SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST - FAR provision 52.212-3
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621330
— Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Billings Area Office, 2900 4th Avenue North, PO Box 36600, Billings, Montana, 59107
- ZIP Code
- 59107
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-244-13-0010-REL
- Archive Date
- 4/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Rita E Langager, Phone: 406.247.7293
- E-Mail Address
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rita.langager@ihs.gov
(rita.langager@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (DEC 2012) that must be completed and submitted with the offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The procurement is being conducted pursuant to the authority of FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation; FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items (Title VIII of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355)); and FAR 37.104, Personal Services Contracts (Public Law 103-332, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, Title II, September 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2530 as implemented by 25 U.S.C. 1638c). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; therefore, a written solicitation will not be issued. The Billings Area Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a fixed-price commercial item contract in response to Request for Proposal (RFP)-244-13-0010-REL. The solicitation is restricted to 100% Small Business concerns. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-66. The associated North American Industry Classification System code is 621330 and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. PRICE SCHEDULE - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: BASE YEAR: 52 Clinics @ $____________________ per clinic = $_________________________; OPTION YEAR ONE: 52 Clinics @ $____________________ per clinic = $_________________________; OPTION YEAR TWO: 52 Clinics @ $___________________ per clinic = $_________________________; GRAND TOTAL: $_________________________. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 months with two 12-month options. PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT: The purpose of this acquisition is to contract for a licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Fort Peck Service Unit, PHS Indian Health Centers, Poplar and Wolf Point, Montana. WORK SCHEDULE: The contractor shall provide one clinic per week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which must be coordinated with the supervisor. STATEMENT OF WORK: The contractor shall provide Clinical Psychology Services in the Behavioral Health Department at the Fort Peck Service Unit and expert psychological services to residents throughout the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Primary Care/Health Promotion Consultation and Direct Patient Care: Performs assessment and brief treatment for a wide range of psychological and behavioral health disorders using a variety of therapy modalities. Provides individual, group and family psychotherapy on an acute and situation-specific basis utilizing a wide range of treatment techniques to meet the needs of the Fort Peck Service Unit population. Provides evaluation and initial treatment in complex cases involving the probability of mental illness, neuropsychological, and behavioral aspects of chronic disease, development disability, and substance use and abuse disorders. Recognizes and addresses psychological symptoms and conditions using the bio-psychosocial model. Works with primary care provider to monitor and manage "high-utilization", "at-risk", and "chronic" patients. Supports primary care provider decisions and recommendations by reinforcing/elaborating on provider-patient interventions. Coordinates and works with other team members to ensure the efficient and effective use of time and resources. Advises primary care providers on optimizing provider-patient communication and interpersonal relationships. Develops and maintains a trusting and partnering relationship with assigned patients in order to assist in the success of treatment. Establishes and maintains liaison with other related professional services to ensure that recommended clinical services are provided for patients. Conducts in-depth evaluations and diagnosis of psychiatric needs of patients across the developmental spectrum; for example, formulating and implementing plan of care involving various treatment modalities, prescribing medications, and consulting with other health care providers and referral sources. Identifies and manages both minor and serious acute and chronic mental illnesses in accordance with established standards of care and approved clinical privileges. Provides in-depth psychological assessment and diagnosis of the full range of emotional and psychiatric disorders and applies current DSM diagnostic criteria. Determines level of Behavioral Health treatment necessary and makes referrals, and also provides treatment appropriately to Behavioral Health as necessary. Upon referral from Medical and Behavioral Health staff, will provide assessment, diagnosis, and direct psychotherapeutic treatment of psychiatric disorders. Provides psychological evaluation, crisis intervention, and suicide assessments in complex cases involving the probability of mental illness, chronic disease, development disability, and substance use and abuse disorders. Provides outpatient psychotherapy treatment in individual, group, conjoint, and family psychotherapy formats. Ensures patient progress notes are written in a timely manner in order to provide adequate information for other health care providers. