This announcement constitutes a Sources Sought notice for the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (PVAMC). The purpose of this notice is to identify potential sources for providing registered nurse services (dialysis) to initiate and discontinue Continuous Veno-Venous Hemo-Dialysis (CVVHD) consistent with each physician's order for therapy. This notice does not commit the government to issue a solicitation or make an award. The description herein is a summary of the required services and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Please note the acquisition strategy for this procurement has not been finalized and is subject to change based on the responses received from the Sources Sought notice. Requirement Description: The Philadelphia VAMC has a new requirement for 24 hour per day, 365 day per year "on call" registered nurse (RN) services coverage to initiate and discontinue CVVHD. The required response time from notification to the on-call nurse or vendor until treatment is initiated by the contract nurse is thirty (30) minutes. The RNs provided by the contractor shall meet the following requirements: licensed in any state or Puerto Rico, BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification, and the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently. The RNs provided by the contractor shall provide the following prior to beginning work at the PVAMC: a resume, transcripts, current nursing license, current ACLS, current competencies in CVVHD, physical examination including PPD, social security card, picture identification, proof of citizenship, and complete the online VetPro application process. Once verified in VetPro, contract RN will complete fingerprinting, receive access badges, and complete orientation. The PVAMC will continue to be the primary care provider for patients receiving treatment. PVAMC will provide all pharmacy items, lab work, diagnostic tests, medications, dialysate fluids, equipment and supplies or any other products or services related to patients receiving treatment. The place of performance will be the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Medical Intensive Care Unit at the PVAMC. Contractor shall be paid for "on-call" and/or actual hours worked on-site. The applicable NAICS code is 621399, for registered nurse services (dialysis). ************************************************************************ Market Survey Questions: If your company is interested in this acquisition, please answer the following Market Survey Questions, via email, by June 26, 2009. Responses are to be sent to Ms. Zenaida Delgado at email
[email protected] 1. Company Address and Point of Contact: What is the physical address of your main corporate office and who is the primary point of contact? Please provide the email address and the telephone number for your primary point of contact. 2. CCR, D-U-N-S and Veteran Owned Registration: a. Is your company registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)? All Contractors who wish to do business with VA must be registered with CCR. You can register at the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/. b. Provide your Duns & Bradstreet (D&B) D-U-N-S number. c. Is your company registered with the Vetbiz as either a Veteran Owned (VOSB) or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? You can register at the following website: http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ 3. Nurse Services and Response Time: Are you able to provide RNs within thirty (30) minutes of notification for patients requiring treatment? 4. References: Provide a list of all private industry or government contracts for similar services that you have performed during calendar years 2007 through 2009. Please include the customer's names, addresses, telephone number, dollar value of contract, and brief description of the services provided on the contract. 5. Applicable to Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract Holders only: If you have an FSS contract for FSC 621I Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services, provide a copy of the summary pages from your FSS Schedule contract (i.e. showing contract number, effective dates, contractor information, ordering information, business size, DUNS number, Tax I.D. number, etc.) The Government does not intend to make an award on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or otherwise pay for the information solicited herein. For questions and comments, please, use this e-mail address:
[email protected]. No facsimiles or phone calls will be accepted at this time. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs, Veteran Health Administration, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, UNITED STATES Point of Contact(s): Zenaida Delgado, Contract Specialist, Email
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