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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 22, 2017 FBO #5629
DOCUMENT

Q -- Integrative Health Services - Attachment

Notice Date

4/20/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561320 — Temporary Help Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;NCO 23 - Minneapolis;708 S. Third St., Suite 200E;Attention: Network Contract Manager;Minneapolis MN 55415
 

ZIP Code

55415
 

Solicitation Number

VA26317R0556
 

Archive Date

6/19/2017
 

Point of Contact

Daniel M Reinke
 

E-Mail Address

4-2140<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Page 2 of 2 This is a sources sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of current market conditions relative to NAICS 561320 with a size standard $27.5 Million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), on behalf of Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVACHS), Minneapolis, MN is seeking to identify any vendor capable of to provide Integrative Health Services including integrative nutrition, acupuncture, health coaching, movement therapies (yoga/Tai Chi) and mind-body practices. The proposed contract vehicle will be for a period of one year the possibility of a one year option. Background: Prior to issuing a solicitation, and pursuant to the Veterans First Contracting Program, the VA is trying to ascertain if there are any qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) with the capability of providing the below services: (Respondents are not limited to SDVOSB/VOSB concerns; the Government seeks to identify all potentially interested sources): SCOPE: The MVAHCS Integrative Health Program (IHP) has a requirement to provide Integrative Health Services including integrative nutrition, acupuncture, health coaching, movement therapies (yoga/Tai Chi) and mind-body practices to veterans as outlined in our accepted and funded Whole Health Partnership Program grant proposal. Services will be provided at the Minneapolis VA, one of its associated branch clinics or at an agreed-upon location in an associated local community. Practitioners offering the services will be trained according to community and national standards and will be vested as such through the organization managing the contract. Proof of training of all individual practitioners will be provided to the MVAHCS. Services shall be provided in a safe, effective and non-judgmental manner and will take into consideration the individual needs of the recipient. a. One single organization will provide practitioners whose training has been fully vested through that organization in a manner acceptable to the MVAHCS for the following clinical services: yoga, Tai Chi or similar movement therapy (equivalent to 0.3 FTE), acupuncture (equivalent to 1.0 FTE), and an integrative nutritionist (equivalent to 0.1 FTE) to offer clinical services to veterans served by the MVAHCS, under the direction of the MVAHCS IHP. b. Programming will run Monday through Friday, between the hours of 0700-2100, with the exception of 10 Federal Holidays (New Year s Day, MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day) c. Services will be provided in both group and individual sessions, as determined by Veteran and organizational demand. Group sessions will accommodate from 5-35 participants, with the ability to add/drop participants with limited notice. d. Services will be provided at the Minneapolis VA, one of its associated branch clinics or at a pre-determined location in a local community associated with the main facility or one of its branch clinics. e. Appointments will be managed (and all associated scheduling needs met) through the IHP clerical support person. Dates and times of recurring appointments will be provided to the contracted organization every 3 months, with a final update provided on the Wednesday of the week prior to the scheduled appointment. f. Cancellations of services will be accepted with a 2 week notice, without penalty. If cancellations are made within a 2 week time frame from said appointment, full compensation will be provided to the contracting organization. g. Contracted practitioners will attend required team meetings at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, as deemed necessary by the IHP Co-Directors. Attendance can be by phone, unless otherwise directed by the IHP Co-directors. Contracted practitioners will be expected to document patient participation and outcomes in the VA Electronic Medical Record. IH practitioners are expected to share feedback and relevant experience, when appropriate, to foster the growth of the IHP. Practitioners may be asked to complete other additional, related duties by the IHP Co-Directors. Practitioners must also maintain up-to-date trainings that are required by the VHA for all personnel involved in patient care and/or research studies. Training certificates must be given to the IHP, or other appropriate staff within the IHP. Responses to these sources sought must include the following information. 1. General Information of your company name, address, contact person name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address(s) and DUNS number and company website if available. 2. Socio-economic status of business (i.e. SDVOSB/VOSB) 3. Will your company enter into a joint venture or other relationship in order to provide this service? Responses to this market survey shall be e-mailed to the attention of Daniel Reinke, at daniel.reinke@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 3:00 pm April 27, 2017. No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only. Vendors interested in providing an offer will have to respond to a solicitation announcement that shall be published separately.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/MiVAMC618/MiVAMC618/VA26317R0556/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA263-17-R-0556 VA263-17-R-0556.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3432670&FileName=VA263-17-R-0556-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3432670&FileName=VA263-17-R-0556-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04479693-W 20170422/170420235450-097f58f3d4016d75be40e33571f8d0bc (fbodaily.com)
 

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