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Behavioral Health. Forensic: Serves as an expert witness in civil cases involving diminished capacity and cases of civil commitment, including potentially dangerous clients involved in involuntary commitment proceedings. Crisis management as a part of direct patient care and consultation: Consults with Behavioral Health staff, physicians, and nurses on the emergency psychiatric management of acute psychiatric patients, patients exhibiting significant suicide risks, victims of assault and family violence, and patients who are acutely intoxicated and/or belligerent. Initiates referral to external agencies, collateral resources, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, and case management services as needed. Direct clinical services will comprise roughly 70% of the psychologist's time. The emphasis of the Child and Family Psychologist is to provide clinical and preventative services to children and families in coordination with local agencies and schools. The range of psychological services includes individual and group psychotherapy, mental status evaluations, crisis intervention, suicide assessments, psychological testing, and consultation with a multi-disciplinary treatment staff. Indirect patient care, community development, and integrated behavioral health services will comprise roughly 15% of the psychologist's time. Coordination of services with providers, agencies, families, and individuals will be ongoing. Quality Assurance and documentation duties will comprise roughly 15% of the psychologist's time. Multi-disciplinary case staffing is required at least quarterly, but Case Management of patients may require more frequent attention. The contractor shall provide psychological evaluations of the full range of emotional and psychiatric disorders utilizing criteria contained in DSM IV and appropriate psychological testing according to established standards for the profession. The contractor shall provide outpatient individual, group and family psychotherapy in a clinic setting; provides assessments and consultations to the medical staff on patients with acute psychiatric disorders in the hospital setting and coordinates referrals to other appropriate facilities; provides assessment of mentally ill and dangerous clients for involuntary commitment and coordinates the referral and aftercare plan; makes appropriate referrals to medical providers when psychotropic medication should be considered; monitors patients for the effectiveness of psychotropic medication and refers patient back to medical staff if medication is ineffective or if the patient reports side effects; develops services for chronically mentally ill clients according to Area program guidelines; participates in a system of emergency call back and provides crisis intervention services to clients with acute psychiatric disorders. Provides staff development and integration of the mental health program with other Indian Health Service programs and assuring continuity of patient care through effective referral systems and communication with other providers with Indian Health Service and in the community. Develops effective case management services for child abuse, suicide, family violence, chemical dependency and chronically mentally ill clients. Collaborates with tribal and Indian Health Service chemical dependency programs, BIA Social Services, Tribal Court and community mental health center programs to develop comprehensive services and provide continuity of patient care. Participates in mental health case staff meetings; may participate in the Contract Health Resource Team meeting at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. Through the work of the Department, provides outreach services as appropriate to the specialized needs of the catchment area population. The contractor is responsible for learning about local traditions, tribal history, community values, and for providing services which are sensitive to the culture and utilize the strengths in families and the community. Duties may also include travel, outreach, and direct-service delivery to community locations out of the clinic setting such as, but not limited to, telephonic/network services, schools, correction facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, patient residences, places of employment, location off the reservation, et cetera. Must establish a close working relationship with a variety of service providers including physicians, public health nurses, service unit management staff, tribal health employees and other local resource staff who provide consultation in the community including community education and prevention services. The psychologist will work collaboratively with healthcare providers, clinic staff, public safety personnel, court/legal proceedings, educators, families, community agencies, tribal entities and others to provide comprehensive care to patients. Attendance is required at department meetings, medical staff meetings, and general staff meetings. There may be special events or trainings that are mandatory. Recordkeeping, releases of information; and patient confidentiality must be in compliance with HIPAA guidelines. After hours on-call consultation services will be scheduled on a rotating basis among all providers in the Mental Health and Social Services departments. Clinicians will provide telephone consultation to emergency room providers for seven nights at a time, and will earn