SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Employment of Pediatric Gastrologist
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621340
— Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMC Portsmouth, 54 Lewis Minor St, Portsmouth, VA, 23708-2297
- ZIP Code
- 23708-2297
- Solicitation Number
- N00183-05-T-0114
- Response Due
- 8/9/2005
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2005
- Description
- Fill in Blanks: TIN (tax ID / social security #): ________________ CAGE: ________________ DUNS: __________________ Vendor Point of Contact: ______________________Phone: ____________________ Vendor email: ______________________ Naval Medical Center POC: Pediatrics / CPT Zintz: (757) 953-2960 Technical Issues: Dorothy Debraux 757-953-5308 E-Mail: dydebraux@mar.med.navy.mil Payment Monthly, Quarterly, Annually (circle one) in Arrears Vendor to reference N00183-05-T-0114 on all Inquires. Note: vendor will be required to provide billing electronically via the WAWF Electronic Invoicing method. For additional information, a review of the following web sites may be required: https://wawf.eb.mil http://wawftraining (email) wawf@nmlc.med.navy.mil Government reserves the right to award contract based on an "All or Nothing Evaluation". NAPS 5232.903 PROMPT PAYMENT For Prompt Payment Act Purposes, this contract is: Subject to the 7-calender day constructive acceptance period Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 92 Hours Pediatric Gastroenterologist (part-time)FFPfor the period 31 Aug 05 through 30 Sep 05 See Section C for requirementsFOB: DestinationMILSTRIP: N0018305RQHPE10PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N0018305RQHPE10 NET AMT ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0002 348 Hours Pediatric Gastroenterologist (part-time)FFPfor the period 01 Oct 05 through 31 Jan 06 See Section C for requirementsFOB: DestinationMILSTRIP: N0018306RQHPE04PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: N0018306RQHPE04 NET AMT Section C - Descriptions and Specifications CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT Statement of Work Pediatric Gastroenterologist (Part Time) THIS IS NOT A CIVIL SERVICE POSITION 1. Labor Category: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST 1.1. POSITION SYNOPSIS: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGIST. The Government is seeking to place under contract an individual who holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited college approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from a college accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMG), is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and has a certificate of special qualifications in Pediatric Gastroenterology. 2. Services shall be provided in the assigned clinical areas of the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. 2.1. The healthcare worker shall be on duty in the assigned clinical areas located at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth and Branch Medical Clinics, for 40 hours each 2-week period. The health care worker shall normally provide services between the hours of 0700 and 1630 (includes an uncompensated .5 or 1-hour for a meal break) Monday through Friday throughout the term of the contract. Specific hours will be scheduled by the Commander and provided to you six weeks in advance. When required to ensure completion of services that extend beyond the normal end of your work hours, you shall remain on duty in excess of your scheduled shift. The health care worker shall arrive for each scheduled shift in a well-rested condition and shall have had at least six hours of rest from all other duties, excluding the on-call requirement specified in the paragraph below. 2.2 The healthcare worker shall be scheduled in the outpatient clinic for minimum of 6 patients during each half-day shift. You shall also perform all indicated procedures for which you are privileged and consultations, for inpatients or outpatients, in addition to outpatient services. 2.3. Unscheduled services may be required at any time during the day or night, including weekends and holidays, and are to be provided on an on-call basis. On-call will be required with the exception of the time the healthcare worker is on personal leave or as agreed upon between you and the Government. On-call includes being available for consultation via telephone, or your physical presence with the patient. 2.4. While in an on-call status (i.e. not on personal leave or otherwise agreed absence), the healthcare worker shall be available via a command provided pager within 30 minutes of travel time of the MTF and shall return phone calls to the MTF within 20 minutes of being paged. Estimated occurrences of receiving pages while on-call is approximately 5 times per month. If medically necessary, the healthcare worker shall proceed to the MTF to provide any required care. The healthcare worker shall remain at the MTF through completion of required services. Estimated occurrences of returning to the MTF while on-call is approximately 3 times per month. The healthcare worker will be compensated for additional services provided within the MTF, while serving in an on-call status outside your normal work hour requirements. The healthcare worker will be compensated for a minimum of 2 hours and services in excess of 2 hours will be compensated in 30-minute increments. 2.5. The healthcare worker shall accrue four hours of personnel leave for at the end of every 2-week period worked (leave calculated as 8 hours for every 80 hours worked. I.e.; 4 hours for 40 hours of work). Unless required via on-call, services of the physician shall not be required on the following federally established paid holidays, except when on-call: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President?s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran?s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The health care worker will be compensated by the Government for these periods of planned absences. 3. . The use of ?Commander? means: Commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA or designated representative, e.g. Contracting Officer Representative, Technical Liaison, or Department Head. 4. . SUITS ARISING OUT OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. The health care worker(s) is (are) serving at the military treatment facility under a personal services contract entered into under the authority of section 1091 of Title 10, United States Code. Accordingly, section 1089 of Title 10, United States Code shall apply to personal injury lawsuits filed against the health care worker(s) based on negligent or wrongful acts or omissions incident to performance within the scope of this contract. The healthcare worker is not required to maintain medical malpractice liability insurance. 5. Health care workers providing services under this contract shall be rendering personal services to the Government and shall be subject to day-to-day supervision and control by Government personnel. Supervision and control is the process by which the individual health care worker receives technical guidance, direction, and approval with regard to a task(s) within the requirements of this contract. 6. GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Services provided under this contract shall be performed in accordance with all State, County, Department of Defense, Navy, Naval Medical Center, and Clinic guidelines and reporting requirements. The health care worker shall perform a range of pediatric gastroenterology services within the scope of your medical licensure and the clinical privileges approved by the Commandering Officer. These services will be provided on site, using Government furnished facilities, equipment and supplies. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. The health care worker shall: 7.1. Provide training and/or direction as applicable to supporting Government employees (i.e. hospital corpsmen, technicians, medical students, and resident physicians) assigned to the healthcare worker during the performance of clinical procedures. Such direction and interaction will adhere to Government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocol. 7.2. Perform necessary administrative duties that include maintaining statistical records of clinical workload, participating in education programs, and participating in clinical staff quality assurance functions as prescribed by the Commanding Officer. 7.3. Participate in scheduled meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. 7.4. Attend annual renewal of the following Annual Training Requirements: Customer Relations, Disaster Training, Sexual Harassment, and other courses as directed. 7.5. Operate and manipulate automated systems such as Composite Health Care System (CHCS), Ambulatory Data System (ADS) and participate in clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk (RM) functions, as prescribed by the Commanding Officer. 7.6. Obtain certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers. This training and certification will be provided by the Navy. 8. CLINICAL DUTIES. Actual clinical activity will be a function of the Commander?s credentials and privileging process and the overall demand for pediatric gastroenterology services. The health care worker shall perform a range of pediatric gastroenterology services within the scope of this statement of work, on site, using Government furnished facilities, equipment and supplies. Workload includes scheduled and unscheduled requirements for services. The health care worker is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive pediatric gastroenterology services within the facility and for the quality and timeliness of records, reports and documentation of services provided. Clinical productivity is expected to be comparable to that of other Pediatricians that are authorized the same scope of practice and assigned to the same type of a facility. The physician shall: 8.1. Comply with the standards of the Joint Commission, applicable provisions of law and the rules and regulations of any and all governmental authorities pertaining to licensure and regulation of healthcare personnel and medical treatment facilities, the regulations and standards of medical practice of the MTF and the bylaws of the hospital's medical staff. Adhere to and comply with all Department of Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and local Clinic instructions and notices, which may be in effect during the term of the contract. 8.2. Provide a full range of pediatric gastroenterology medicine services (e.g., supervise and provide screening and medical care and examinations of pediatric patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving the GI system; manifestations and management of diseases of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestines, liver, and miscellaneous diseases affecting the GI tract; and disorders of the bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreas). 8.3. Supervise, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals seeing children (e.g., Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); diagnostic procedures; and minor surgical procedures such as incisions and drainage of abscesses, suture simple lacerations; etc.). 8.4. Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 8.5. Supervise and teach other medical staff (to include medical students and resident physicians) and provide educational lectures and participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Such direction and interaction will adhere to government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocol. 8.6. Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling. 8.7. Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as identified within the institution. 8.8. Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and unit function and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner. 8.9. Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities. 8.10. Demonstrate appropriate delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities. 8.11. Complete continuing education to meet own professional growth and specialty standards. 8.12. Participate in scheduled meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. 8.13. Participate in the implementation of the Family Advocacy Program as directed. Participation shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate medical examination, documentation, and reporting. 8.14. Perform necessary administrative duties, which include maintaining statistical records of workload, operate and manipulate automated systems such as Composite Health Care System (CHCS). 8.15. Participate in clinical staff quality assurance functions and clinic Performance Improvement/Risk Management Programs as prescribed by the Commander. 9. CREDENTIALS AND PRIVILEGING. Upon award, an Individual Credentials File (ICF) shall be completed prior to performance of services. Completed ICF must be forwarded 30 days prior to performance of duties to the MTF?s Professional Affairs Department. The ICF, maintained at the MTF, contains specific information with regard to qualifying degrees and licenses, past professional experience and performance, education and training, health status, and current competence as compared to specialty-specific criteria regarding eligibility for defined scopes of health care services. BUMED Instruction 6320.66C (or current version) detail the ICF requirements. A copy of this instruction may be obtained from the World Wide Web at: http://www-nmlc.med.navy.mil/Code02/contractorinfo.htm. 10. MINIMUM PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS. 10.1. Hold a Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited college approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree from a college accredited by the American Osteopathic Association or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECMG). 10.2. Graduated from a residency training program in Pediatrics approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association or those Canadian training programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other appropriate Canadian medical authority, no earlier than 2 years prior to proposal submission. 10.3. Board Certified in Pediatrics as determined by the American Board of Pediatrics. 10.4. Have a certificate of special qualifications in Pediatric Gastroenterology as determined by the American Board of Pediatrics. 10.5. Have and maintain a valid, unrestricted state license in any one of the fifty, states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 10.6. Have a current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number (certificate) to prescribe controlled substances in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 10.7. Possess a minimum of two-years experience as a Pediatric Gastroenterologist within the preceding three years. 10.8. Possess current certification in American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers; American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course; American Red Cross CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) for the Professional Rescuer; or equivalent. 10.9. Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification prior to providing services. 10.10. Provide two letters of recommendation written within the last two years attesting to your clinical skills. Reference letters must include name, title, phone number, date of reference, address and signature of the individual providing reference. 10.11. Possess U.S. employment eligibility. No alien shall be allowed to perform under this contract in violation of the Immigration Laws of the United States. 10.12. Represent an acceptable malpractice risk to the Navy
- Place of Performance
- Address: 54 lewis Minors St., Portsmouth, VA
- Zip Code: 23708
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 23708
- Record
- SN00859507-W 20050803/050801212431 (fbodaily.com)
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