SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- NEUROSURGERY ON-CALL SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24919Q0167
- Response Due
- 3/12/2019
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2019
- Point of Contact
- alyson.allman@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Description of Requirement: Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO 9) is posting this Sources Sought Notice for the purpose of locating capable businesses, including Service Disabled and Veteran Owned small businesses, to provide on-call neurosurgery services at the Robley RexVAMC, Louisville, KY. It is anticipated to be awarded for a base period of one-year, with four one-year options to extend the period of performance for a total of five years. A DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) is attached hereto. The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the services described in the attached SOW. All professionals providing services under the terms of this contract will be appropriately certified and/or licensed as described in the SOW, and shall possess the requisite skills and experience to perform the services as required. Contractor shall not perform inherently governmental functions. This Sources Sought is an advance notice for information and planning purposes only and is not a solicitation. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Sources shall include in their information: 1. A detailed capabilities statement stating their experience in providing the same or similar work described in this notice. 2. A point of contact with phone and e-mail information. 3. Business status (Socio-Economic Factors: 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business), business size based on NAICS 621111. 4. A positive statement of interest to submit a proposal. This request for information is not a commercial solicitation and the Government will not pay for any information submitted, or for any costs associated with providing the information. The point of contact for this Sources Sought Notice is: Alyson Allman, Contract Specialist; at alyson.allman@va.gov All correspondence is to be via e-mail. Telephone calls and messages will not be returned. DRAFT NEUROSURGERY ON-CALL SERVICES COVERAGE STATEMENT OF WORK I. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES A. The Contractor shall furnish board eligible and/or board certified Neurosurgery Attendings to provide the following as noted below. 1. On-Call Coverage for General Neurosurgery Services - The Contractor will provide on-call telephone consultation coverage 365 days per year, 24/7. This on-call includes evaluation of Veteran patients presenting with Neurosurgery conditions. If required, the Contractor shall transfer the Veteran patient to a local hospital of the Contractor s choice; however, it must be within 20 miles of the Robley Rex VAMC. The Contractor must be able to properly manage acute Neurosurgery patients and must have admitting privileges at the specified local hospital. Except in cases of emergency, requirements for on-call coverage will be scheduled 90 days in advance. Coverage will include consultation with the Robley Rex VAMC s physicians regarding the appropriate medical care of Veterans presenting with Neurosurgery conditions. A telephone response is required within 15 minutes for an Emergent call for services and a telephone response is expected within 30 minutes of an urgent call. Charges for hospital care completed at a local hospital will be reimbursed by the Robley Rex VAMC, Non-VA Care Office, Louisville, KY. Charges for hospital care and any issues regarding patient care are NOT covered under this contract and are handled through the Robley Rex VAMC Non-VA Care Office. a. Consultation services requested from the Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center are expected to be made by telephone consultation to the Robley Rex VAMC in a timely manner, as agreed upon with the consulting physician. Consultations shall be documented appropriately by the responding on-call physician, and a copy of the consultation documentation shall be furnished to the Robley Rex VAMC within 24 hours of completion of the consultation. b. The Contractor will provide a schedule to the VA Surgical Service Administrative Office which contains 90 days of on-call rotation. This will be provided at least three (3) working days before the start of each month. The on-call schedule will be faxed to (502) 287-6802 or e-mailed to the Administrative Officer for Surgical Service/Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). The schedule will provide the names of the Neurosurgery Attending physicians assigned to provide both acute care and general Neurosurgery coverage, as well as contact information, such as pager or cell phone numbers. The schedule will be updated and forwarded to the Surgical Service Administrative Office whenever changes are made. II. QUALITY & QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A. The Contractor must ensure that all Contractor employees or sub-contractors providing services under this contract are fully trained and completely competent to perform the required services. The Contractor is required to maintain records that document competency/performance level of Contractor employees and sub-contractors providing services under this contract in accordance with the Joint Commission (JC) and/or other regulatory body requirements. The Contractor shall provide current copies of these records upon request as needed. B. If the providers are not employees of the Contractor, they must be regarded as sub-contractors. When this is the case, the Contractor will be responsible for all care rendered by any sub-contractor(s) and must ensure the sub-contractors meet all aspects of this contract. III. ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS/TIME AND CLINICAL TASK/TIME The Contractor may be required to attend meetings via teleconference with the Robley Rex VAMC medical and administrative staff to discuss patient care and contract issues. IV. REQUIREMENTS AND HOW THEY WILL BE BILLED A. Payments made to the Contractor by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under this contract shall be for the total cost of services provided. The Contractor hereby agrees, that in no event shall the Contractor or his agents bill, charge, collect a deposit from, seek compensation, remuneration, or reimbursement from, or have any recourse against the beneficiary, the beneficiary s family, private insurer, Medicare, or any other entity acting on the beneficiary s behalf. Payment for patient care is NOT covered under this contract and is paid through the Robley Rex Non-VA Care Office. Payment for this contract is for 24/7/365 on-call coverage ONLY. B. The Administrative Officer for Surgical Service will serve as the administrative COR for purposes of processing invoices for telephone consultations performed for the VAMC facility, which is covered under this contract. The Business Office staff, Non-VA Care Section, will serve as the administrative COR for purposes of processing invoices for payment of clinic visits and surgery cases performed outside of the VAMC via the Business Office, Non-VA Care Program. These services are NOT covered under this contract. V. TIMELY RESPONSE AND DOCUMENTATION A. Timeliness is an essential component of this contract and the Contractor must adhere to established timeframes for the provision of service for work. Contractor shall be available 365/24/7 via telephone for consultation services when requested 100%. Response is required within 15 minutes for an Emergent call for services, and within 30 minutes of an Urgent call for services. Failure to provide the documentation required by this agreement or to provide documentation to support the charges being assessed will be seen as incomplete services and will result in delayed processing of invoices. B. Written documentation associated with each consultation must be available to the VA within 24 hours of the consultation. Documentation of treatment shall be completed on the day the service is rendered. When requested, such written documentation must be provided to the VA within two (2) hours. C. National Holidays: The 10 holidays observed by the Federal Government are: New Year s Day Martin Luther King s Birthday Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday. On-call coverage is required for all holidays. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (26-FEB-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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