compensatory time according to program policy. An electronic chart note must be completed on the next work day after the call. Community collaboration is encouraged and required by performance appraisal standards; however, patient care is a primary priority. All requests by outside entities for offsite activities must be approved by the Clinic Manager. Psychologists may be required to give expert testimony and perform assessments for Tribal Court, consistent with HHS/IHS policy. The testimony is to assist the Court in making a determination, and not to represent one tribal member against another. A subpoena to testify is required and must be approved by the Chief Executive Officer. The psychologist will apply for and maintain hospital privileges at Northeast Montana Health Services. Maintains all appropriate client records according to established Area program guidelines and fulfills reporting requirements, maintains an organized system of program files; maintains the suicide register according to program policies and procedures; maintains quality assurance records as required; maintains a client log; provides patient and program correspondence as required; maintains files in accordance with Privacy Act guidelines; and assures that all appropriate release of information are maintained. The psychologist will maintain various logs specified by program policy, including an electronic suicide register. Documentation will be formatted according to Quality Assurance policies. Electronic chart notes must be completed within the standards set by the Service Unit and/or program director, barring unforeseen circumstances. All other duties as assigned by the Supervisor. The Privacy Act of 1974 mandates that the Contractor maintain complete confidentiality of all administrative, medical and personnel records, and all other pertinent information that comes to his/her attention or knowledge. The Privacy Act carries both civil and criminal penalties for unlawful disclosure of records. Violation of such confidentiality shall be cause for adverse action. All IHS regulations and policies applicable to these Acts shall be enforced. The Contractor shall comply with IHS facility infection control and safety procedures, practices, and standards. The Federal Tort Claims Act for medical related claims is extended to the individual providing services pursuant to this contract. However, the services performed must have been within the scope of the personal services contract. KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION: Ph.D. or Psy.D in clinical psychology from an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited graduate program. A current valid unrestricted license as a psychologist in a State, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico is required and must be continuously maintained. Expert knowledge of, and experience in, the practice of child psychology and family psychology with formal training in child development, child assessment, child psychotherapy, and family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and program development. Expertise in psychological evaluations using a wide range of standardized test instruments; requires comprehensive knowledge of the psychometric properties of these tests, including their limitations, interpretation, and application of Native American populations. Knowledge of substance abuse issues and treatment of dual diagnosis patients. Ability to establish effective interpersonal relationships, work in interdisciplinary teams, and demonstrate community collaboration. Strong multi-cultural psychotherapy skills with, and capacity to respect and understand, Native American culture and values. Skill in organizational methods and techniques is required. Strong verbal and writing skills are required. Minimum requirements include knowledge of clinical psychology sufficient to qualify for licensure as a clinical psychologist in a state or territory of the United States. Must have expert, professional knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of the full range of psychiatric disorders sufficient to provide initial treatment of acute psychiatric conditions, formulate and implement a plan of care involving various treatment modalities, and provide consultation to other health care providers and referral sources. Must have expertise in providing culturally competent services in culturally diverse populations. Must have expertise in providing suicide prevention at an individual and community level, crisis intervention, community education and referral networks. Must have expert skills in the diagnosis and treatment, in accordance with the DSM-IV TR (or latest revision), of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and substance abuse issues. Knowledge and training in evidence-based procedures for complicated conditions, such as bipolar/psychotic disorders, severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Ability to collect and organize relevant history, organize the patient information and write professional reports, and to communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team. Must possess skill in making psychiatric diagnoses and in choosing, initiating, and modifying selected therapies of psychiatric disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, and the ability to provide treatment and safe disposition, as appropriate, in crisis situations such as in the acute suicidal or psychotic individuals. Must possess knowledge and experience with a broad range of psychological testing including, but not limited to, intelligence testing, personality (MMPI-2; MMP-2 