Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207

Q -- MEDICAL TESTING OF EMPLOYEES FOR ASBESTOS SOL SSA-RFP-98-3489 POC Joan Berman Fax # 410-965-9502 WEB: Download solicitation when available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, Joan.Berman@ssa.gov. Q- The contractor shall provide management, supervision, manpower, equipment and supplies, necessary to provide medical surveillance for the Social Security Administration (SSA) employees exposed to asbestos concentrations as described below. The contractor shall arrange to provide examinations from a SELF CONTAINED MOBILE UNIT onsite at the SSA facility, located at 6401 Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, MD 21235, when at least 10 employees are to be examined. If fewer than 10 employees are to be examined, the employee(s) may visit the contractor's site upon a one week notification from the SSA. If Government employees are required to leave the Social Security premises, the examinations shall be provided at a site within a 25 mile radius of the SSA facility. Examinations are required for employees exposed to asbestos concentrations at or above 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter of air calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average for 30 or more days per year, or at the excursion level of 1f /cc averaged over a 30-minute period, or who are required, under the provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1926.1101 to wear negative-pressure respirators. Under OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.134, SSA employees who wear respirators for protection against chemical contaminants must also be determined medically fit to wear a respirator by a physician. SSA, therefore, proposes to establish an indefinite quantity contract with a licensed physician or clinic specializing in occupational medicine to ensure proper medical management of affected individuals in compliance with the OSHA standards. The contractor shall provide complete occupational medical services for SSA employees referred to the contractor under the terms of the contract. Services shall include a complete medical examination including work history, OSHA questionnaire, recommendations for job placement or change, and consultation with employee regarding hygiene habits (such as cessation of smoking). Follow-up or referralfor additional screening and/or specific treatment for asbestos-related disease or its complications may also be provided in consultation with SSA's medical officer and in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1926.1101. The contractor shall be required to submit all medical information and records to the SSA medical officer within specified time frames. Medical examinations and procedures shall be provided to employees by or under the supervision of a currently licensed physician, licensed to practice medicine in the State of Maryland. When the licensed physician is not onsite, his designee will administer the examinations. The designee must be a currently licensed physician, physician's assistant or a nurse. Persons other than a licensed physician who administer pulmonary function testing must have completed a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) approved training course in spirometry, sponsored by an appropriate academic or professional institute. All persons performing onsitemedical procedures must be currently licensed and certified to perform these procedures. Proper documentation of certification must be submitted to the SSA at least 10 working days before the contractor's onsite services are required. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract with a period of performance of base year (twelve months) with four, one year option periods if exercised. This solicitation is available for download in electronic form on SSA's Internet Home Page at URL "http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm". All requests must be in writing. Request may be faxed. No phone request will be accepted. The anticipated date for release of the RFP is February 21, 1998. Respondents should refer to synopsis No. SSA-RFP-98-3489. All interested parties must respond within 15 days of this announcement. See numbered Note 1. (0034)

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