THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE REPRESENTING A MARKET SURVEY AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS OR INVITATION FOR BIDS The Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a MARKET RESEARCH SURVEY to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Small Business, HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Small business concerns should be capable of furnishing all labor, supervision, and parts, to include all equipment necessary to perform all work require under the proposed contract. The NAICS code is 561320 DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT: SCHEDULE OF SERVICES The Contractor shall furnish all personnel to provide services necessary to perform onsite Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Optometry, and Audiology Services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the VA Southeast Network-VISN 7 (hereinafter referred to as VISN 7). The contract clinicians' care shall cover the range of services for these disciplines as outlined in the table below as would be provided in a state-of-the-art health care medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized related national standards. Discipline Specialty National Standards Body Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanpcert.org/ptistore/control/index Physician Assistant Physician Assistant (Primary Care) American Academy of Physician Assistants http://www.aapa.org/ Physician General Practice (Primary Care) American Board of General Practice http://www.abgp.org/ Physician Internal Medicine (Primary Care) American College of Physicians- Internal Medicine: http://www.acponline.org/clinical_information/guidelines Physician Family Practice (Primary Care) American Board of Family Medicine https://www.theabfm.org/ Physician Internal Medicine (Hospitalist) American College of Physicians- Internal Medicine: http://www.acponline.org/clinical_information/guidelines Physician Otolaryngology American Board of Otolaryngology http://www.aboto.org/ Physician Orthopedic Surgery American Board of Orthopedic Surgery https://www.abos.org/ Physician General Surgery American Board of Surgery http://www.absurgery.org/ Optometrist Optometry American Board of Optometry http://www.americanboardofoptometry.org/ Audiologist Audiology American Board of Audiology http://www.boardofaudiology.org/ Place of Performance: Services shall be provided on site at the eight VA Medical Centers in the VA Southeast Network as indicated in the table below: Medical Center Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033 Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center 1Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904 Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, AL 36109 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401 WJB Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209 Carl Vinson VA Medical Center 1826 Veterans Blvd, Dublin, GA 31021 Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Period of Performance: One year from date of award (short term contract). POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS Number. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing this type of service. Please include the following: (a) staff expertise including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. 3) Submit Capability Statements by October 20, 2014 to: Network Contracting Office 7, Atlanta VA Medical Center. Responses should be received no later than 9:00 AM EST. Submissions must be made via email to:
[email protected] or FAX: (678) 924-5746. NO CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AFTER OCTOBER 20, 2014. AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION). A FUTURE NOTICE WILL BE POSTED WHEN THE SOLICITATION WILL BE RELEASED. 4) Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. (5) No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)