RF, MCMI-III) and neuropsychological screening or battery. Must possess knowledge and experience with a broad repertoire of psychotherapeutic skills from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including, but not limited to, cognitive/behavioral psychotherapy, ego state therapy, hypnotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, brief solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and family therapy, as well as skill in working with families and groups. SUPERVISION: Functions under the administrative direction of the Behavioral Health Director, who outlines the general scope of the professional services and administrative policies. Assists the Behavioral Health staff in the management of cases. Work is evaluated through professional discussions with, and review of medical records by, the Behavioral Health Director, other various clinical services and through peer review and audit procedures established for psychiatric care at the Service Unit. Behavioral Health staff report directly to the Clinic Manager. Psychologists are voting members of the medical staff and observe medical staff by-laws. The contractor is a recognized technical expert in clinical psychology and works with a high degree of independence. Work accomplished is considered technically authoritative and almost always, accepted without review. Work is also reviewed for conformance to Indian Health Service policy, practices, procedures and current, professionally accepted, clinical psychology practices. Technical over-sight is evaluated through the Quality Assurance program and the medical staff. Work that involves extremely complex diagnostic decisions or highly unusual treatment is discussed with the other mental health professionals in the department or the contract psychiatrists. SUPERVISOR: Guy Dean Bateman, Ph.D., Director of Behavioral Health; ALTERNATE: Karen Kajiwara-Nelson, Director of Support Services. GUIDELINES: Works within the framework of approved medical and psychiatric practices. Makes judgments in the treatment of patients and decides on the type of treatment or assessment provided. Oral guidance is provided by the Director of the Department. Guidelines include the Medical Staff by-laws, Indian Health Service Manual Chapter 14, Mental Health Program Standards, Area Mental Health Guidelines and Service Unit policies and procedures, Professional Guidelines for the American Psychological Association. JCAHO or AAAHC guidelines and criteria must be met in all clinic and hospital locations. Judgment and initiative are required in selecting among alternative approaches and developing innovative solutions to clinical problems in spite of serious gaps in local and state resources for comprehensive services. COMPLEXITY: Typically, cases will cover all levels of complexity in Psychology. Will be responsible for evaluation of seriously ill patients who may present as a walk-in. Will be responsible for appropriate disposition of such patients. The work requires expert diagnostic and treatment skills, the ability to adapt counseling techniques and psychological testing normative data to a cross-cultural population, and skill in addressing severe psychological problems in an environment with extremely high rates of severe social dysfunction, trauma, substance abuse/alcoholism, child abuse, suicide, depression, schizophrenia, organic mental disorders, violence, accidental death, poverty, and unemployment. In addition, the contractor must have expert knowledge of standards of care, program policies and procedures and administrative skill. Flexibility and a high degree of motivation is required to carry out the job effectively. Participation in Quality Assurance measures will include regular peer review and case presentations. Additionally, staff psychologists are required to stay current with standards of practice by participating in continuing education. Diagnoses will be based on DSM-IV criteria and properly coded in electronic database. Report writing, correspondence with outside agencies, and other documentation also must be completed in a timely manner. Credentialing requirements must be fulfilled and are the responsibility of the psychologist. Licensure must be maintained as a condition of employment and credentialing. SCOPE AND EFFECT: The impact of this position is critical in terms of the quality of mental health services, the quality of patient care, and the effectiveness of prevention efforts. Failure to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position can have serious consequences for patients, their families and the community. The Indian communities have extremely high rates of severe social dysfunction, trauma, substance abuse/alcoholism, child abuse, suicide, depression, schizophrenia, organic mental disorders, violence, accidental death, poverty, and unemployment. These are complex problems that require expert diagnosis, intervention and treatment and in which the failure to provide quality care or to develop effective program services results in greater harm to patients, families and the community. The psychologist is viewed as a leader in the community. Therefore the psychologist has an obligation to be cognizant of the impact of public behavior on the perception of services available in the department. PERSONAL CONTACTS: Contacts are with patients, families, other Behavioral Health professionals, Indian Health Service staff, and persons of voluntary or non-voluntary organizations. Contacts may include children and adolescents. The psychologist will work collaboratively with healthcare providers, clinic staff, public safety