.2.8 All lectures and presentations will be supported by student handouts, which will be presented to students prior to the beginning of the lecture/presentation. 3.2.9 The DEA will retain the right to contract with any medical training provider to perform training not included in this proposal. 3.2.10 Other training providers may teach knowledge, skills, and techniques beyond the scope of practice and protocols of the DEA EMS Program. Exposure to this training does not constitute permission or authority to practice advanced levels of care. 3.2.11 All new or advanced skills, techniques, equipment, medications, and protocols will be approved by the Medical Director prior to inclusion in the DEA EMS Program Protocols and scope of practice. 3.2.12 The DEA Medical Director will accept all continuing education hours awarded by third party vendors recognized to do so by their controlling authority. 4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: 4.1 Medical Direction/Control work is performed offsite at the Contractor's approved facility. 4.2 Continuing education classes are performed at the DEA Training Academy, Quantico, VA. 5. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 5.1 The period of performance is April 16, 2009 through April 15, 2010. The NAICS code is 611699. This RFQ is a total small business set-aside. The acquisition will be conducted through the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13 "Simplified Acquisition Procedures". The Government anticipates the award of a firm fixed price purchase order. Evaluation factors include technical capability, past performance, and price. Your quotation must be received by March 25, 2009 at 12:00PM EST. Any questions regarding this requirement must be submitted in writing no later than March 17, 2009 at 4:00PM EST. Quotations and questions shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the dates set forth above to: DEA /Office of Acquisition ManagementAttn: Paula McMillan/FACphone #: (202) 307-7810paula.mcmillan@usdoj.gov
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