SRCSGT | Q | Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Department of Defense (DOD) Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) for Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 19, 2004 FBO #1089
SOURCES SOUGHT

Q -- Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Department of Defense (DOD) Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) for Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).

Notice Date: 11/17/2004
Notice Type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 621340 — Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Contracting Office: Center for Health Care Contracting, ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-5015
ZIP Code: 78234-5015
Solicitation Number: W81K04-05-R-0006
Response Due: 12/3/2004
Archive Date: 2/1/2005
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: Description: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of potential sources to provide personal services of approximately 98 to 143 specialized pediatric educational and developmental intervention health care professionals in mul tiple locations outside the contiguous United States, which may include Europe, Asia, the State of Hawaii, and the Territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. Background: The Department of Defense provides Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) for eigible children, pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and in accordance with implementing guidance of DOD Instruction 1342.12, Provision of Early Intervention and Special Education to Eligible DOD Dependents. Various educational and health related professionals deliver services to children birth through 21 years of age who are eligible under the DOD criteria, through the military medical system, at installations supported by Department of Defense schools. Potential sources shall be capable of providing Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended by Public Law 102-119 and in accordance with the implementing guidance issued by DOD and the respective military departments. Potential sources shall be capable of providing the following pediatrically trained health care providers: Developmental Pediatricians, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Early Childhood Special Educators, C ertified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapy Assistants, Child and Family Specialists, and Assistant Family Service Coordinators. Potential sources shall be capable of providing services to children from birth through 21 years of age who are eligible under the DOD criteria. Potential sources shall be capable of providing qualified personal services direct-care professional staff to deliver services within the Department of Defense (DOD) military medical departments at military installations supported by DOD schools in multipl e locations outside the contiguous United States, which may include Europe, Asia, the State of Hawaii, and the Territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. . Potential sources shall be capable of serving DOD eligible infants, toddlers, school-aged children who have developmental delays or disabilities per the DOD criteria. Potential sources shall be capable of providing related services of a medical nature to school-aged children enrolled in the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in support of their special education program and in accordance with Individualized Educati on Program (IEP) plans. Potential sources shall be capable of coordinating access to support services for families of eligible children. Conduct child find and public awareness activities. Potential sources shall be capable of conducting child find and public awareness activities. Potential sources shall be capable of negotiating additional contract line items for agencies, locations and specialty requirements which are not anticipated at this time which may be added by contract modification of this contract based on mutual agreemen t between the Government and the contractor as to price and performance. Potential sources shall be capable of providing a centrally located Project Office and contractor representative in each Theater of operations (Pacific and Europe). The contractor must establish the Project Office in a central area that is accessible to a majority of contractor personnel in each Theater of operations. The project office shall provide administrative support to contractor personnel. Potential sources shall be capable of recruiting, placing, and retaining fully qualified multidisciplinary health care providers in a timely manner. Potential sources shall be capable of providing a Quality Control Plan for each tas k order and monthly status reports for each task order. Potential sources shall be capable of providing accurate invoices through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Potential sources shall be capable of teaming with the government for the purpose of providing the best value to the government and mitigating program costs. Potential sources shall be able willing to install an accounting system which is capable of accurately accumulating incurred costs according to cost category and contract task order should they receive award of the anticipated contract. Potential sources shall be capable of obtaining approval of their accounting system by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) should they receive award of the anticipated contract. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP). No RFP is available at this time. DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. BE ADVISED THIS OFFICE ANTICIPATES THAT A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT January 24, 2005. OFFERORS HAVING THE SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE STATED REQUIREMENT ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MARKET SURVEY/SOURCES SOUGHT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL MARKET INFORMATION AND COMPANY INFORMATION VIA EMAIL OR FACSI MILIE NO LATER THAN December 03, 2004 RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, POINT OF CONTACT, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, BUSINESS SIZE AND STATUS SUCH AS SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL SDISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, 8(A), HUB ZONE, ETC., CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS, POTENTI AL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, TEAMING PARTNERS, MAJOR SUBCONTRACTOR OR PRIMECONTRACTOR, Please respond to the attention of CONTRACT SPECIALIST, DIANE COOK, ADDRESS: US ARMY, MEDCOM, CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE CONTRACTING, DIRECT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DIVISION, 210 17TH STREET, BUILDING 4197, SUITE 68, SORT SAM HOUSTON, TX 78234-5068. Voice: (210) 295 4456, Facsimilie: (210) 221-4128 EMAIL: diane.cook@amedd.army.mil CONTRACTING OFFICER, MIGUEL GONZALES,
Place of Performance: Address: Center for Health Care Contracting ATTN: MCAA C BLDG 4197, 2107 17TH Street Fort Sam Houston TX; Zip Code: 78234-5015; Country: US
Record: SN00709566-W 20041119/041117212122 (fbodaily.com)
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Q -- Performance Work Statement (PWS) for Department of Defense (DOD) Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) for Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).