personnel, court/legal proceedings, educators, families, community agencies, tribal entities and others to provide comprehensive care to patients. Attendance is required at department meetings, medical staff meetings, and general staff meetings. After hours on-call consultation services will be scheduled on a rotating basis among all providers in the Mental Health and Social Services Departments. Community collaboration is encouraged and required by performance appraisal standards; however, patient care is a primary priority. All requests by outside entities for offsite activities must be approved by the Clinic Manager. PURPOSE OF CONTACTS: Contacts are for the purpose of providing comprehensive psychological care to patients as well as for counseling and educating other psychologists, house staff physicians, nurses, and paramedical personnel. Contacts with clients is to provide assessment, testing, diagnosis treatment, case management, follow up and treatment planning. Contact with physicians, social workers, and allied health care providers is to provide consultation, coordinate referrals and management psychotropic medication patients. With Tribal Health and Tribal Substance Abuse programs to develop continuity of care, coordinate referrals and provide case consultation. With local school staff to provide treatment and curriculum planning, case management, and program assistance. In the community, contacts are for education, prevention, and program development which are important. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Spend long periods of time sitting with periods of intense concentration while providing services to patients. Keyboarding, computer data entry, sitting, driving and some overnight travel are required. Occasionally, the contractor will be required to interrupt his/her sleep to respond to an emergency situation in the hospital emergency room and then complete his/her normal tour of duty the next day. Work is emotionally demanding. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in the mental health clinics on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation which includes the Chief Redstone Health Center, Wolf Point, Montana; and Verne E. Gibbs Health Center, Poplar, Montana. The clinical psychologist will work in a well lighted and heat/cooled office. May be required from time-to-time to work in a hospital Emergency Room setting or in the Tribal Jail. Duties may also include travel, outreach, and direct service delivery to community locations out of the clinic setting such as, but not limited to, telephonic/network services, schools, correction facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, patient residences, places of employment, locations off the reservation, et cetera. Some of these environments may be noisy, crowded, and without air conditioning. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY: The Department will provide orientation to the Contractor as to their specific duties and responsibilities. The Department will provide the Contractor with standard and specialized equipment and supplies needed for the performance and delivery of services including the use of a computer. The Department is responsible for getting the Contractor access and clearances to all pertinent computer services necessary to carry out his/her duties. The Department will provide the Contractor with direction and proper workloads, which are appropriate with the normal day-to-day operations in the Department. COMPUTER SECURITY: Pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), the contractor will be required to complete a course in Computer Security Awareness Training (CSAT). This training must be completed annually by all employees including all contractors, volunteers, students, and summer externs. The Contractor will be required to comply with the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201, "Personal Identity Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors" and the associated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementation guidance for personal identity verification for all affected contractor and subcontractor personnel. Access/clearance to all pertinent computer systems, including completing a Business Partner Interconnection Security Agreement (BPISA), should be coordinated with the contract Information System Security Officer in the Office of Information Management (OIM) at the Billings Area Office. CONTRACTING OFFICER AUTHORITY: Authority to negotiate changes in the terms, conditions or amounts cited in this contract is reserved for the Contracting Officer. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR): The COR shall be responsible for: (1) Monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending technical changes; (2) Interpreting the Statement of Work; (3) Technical evaluation as required; (4) Technical inspections and acceptance; and (5) Assisting the Contractor in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance of this contract. INVOICE SUBMISSION AND PAYMENT: The Contractor shall submit its invoice to the Director of Behavioral Health at the Fort Peck Service Unit, PHS Indian Health Center, Poplar, Montana 59255. The Contractor agrees to include the following information on each invoice: (1) Contractor's name, address, telephone number and e-mail address; (2) Contract Number; (3) Invoice number and date; (4) Cost or price; (5) Dates of Service including the number of days worked; and (6) Remit to address. Payment shall be made by the Billings Area Financial Management Branch, P.O. Box 36600, Billings, Montana 59107. