R--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE PASTORAL SERVICES

The Department of Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) intends to negotiate Sole Source follow-on commercial item services procurement with Kimberly Willis to provide Clinical Pastoral Services 40 hours a week. Tour of duty will routinely be Sunday to Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM with Tuesday beginning from 11:00 AM to 7:30PM. Services and may include Federal Holiday based on the ascertained need. On-call services will be provided by this individual based on the monthly on-call schedule and compensatory time will be given for hours beyond the tour of duty. Contract personnel will be assigned primarily to the Drug and Alcohol Program, to the Spinal Cord Injury units, and the other units. Contract personnel will be responsible to see that face to face spiritual assessments are done and entered into the patient's records. Contract personnel are responsible for the pastoral visitation as requested or as the need are ascertained through routine rounds. Contract personnel is responsible for the spirituality groups as the currently established on these units and may be asked to run additional groups as the need arise. Contract personnel will be responsible for all Protestant Worship Service and weekly bible study. The will also be responsible for scheduling our students to preach. They will maintain oversight for the services when others are scheduled to hold them. Contract personnel will participate in our CPE residency program. This proposed procurement is for supplies or services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interest parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 15 March 2010, noon local time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Point of contact Nakaura Yusuf, Contract Specialist: FAX (757)728-3132 or via e-mail [email protected]