SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Occupational Medical Services
- Notice Date
- 2/3/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, Rm 538, Rockville, MD, 20892-7663
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7663
- Solicitation Number
- 263-03-P(BD)-0013
- Point of Contact
- Marcia Goldman, Sr. Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-2302, Fax 301-402-3406, - Edward Wilgus, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-3070, Fax 301-480-1145,
- E-Mail Address
-
goldmanm@od.nih.gov, wilguse@od.nih.gov
- Description
- The Division of Safety, Office of Research Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting businesses to staff and operate a comprehensive program of occupational medicine for NIH employees and other eligible workers assigned at the Bethesda campus, the Animal Center at Poolesville, Maryland and leased facilities. Previously synopsized under sources sought 263-020P(BD)-0070. The intended proceurement will be clasiified under NAICS Code 621493 and size standard is $8.5 million. The NIH requires staffing of the occupational medial service with personnel qualified to design, implement, and supervise a comprehensive occupational medial service covering approximately 15,000 employees and other eligible workers. The Occupational Medical Service (OMS) includes medical care, pre- employment and in-service medical and physical examinations or evaluations, preventive and health promotions programs, occupational health surveillance programs and employee assistance programs. The professional, ethical and technical responsibilities and standard necessary to conduct the occupational medical service programs requires the assignment and utilization of only those personnel whose performance will conform to the highest standards and ethics of the health care profession. Management and operation of the NIH occupational medical service programs requires personnel who are experienced in 1) providing diagnosis and emergency treatment of any injury, illness or exposure to hazardous materials (e.g. pathogens, radionuclides, toxic chemicals, carcinogens,) that may result from NIH operations, (2) recognizing and treating drug induced medical emergencies (3) diagnosis and treatment of occupational exposures or infections associated with basic and clinical research programs dealing with human pathogens or zoonotic agents, (4) diagnosing and treating wounds inflicted by a wide range of laboratory animals, (5) diagnosis and treatment of animal induced illnesses and allergies, (6) symptoms, tests, treatments and counseling requirements to manage individuals exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other bloodborne pathogens, (7) formulating and implementing hazard specific health surveillance programs that include appropriate provisions for confidentiality, (8) managing psychiatric emergencies that occur during the scheduled operating hours of the OMS, (9) planning, coordinating and administering an employee assistance program to include counseling of individuals, group therapy, diagnosis and referral to community resources, and (10) designing and performing job specific pre-employment and in-service medical examinations or evaluations. As adjuncts to the foregoing, the OMS requires personnel trained and experienced in (1) meeting the requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor Office or Workers' Compensation Programs, (2) planning, implementing and maintaining a system for administration of vaccines appropriate to occupational biologic hazards and as may be required for international travel by NIH employees, (3) developing and promoting heath promotion and education programs (4) planning and conducting basic courses in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Heartsaver techniques, (5) measuring, fitting and repairing prescription (employee furnished prescription) safety glasses, (6) operating one auxiliary health unit and (7) maintenance of a comprehensive occupational health data base system consistent with current practices for 1) maintaining individual medical records, 2) meeting confidentiality requirements 3) recording and retriving data and 4) meeting other operational requirments. The staff required are divided into three categories: key personnel, professional and support. Key personnel are those individuals having primary responsibility for the overall management and supervision of the daily operations of the OMS. Professional staff is those individuals for who specific education, experience and training qualified them to carryout general or specialized health care functions or activities. Support staff is those individuals who carry out the required technical and clerical activities attendant to an occupational medical service. The operating hours for the OMS are: Main Unit, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Auxiliary Unit, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Routine OMS operations are not conducted on weekend, official Federal holidays, or when the Federal government is closed. This is a full and open competition. The contract will be for a base of one year with 4, 12-month options. RFP requests may be faxed to Marcia Goldman the Contracting Officer at 301-402-0887.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00252016-W 20030205/030203213449 (fbodaily.com)
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