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with evidence that payment of employment taxes has been made. PRO-CHILDREN ACT OF 1994: The Contractor certifies that it will comply with the provisions of Public Law 103-227, Pro-Children Act of 1994, which imposes restrictions on smoking where federally funded children's services are provided. CHILD CARE NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK AND INVESTIGATION (CNACI). A CNACI must be completed for all Indian Health Service (IHS) contractor personnel within the Billings Area. Public Law (P.L.) 101-630, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act and P.L. 101-647, Crime Control Act of 1990, require the IHS to conduct a character and criminal history background investigation on all contractors performing services in IHS facilities. The Fort Peck Service Unit will conduct the character and background investigations. Fingerprints must also be taken as part of the pre-employment process and must be completed before the clinical psychologist is allowed to work. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: Contractors cannot serve as expert witnesses in any suit against the Federal Government. Many of the IHS patients receiving services may only speak a native language and/or reside on a Native American Reservation, therefore, the Contractor must demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural and language differences. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition. The FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; and 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items are incorporated by reference. The provision at 52.212-2 applies to this acquisition and is provided in full text. FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999): (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Psychology License = 40 POINTS. Potential contractors must submit a copy of State license with the price quote; (2) Resume = 30 POINTS. Potential contractors must submit resume with price quote. Resumes must include information relating to: (a) Professional Education; (b) Certifications; and (c) Previous jobs; and (3) Past Performance = 30 POINTS. The offeror must demonstrate its record of successful performance in past contracts and/or jobs, Government and/or commercial. Each offeror will be evaluated on its performance under existing and prior contracts/jobs. The offeror must list at least three contracts/jobs and include the following information. (1) Name of Government agency/Company; (2) Contract number, if applicable; (3) Dates of Service/Employment; (4) Total contract value/Hourly wage; (5) Description of contract work/Job duties; (6) Contracting Officer/Company Manager and telephone number; (7) Program Manager and telephone number, if applicable. Technical and past performance, when combined, are considered approximately equal to cost or price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. The following FAR and Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) clauses are applicable: 52.204-4, 52.204-7, 52.204-9, 52.212-4, 52.212-5, 52.215-5, 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.223-5, 52.223-6, 52.224-1, 52.224-2, 52.225-25, 52.227-14, 52.227-17, 52.228-5, 52.229-3, 52.232-3, 52.232-18, 52.237-2, 52.237-3, 52.242-15, 52.242-17, 52.245-1, 52.249-12, 352.201-70, 352.202-1, 352.203-70, 352.215-1, 352.215-70, 352.222-70, 352.223-70, 352.224-70, 352.227-70, 352.231-71, 352.237-70, 352.237-71, 352.237-72, 352.239-72, 352.239-73, 352.242-71, 352.242-72, 352.242-73, 352.270-2 and 352.270-3. The following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6 with Alternate I, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-54, 52.223-18, 52.225-13 and 52.232-33. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will provide full text copies of the FAR and HHSAR provisions and clauses. The provisions and clauses may also be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/ and http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3524d214210697effd2fd5c77848a806&rgn=div5&view=text&node=48:4.0.1.8.33&idno=48. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: The Contractor shall provide evidence of, or submit a written response to, the technical evaluation factors in FAR 52.212-2. In addition, the Contractor shall submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with its offer. Contractors intending to conduct business with the Federal Government must register with the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM replaces the Department of Defense's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. SAM is now the primary Government repository, which retains information on Government contractors. You may register via the Internet at www.sam.gov. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Agency. Offers shall be submitted to the Billings Area Indian Health Service, 2900 Fourth Avenue North, Room 304, Billings, Montana 59101, no later than 2:00 p.m., on April 12, 2013. The offer must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to this office, showing the time specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and your company's name and address. Offers will also be accepted by e-mail at Rita.Langager@ihs.gov or by fax at (406) 247-7108. ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: Your proposal must stipulate that it is predicated upon all the terms and conditions of this RFP. In addition, it must contain a statement to the effect that it is firm for a period of at least 90 days from the date of receipt by the Government.
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