Q--Draft Commercial Sales Practice (CSP) & Price Propoisal for FSS Schedule 621 I Request for Information (RFI) & Industry Survey

In response to VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report 08-02969-165 (Review of Federal Supply Schedule 621 I -- Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services), the VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Service will implement a new Commercial Sales Practice (CSP) & Price Proposal format under the 621I program. The FSS Service believes that this new format will resolve the issues identified within the referenced OIG report. The new pricing methodology consists of two components: (1) A fixed hourly "Staffing Fee", which includes all cost related elements (e.g. overhead, profit, insurances, etc...). This would be a flat hourly rate for each individual labor category and would be the same across all locations. (2) A flexible "Employee Compensation" pricing methodology covers fees paid directly to the service worker. This model would allow vendors to offer differing compensation rates based on location or service provide qualifications. Examples of acceptable pricing models would include, but are not limited to, state-by-state pricing, regional pricing, or by setting locality based pricing tiers. Note: The "Staffing Fee" and "Employee Compensation" rates are added together to equal the FSS Net Price in each location covered. For the next 30 days, the FSS Service is seeking industry's input on this proposed new pricing format/methodology to ensure that this new pricing methodology is viable and to identify any potential areas of concern. Vendor feedback is being collected via an online survey through 10/4/2013. " Click below to access the draft Commercial Sales Practice (CSP)/Price Proposal Document: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1107588344268-174/fss_schedule621I-PriceProposalCSP.pdf " Click below to access the survey: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e8489fh2hl5ao8sd/start " Click below to access the 621I Schedule homepage: http://www.va.gov/oal/business/fss/schedule621I.asp For questions or concerns, please contact our FSS Help Desk at [email protected]. We value the input of our industry partners and thank you in advance for your input.