Q -- TELEHEALTH SERVICES

Notice Date

July 12, 2001

Contracting Office

Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center, 3301 Leestown Rd, Lexington, KY 40511-8799

ZIP Code

40511-8799

Solicitation Number

RFQ258-0109-1

Response Due

August 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Norman Ward, RCS 859-253-8880

Description

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mid-Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, intends to award a contract for TeleHealth Consultation Services at the Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester, Kentucky. It is anticipated that the services provided by the contract shall consist of Psychiatry, Dermatology, Dietary Counseling, Continuing Professional Education, Infectious Disease, Orthopedics, and Gastroenterology. Additional healthcare disciplines may be incorporated by bilateral agreement between the BOP and contractor. The services shall be consistent with the standards of both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and American Correctional Association. The contractor shall be responsible for furnishing all necessary professional health service staff whose duties include, but are not limited to: Diagnosis; consultation; reporting; management; oversight; and, training necessary for the performance of this contract. The contractor must also provide a Point of Contact (POC) who shall be responsible for the delivery of health services under this contract. The POC shall have the full authority to act on behalf on the contractor in all matters relating to the daily operation of the contracted TeleHealth services. The contractor shall designate this individual in writing prior to the start-date of the contact. The sessions will be scheduled between the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday. The Bureau of Prisons anticipates a firm-fixed price requirements type contract with a single 12 month base period and four (4) 12 month option periods. The Bureau of Prisons anticipates the issue date of this solicitation July 26, 2001; closing August 29, 2001. Requests for this solicitation package shall be submitted in writing to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mid-Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Qtrs #14, Lexington, KY 40511, attn: Norman Ward, RCS. Faxes may be submitted to (859)253-8882; e-mails to ndward@bop.gov. Phone requests can not be accepted.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010716/QSOL001.HTM (W-193 SN50R6C7)