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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 23, 2007 FBO #1915
SOURCES SOUGHT

U--U -- Medical Center Advisory and Assistance Service

Notice Date

2/21/2007
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Attn: James A. Haley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management Service, (90C), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612
 

ZIP Code

33612
 

Solicitation Number

673-65-07
 

Response Due

2/28/2007
 

Archive Date

3/30/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Seeking qualified contractors to provide executive training advisory and assistance services to the Director, Orlando VA Medical Center, 5201 Raymond Street, Orlando, Florida. Period of performance is estimated 11 months. Please contact the VA contracting officer, David Chittenden, at (813) 972-7589 as soon as possible and not later than 28 February 2007. Please be prepared to discuss your status as a GSA contract holder, socio-economic status such as Veteran-Owned, or 8(a) Program contractors. Based upon response to this notice the VA will determine the method of contracting for this service, such as issuance of a GSA Task Order, or open market set-aside in any of the various socio-economic categories (SDVOSB, 8(a), etc.). Background: A requirement exists in the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans Health Administration VISN 8 for a contractor to perform executive training advisory and assistance services for the Director, Orlando VA Medical Center. This requirement is critical to the success of the VA because the Orlando facility was elevated from VA Outpatient Clinic status to that of an independent VA Medical Center effective October 1, 2006. With this change in status, functions previously handled by the James A. Haley Veterans? Hospital in Tampa and the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (Gainesville and Lake City) are being transferred to the Orlando VA Medical Center. Additionally, a site selection process is underway that will determine the location for the construction of a new VA medical center in Orlando. The Director will oversee the activation process of this new facility. Objectives and deliverables: The objective of this service is an individual development plan (IDP) for the Director. The IDP will serve as a ?road map? for the performance of the contract or task order. The contractor will provide advisory assistance regarding ad-hoc management and ethical dilemmas that may arise. Generally, meetings will be conducted in concert with the VA?s Monthly Orlando Steering Committee meetings. At the conclusion of the contract or task order, a long-term individual development plan will be completed. The preferred methods of performance for the contract or task order include videoconferencing, teleconferencing, and e-mail. Travel to Orlando for face-to-face interaction with the Director will be authorized as required. Deliverables will be as follows: 1. A Baseline Assessment will be submitted within 14 calendar days of the initial meeting with the Director. 2. The Baseline Assessment will consist of (1) a summary of the initial meeting, (2) an initial identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the Director, (3) a recommended reading list, and (4) an individual development plan for the Director that will incorporate a prioritized list of action items with an accompanying timeline that are to be completed during the POP. 3. A Monthly Assessment will be submitted within 14 calendar days of end of each month during the POP, whenever a Quarterly Assessment is not due. 4. The Monthly Assessment will consist of (1) a summary of the activities undertaken by the contractor during that month, (2) an identification of improvements in the previously identified strengths and weaknesses of the Director, (3) progress made on the recommended reading list, and (4) progress made on the individual development plan for the Director. 5. A Quarterly Assessment will be submitted within 14 calendar days of the end of every third month in the POP (the approximate days from the start of the POP are 90, 180, 270, and 365). 6. The Quarterly Assessment will consist of (1) a summary of the activities undertaken during that quarter, (2) an identification of improvements in the previously identified strengths and weaknesses of the Director, (3) progress made on the recommended reading list, and (4) progress made on the individual development plan for the Director. 7. A final Assessment will be submitted within 14 calendar days of the final meeting with the Director. 8. The Final Assessment will consist of (1) an overall summary of the activities undertaken during the POP, (2) an identification of improvements in the previously identified strengths and weaknesses of the Director with special emphasis on significant improvements and areas in which improvement is still needed, (3) progress made on the recommended reading list with an identification of a recommended recurring reading list, (4) an evaluation of the progress made on the individual development plan, (5) a new long-term individual development plan for the Director, and (6) an overall evaluation assessment of the Director. Contractor Qualifications: The contractor must possess adequate knowledge of and/or experience in (1) the Director?s position to be assisted, (2) applicable laws, regulations, policies, rules, and systems governing and pertaining to the operation of a Department of Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, and (3) the activation process of a new VA Medical Center. Contractor qualifications that the VA considers highly desirable include extensive experience in Executive Development in VHA, experience with the High Performance Development Model, experience in advising and assisting individuals in similar positions, and knowledge of Individual Development Planning models. Completion of background investigations will be required prior to contractor employee(s) beginning work.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 5201 Raymond Street, Orlando, Florida

Zip Code: 32803

Country: United States
 

Record

SN01235767-W 20070223/070221220427 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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