SOLICITATION NOTICE
G -- Health Coaching Pilot Program
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 624190
— Other Individual and Family Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;North Texas Veterans Health Care Center;Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17);4500 S. Lancaster Road;Dallas TX 75216
- ZIP Code
- 75216
- Solicitation Number
- VA25712Q1310
- Response Due
- 9/27/2012
- Archive Date
- 10/27/2012
- Point of Contact
- DARYL STEWART
- E-Mail Address
-
Contracting-Contract Specialist
(Daryl.Stewart@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTE: All required information for this solicitation was not included due to size limitation for this combined synopsis/solicitation format. All interested parties are to request a full inclusive copy of this solicitation via email to Daryl.Stewart@va.gov. Complete proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Thursday September 27, 2012. HEALTH COACHING, NUTRITION AND FITNESS PROGRAM SCOPE: The purpose of this program is to provide a program that will offer a personalized, coached and monitored nutrition and fitness regimen. A partnership is being sought for contract health coaching, focusing on individualized nutrition and fitness instruction for a panel of patients. The services would include an initial consultation with a certified and or degreed health coach to map out a personalized plan for exercise and nutrition. The service would include: "The development of a personalized fitness plan that would provide movement and exercise activities specifically tailored to each patients' current state of health, needs, physical tolerances and preferences. "The development of a personalized nutrition plan that would meet the nutritional needs, improve on healthier, balanced diet and be focused on individual preferences for taste, cultural familiarity and weight loss goals. "Individual and group trainings to support both nutrition and fitness. " weekly follow up calls to provide support and answer questions " The vendor must offer an on-line data base for the patients to use for recording activities, intake and weight measurements. "Data would be monitored, recorded and reported for both individual patients and aggregate group outcomes. " The vendor will offer face to face assessments with each patient every 4 weeks. Meetings to be held at the Polk Street Clinic. "The vendor will provide workbooks and home use fitness instruction for each participant. "The contract will entail a course of training and support, reporting outcomes for 12 months. "The vendor must be in the primary business of nutrition, wellness and personal fitness modalities. "The vendor will offer nutrition curriculum developed by Registered Dietitian/s and meet with the approval and oversight of VA North Texas medical staff and Registered Dietitians. "The vendor must be willing to develop the final proposal using the VA developed personalized health plan to be provided during the process. "The program pricing is to be scaled per participant. "In the event a patient drops out VA North Texas will reserve the right to enroll a standby participant. VANTHCS RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.Responsible for selecting the Patients for training. 2.Responsible for tracking patient outcomes:. Outcomes to be measured by VA initially (base line), bi-yearly and at the end of the study: "Height, Weight, Body fat (5 site caliper), Blood Pressure, Pulse (q) "Lab Work: HgBa1c - for diabetes, HDL, LDL (baseline-6m-12m) "Level of Physical Activity (IPAQ - short version) (by) "Quality of Life - SF-36 (by) "Functional Capacity - Patient Specific Functional Questionnaire (by) CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.Vendor will have extended service hours for evenings and weekends. 2.Vendor will provide workbooks and home use instructional support included in the pricing. 3.Vendor will have co-responsibility for tracking and reporting: Outcomes to be measured by monthly, quarterly, yearly: "Height, Weight, Body fat (5 site caliper), Blood Pressure, Pulse (m) "Level of Physical Activity (IPAQ-short version) (q) "Quality of Life - SF-36 (q) "Functional Capacity - Patient Specific Functional Questionnaire (q)
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANTHCS/VANTHCS/VA25712Q1310/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Polk Street Clinic;Dallas, TX
- Zip Code: 75216
- Zip Code: 75216
- Record
- SN02898404-W 20120927/120926003201-87fa98c7ee72906d2bc308001ae810ff (fbodaily.com)
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