MODIFICATION
Q--Q -- Respiratory Therapist Staffing
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2006
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Capitol Network Acquisition Center, Contracting Officer, (688/90C), 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20422
- ZIP Code
- 20422
- Solicitation Number
- 688-39-06
- Response Due
- 3/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This VA Medical Center is seeking Respiratory Care Services from a staffing agency for inpatient and outpatient care. Population is for young, middle and older adults. The respiratory Therapist will provide a variety of treatment or testing service to maintain optimum physiological maintenance of the cardiac and respiratory systems. The following services are provided for inpatients only: Chest physiotherapy & postural drainage Oxygen Therapy Humidity Therapy Aerosol Therapy (nebulization, and IPPB) Pulse Oximetry monitoring Incentive Spirometry (Breathing Exercises) Sputum Sample Collection Airway Care Non-invasive ventilator monitoring (CPAP, BI-PAP) Continuous mechanical ventilation Hours of Coverage need is twenty-four hours a day. Licensed therapists and technicians must be available day, evening, and night to assist physicians with procedures, treatments, ventilator care and any other emergencies requiring his/her assistance. Routine Shifts are: 1st shift of the calendar day ? Nights ???? Midnight ? 8:00 am 2nd shift of the calendar day ? Days ???????8:00 am ? 4:30 pm 3rd shift of calendar day ? Evenings ???????4:00 pm ? midnight QUALIFICATION The Staffing Agency shall document and verify the following matters with regard to all Respiratory Care Practitioners provided by the Staffing Agency, and shall provide copies of all documentation to the Medical Center unless the parties agree otherwise: a. The levels of qualification will be limited to two credentials, as awarded by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC): i.Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) ii.Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) b. All personnel provided under this contract shall have graduated from an American Medical Association (AMA) approved Respiratory Therapy Program. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS The Staffing Agency shall provide the Medical Center with such information and documentation as the Medical Center requests concerning Respiratory Care Practitioners the Staffing Agency proposes to place at the Medical Center to enable the Medical Center to determine whether the Respiratory Care Practitioner is acceptable to the Medical Center. The Medical Center shall have the right to refuse to accept any Respiratory Care Practitioner offered by the Staffing Agency. The Medical Center shall have the right to refuse to accept any Respiratory Care Practitioner who arrives at the Medical Center without the documentation requested by the Medical Center, without the payment of any cancellation penalty. The Staffing Agency shall provide a completed packet of information to include all medical clearance, relevant education, training, skills, and specialties and work history at a minimum to include: 1. A minimum of two recent and relevant professional references. 2. TB test results and evidence of satisfactory health status. 3. Verification of education, training and certifications. 4. Current licensure in good standing with the District of Columbia Respiratory Care Board. 5. Documentation of testing, screening, and personally interviewed by a qualified respiratory care practitioner to assure current competence and proficiency in all required clinical skills and theory expected of a thoroughly competent registered or certified therapist. 6. Testing in any particular specialty area which establishes that the respiratory care practitioner has skills appropriate for field of practice and specialty. 7. Current CPR certification. 8. Documentation of participation in appropriate continuing education activities. 9. Any performance evaluations for the preceding two (2) years. 10. INS Form I-9 and appropriate documents establishing identity and work authorization. 11. Drug screening results. 12. Orientation and instruction in use of universal precautions consistent with OSHA requirements. All contract therapists must complete the VA respiratory protection program including a physical in services by Occupational Health and fit testing. If the Respiratory Care Practitioner?s license or any certification expires while the Respiratory Care Practitioner is providing services at the Medical Center, the Staffing Agency shall provide written evidence of appropriate renewals. SCOPE OF DUTIES 1. Set up and operate devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment. Adjust equipment to obtain optimum results in therapy 2. Perform bedside pulmonary function measurements 3. Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration, external cardiac massage and assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 4. Verify physician?s order and review patient information to assess patient condition. 5. Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, and medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders. 6. Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur. 7. Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to manage patient care. 8. Enforce safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physicians' orders. 9. Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information. 10. Inspect, clean, test and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, ordering repairs when necessary. 