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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 16,1996 PSA#1742NIH, OPM, 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20892-7260 Q -- RESPIRATORY THERAPY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SERVICES SOL
263-97-P(LJ)-0007 POC Ann Argaman, Contract Specialist, 301-496-6254,
Patrick Williams, Contracting Officer, 301-496-2501. The Clinical
Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a need for a
contractor to provide respiratory care and physiological monitoring
services to provide patient care in the 500+ bed hospital for a base
contract period of twelve (12) months with options to extend the term
of services for four (4) additional twelve (12) month periods. These
services are considered to be commericial services. The following
history is provided for reference purposes only: Respiratory care and
physiological monitoring services for patients in the NIH Clinical
Center have been provided by contract since 1987. From 1987 through
1991 the Respiratory Section/Physiological Monitoring Section had a
history of 64,200 procedures per year in the two sections. 56% of the
procedures were provided for critical care patients and 44% was for
general care patients. 68% of the care was provided during the day
shift and 32% of the services were provided by night shift. During the
last four years the total number of procedureswere approximately
57,000 per year. The services provided via contract included
comprehensive respiratory care treatments, cardiopulmondary
resuscitation, chest physiotherapy, and mechanical ventialtion; a full
range of physiological monitoring inclusive of hemodynamic monitoring,
procedure assistance, and monitoring system maintenance. The last
several years have included a full range of echocardiography and
limited electroencephalogram services during off hours. The personnel
providing these services have formal education with a minimum of one
year experience and are licensed practitioners in the state of
Maryland. They also have credentials from the National Board of
Respiratory Care (NBRC) as certified or registered respiratory care
practitioners (RCPs). Day shift has a minimum staffing of three
therapists and one supervisor. The night shift has two therapists and
one supervisor. The Section provides regular weekly medical training
reviewing respiratory care and hemodynamic monitoring education to
their staff. The competence of each therapist is verified via written
testing and demonstration of skills quarterly to assure maintenance of
clinical skills of all RCPs providing patient care. They also provide
training to the Clincial Center's nursing staff, both critical care
and general care nurses. This Section participates in and is a major
coordinator in the weekly techical training provided for all Clinical
Center therapists for continuing medical education which yields
continuing respiratory care education units (CRCEs) which are required
for maintaining state licensure. An ongoing QA program utilizing CQI
and JCAHO standards has been established in this Section. The Section
has maintained this program exceeding all standards and serving as a
role model for other sections of the Department. Monthly reports are
generated on Quality Assurance, training and attendance, and patient
care activities. The Government provides all equipment and supplies to
the Section for all Clinical Services with the exception of computers
for administrative work. An estimated 25-30 personnel will be
required. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 15 days after
publication of this notice, with closing date for proposals 30 days
after issue date. A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997 AT 12:30 P.M. AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH, WARREN GRANT MAGNUSEN CLINICAL CENTER, BUILDING 10, MEDICAL
BOARD ROOM 2C116, 9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MARYLAND. ALL
QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICE AT
THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR FAXED TO 301-402-2431. Interested firms should
submit their requests for the solicitation in writing to the above
address. (0347) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0074 19961216\Q-0007.SOL)
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