SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- VHA MERRT Operations Training
- Notice Date
- 1/16/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veteran Affairs;PCAC-ST. LOUIS;11152 South Towne Square;Saint Louis MO 63123
- ZIP Code
- 63123
- Solicitation Number
- 36C77619Q0035
- Response Due
- 1/22/2019
- Archive Date
- 1/27/2019
- Point of Contact
- Mark.Ferguson@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Offeror s Submittal of Interest: Interested and capable firms are requested to provide the following data/information to the attention of the Contract Specialist identified herein. a) Company s name: b) Company s address: c) Company s point of contact name: d) Company s phone, fax, and email address: e) Company s Tax ID Number: f) Company s DUNS number and Cage Code: g) Type of business, e.g. Small Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) Firm, SBA Certified HUBZone Firm, Women Owned Small Business, SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Small Business, or Other than Small Business, relative to NAICS code 611430: h) Federal Supply Schedule number (if applicable): i) Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's capability and past performance in providing and meeting the type of service requirement; to include the data and information stated herein. e-Mail submissions will be acceptable to Contract Specialist Mark Ferguson at mark.ferguson@va.gov. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is for Market Research purposes only and to find interested and capable vendors. Final statement of capability response submissions and this form must be submitted via email no later than 11:00 a.m. CST on January 22, 2019. NO FAX/ FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website, located on at www.sam.gov. It is desirable that Offerors complete their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses who respond to a solicitation must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. Disclaimer: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their business size classification, and is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse respondent parties for any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis Announcement. NOTE: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Announcement. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a Pre-Solicitation Notice and Solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website or GSA E-buy. It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and GSA E-buy for release of any future solicitations that may result from this Sources Sought Announcement. However, responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. Comments/Concerns: Please provide the Contract Specialist, under company/firm s letterhead, any comments and/or concerns you may have regarding this Sources Sought Announcement. Mark Ferguson_______ Mark Ferguson, Contract Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central (PCAC) - St. Louis, MO 314-894-6656 x 65116 Mark.Ferguson@va.gov Title: VHA Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team (MERRT) Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials and other resources required to deliver on-site instructor Emergency Radiological Accident Victim Training for up to 40 Veterans Health Administration Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team (VHA MERRT) members. Purpose of this training is to develop the skills and demonstrate the ability to coordinate and conduct response and recovery activities in response to a radiological emergency incident. The VHA MERRT and the VHA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) shall train on the ability to coordinate the mobilization, housing, and utilization of Federal assets, personnel and other means of support with State and local agencies during an incident. The objective of this course is for the VHA MERRT to gain familiarization and skills with emergency radiological deployment equipment, learn principles of advanced radiation disaster response, and to be updated on current OEM deployment protocols. The goal of this course is for the VHA MERRT to gain training in radiological/ nuclear treatment modalities from a radiological dispersal device, radiological emitting device, or nuclear power plant accident and to ensure the VHA MERRT is ready to support nuclear incident around the globe, as needed. Course Objectives: Identify MERRT Equipment Deployment of MERRT Equipment Determine radioisotopes that could be present in a field environment Utilize proper protocols based on situation evaluation Maintain MERRT Equipment for field use MERRT Operations Training Based on requirements outlined in the National Response Framework https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1914-25045-1246/final_national_response_framework_20130501.pdf and the Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1478636264406-cd6307630737c2e3b8f4e0352476c1e0/NRIA_FINAL_110216.pdf Course Goals: Educate medical practitioners in advanced radiation medicine diagnosis and treatment as well as learning about current research Medical management of complex radiological cases Interagency shared response training (Dept of Energy, and VHA) Background: VHA, Employee Education System (EES) is the largest provider for employee education services. As a recognized leader and trendsetter in education, EES delivers the highest quality instructional programming to meet customer expectations. Face-to-face conferences/workshops are but one means of meeting the educational needs of VHA employees. For this project, the VHA MERRT, which operates under the VHA OEM, was developed to meet the requirements of Executive Order 12657 and Presidential Decision Directive 39. The VHA MERRT is comprised of VHA Physicians and Health Physicists who deploy as a team to supplement an institutional medical care provider in response to an accident or terrorist incident involving nuclear or radiological contamination. The VHA MERRT supports the National Response Framework (NRF) under Emergency Support Function #8 (public health and medical services) and is listed by name as an asset in the NRF Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex (NRIA). The VHA MERRT is the only officially designated and recognized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) response team in the NRIA. Period of Performance: March 12-14, 2019. 7. Tasks and Deliverables: 7.1 Tasks: Contractor shall provide a course on Emergency Radiological Accident Victim Training to the VHA MERRT. Training shall address, at a minimum, the following topics and exercises. MERRT Emergency Operations Course shall include, but not limited to, the following topics: Acute local and total body radiation exposure Internal and external contamination; and combined injuries Internal and external dosimetry Biodosimetry and bioassay techniques Public information management. Identify agents that could be used by terrorists Discuss the history of these agents in individual and mass exposure situations Understand the psychological impact of mass exposure Diagnosis and treatment of radiological/nuclear injuries and illnesses Radiation physics Radiation decorporation and protective pharmaceuticals Early evaluation and treatment of the acute radiation syndrome (ARS) Contamination control; and mitigating risks to patients, providers and facilities Advanced topics in the diagnosis and management of radiation-induced injuries and illnesses to include the use of cytokines, stem cells, antimicrobials, and wound care MERRT/REACTS specific operations protocols and standard operating procedures for deployments Interagency operations protocols specific to the Veterans Health Administration MERRT and the Department of Energy REACTS group MERRT Emergency Operations Course shall include, but not limited to, the following exercises: Role Playing Exercises to simulate Real world exposure treatments Hands on training exercises to familiarize equipment and uses Group Problem Solving exercises 7.1 Deliverable: The 40 VHA MERRT members shall be provided with MERRT Emergency Operations Course materials/handbooks and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited training completion certificates upon successful completion of the course. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (16-JAN-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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