11. Educate patients and their families about their conditions and teach appropriate disease management techniques, such as breathing exercises and the use of medications and respiratory equipment. 12. Relay blood gas analysis results to a physician. 13. Demonstrate respiratory care procedures to trainees and other health care personnel. 14. Trouble-shoot equipment. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (a) Knowledge of essential operational function of DHCP/VistA software package; (b) Self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision. PERFORMANCE MEASURES 1.All requests by the Medical Center for the Staffing Agency to provide personnel shall be made by the Medical Center in writing by facsimile or by email and shall specify exactly what personnel are requested and the requested dates and times of service. 2.In the event the Medical Center at any time determines, in its sole discretion, that any Respiratory Care Practitioner provided by the Staffing Agency is not providing satisfactory services or is otherwise engaged in activities which the Medical Center determines, in its sole discretion, to be detrimental to patients, the Medical Center or others, the Medical Center shall give the Staffing Agency written notice of such activities and the Medical Center may require that the Respiratory Care Practitioner be removed from the Medical Center and no longer provide services at the Medical Center. 3.All the Respiratory Care Practitioners provided by the Staffing Agency shall comply with all by-laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Medical Center and its Medical Staff. In addition, all medical care and other services shall be provided in accordance with the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations as well as any organizations providing accreditation or certification with regard to services provided. All services rendered by Respiratory Care Practitioner provided by the Staffing Agency shall be in conformance with all state, federal, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations. 4.The Staffing Agency shall provide a 24hour liaison and/or call center who the Medical Center may contact at any time to address any problems or issues that may arise. The Base period is from April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2006 with four (4) one-year renewable option years subject to the availability of funds. UNIT PRICE BASE YEAR: 4/1/06 - 3/31/2006 Nights- Midnight ? 8:00 am $________ Days -8:00 am ? 4:30 pm $________ Evenings-4:00 pm ? midnight $________ Option Year 1 4/1/06 - 3/31/2007 Nights- Midnight ? 8:00 am $________ Days -8:00 am ? 4:30 pm $________ Evenings-4:00 pm ? midnight $________ Option Year 2 4/1/07 - 3/31/2008 Nights- Midnight ? 8:00 am $________ Days -8:00 am ? 4:30 pm $________ Evenings-4:00 pm ? midnight $________ Option Year 3 4/1/08 - 3/31/2009 Nights- Midnight ? 8:00 am $________ Days -8:00 am ? 4:30 pm $________ Evenings-4:00 pm ? midnight $________ Option Year 4 4/1/09 - 3/31/2010 Nights- Midnight ? 8:00 am $________ Days -8:00 am ? 4:30 pm $________ Evenings-4:00 pm ? midnight $________ The NAICS Code is 621399, with a small business size standard of 6 million. The proposed solicitation listed herein will be issued as a 100% total small business set-aside. A Firm Fixed price contract will be awarded. The following provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1)52.233-3, Protest after Award. (2)52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [X] (5)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. [X] (14) 52.222-3, Convict Labor. [X] (16) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. [X] (17) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. [X] (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans. [X] (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. [X] (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans . [X] (21) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees. [X] (26) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. [X] (32) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor Registration. (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: [X] (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended. [X] (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. Rates can be obtained from website: http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx#0, Wage Determination No. 1994-2103 Rev.(34); 52.233-2 Service of Protest: (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisitions Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer by obtaining written and dated acknowledgement of receipt from Purchasing and Contracting (688/90C), 50 Irving Street NW, Room 2D233, Washington, DC 20422. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO; 852.233-70 Protest Content; 852.233-71 Alternative Protest Procedure;52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months; 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year; 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising;Award will be made to the offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is determined to be most advantageous to the Government. Offerors may obtain copies of the referenced provisions and clauses at: http://arnet.gov. Quotations must be received by 1:00 PM local time March 21, 2006 at Room 3D233, Joy D Kamara (688/90C) VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street NW, Washington DC 20422. Web based and faxed offers will be accepted. All responsible sources will be considered.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 50 Iriving Street NW, Washington DC
- Zip Code: 20422
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 20422
- Record
- SN01005733-W 20060316/060314211938 (fbodaily.com)
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