Description
The Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Morgantown, West Virginia, intends to award a contract to an offeror that can provide Radiological Technician services in accordance with the Statement of Work. This is a requirements type contract. It is anticipated that award shall be for a base year, plus four option years. The term of the contract shall be date of award through twelve (12) months, thirteen (13) months through 24 months, 25 months through 36 months, 37 months through 48 months, and 49 months through 60 months. Initial evaluation shall include all option years. Award may be made without discussions. The schedule for the Radiological Technician shall normally consist of 468 sessions per year. The contractor shall not work more than 30 hours a week. A session is defined as one hour and will generally be scheduled in blocks of three hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. A list of duties include, but are limited to: The contractor will perform Quality Control and be responsible for the Improving Organization Performance (IOP) Program in the Radiology Department, with quarterly submission of reports to the IOP Committee. The contractor shall provide training to medical staff in x-ray procedures, as necessary, and shall document such training appropriately. The contractor must be knowledgeable of, and comply with, JCAHO standards. The contractor shall follow Bureau of Prisons policy and JCAHO standards. The contractor shall be responsible for an annual review and revision, as necessary, of the x-ray procedure manual. The contractor shall prepare monthly and quarterly reports on IOP measures and submit reports to the IOP Coordinator. The contractor shall provide services, professional in nature, in the method as considered normal in the local community and in accordance with JCAHO standards and Bureau of Prisons policies. These services, although not directly supervised, shall be reviewed by a Mid-level Practitioner or the Clinical Director of the Health Services Department. The performance of services shall be verified by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). The contractor will submit written reports, evaluations, and/or plans for improvement in the are of the x-ray. These reports may be hand written or typed, verified by the contractor's signature. The contractor shall be responsible for personal health care needs and costs associated with exposure, or possible exposure, to any blood borne pathogen or other risk encountered during the performance of this contract. The contractor agrees to adhere to all regulations prescribed by the FCI for safety, custody and conduct of inmates. The contractor shall attend an orientation program prior to assuming institution involvement. Reimbursement to the contractor for the time spend in institution orientation, or other specific security related training, will be at the contract rate, prorated hourly. The contractor must be covered by liability insurance according to the limits in the solicitation. The cost of the insurance shall be the responsibility of the contractor. The contractor shall not be responsible for the management of inmates. The contractor shall perform routine and emergency x-ray procedures and maintain a log of all x-rays taken. The contractor shall copy and file all completed x-ray requests, and forward all x-rays on inmates who have transferred. The contractor shall maintain the x-ray monitoring badges, including collecting old badges, issuing new badges and shipping badges to the monitoring company. The contractor shall be responsible for cleaning all x-ray equipment and documentation of such cleaning. QUALIFICATIONS: The person performing the actual contract requirements shall be a certified x-ray technician. Award shall be based on the lowest priced, most technically accepted offer submitted to the Government. The Request for Quotation will be available on or after August 19, 2003, and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site, http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available except in extreme circumstances and only if issuance in this manner is determined to be in the Government's best interest. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer, which will be considered for award. The NAIC Code for this requirement is 621999. THE REQUIREMENT IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.