SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at a Department of Defense Level 1 Trauma Center
- Notice Date
- 5/15/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621399
— Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Command, MEDCOM, North Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bldg 54, Bethesda, Maryland, 20889, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20889
- Solicitation Number
- W81K00-18-R-0026
- Point of Contact
- Arlisa T. Harley, Phone: 2105398656
- E-Mail Address
-
arlisa.t.harley.civ@mail.mil
(arlisa.t.harley.civ@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and shall not obligate the Government to award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources interested and capable of performing the work. Responses to this announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition planning decisions. This announcement is to seek qualified 8 (A) Small Business firms interested in submitting potential Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at a Department of Defense Level 1 Trauma Center, under the North American Classification System (NAICS) Code of 621399, Office of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners. The Small Business Administration's size standard for NAICS 621399 is $7,500,000.00. The Department of Anesthesiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), Joint Base-San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, have a requirement for 26 CRNAs. The Contractor shall provide services of CRNAs at San Antonio DoD Military Treatment Facilities, primarily at San Antonio Military Medical Center (Level I Trauma Center), Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The majority (greater than 80%) of Anesthesia services shall be performed in the area of emergent and non-emergent surgical anesthesia. A minority of anesthesia service (less than 20%) may be performed on functions that directly support anesthesia patient care. This anesthesia direct support services include but are not limited to preoperative clinic, pain management, sedation analgesia program management, infection control, hospital education, process improvement, nurse anesthesia training, and research. CRNAs: These positions have been designated as Emergency Essential Personnel and shall be required to report to work in accordance with military treatment facility policies. The contract CRNA shall possess qualifications meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by the Joint Commission (JC), the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation, and the USAGPAN affiliate university. The contract CRNA shall perform in accordance with established principles, practices, and ethics of the nursing anesthesia profession and written policies, procedures, protocols, and requirements of the MTF. The standards of performance for all contract CRNAs shall reflect the degree of care, skill, and learning expected of a reasonably prudent CRNA. Services provided under this contract shall be The contractor shall have CRNAs available to provide services Sunday through Saturday from 0001 to 2400 daily (i.e., 24 hours per day, seven days per week) as required by the established schedule. The schedule may include week days, federal holidays, training holidays, and weekends. The HCP should anticipate working an average of one (1) to two (2) weekends per month. The contract provider shall not work at another institution within the eight (8) hour period prior to his/her assigned shift at SAMMC. Unplanned or unannounced work schedule changes may be required with the concurrence of the contractor. The contract HCP will be required to provide services for various shifts that include eight (8) twelve (12) sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) hour shifts. Duty hours are expected to average 40 hours per week and may occasionally exceed 45 hours per week. Each CRNA will be required to provide 1,920 regular work hours over a 12-month period (160 monthly). Minimum and maximum hours include federal and training holidays worked. In addition to Regular Hours worked, CRNA's may be scheduled to work Overtime (OT) and/or Holidays. OT hours are worked in excess of 40 hours per work week. At times during low workload, the Chief, Anesthesia Nursing Services may release the CRNA from a scheduled work shift and approve out-of-house immediate emergency response; however, only hours worked in the hospital during call back will be compensated and applied as Regular Hours. The contract CRNA shall not leave a scheduled shift without a suitable replacement already present for duty. If the contract CRNA is in the midst of a procedure at the end of his/her shift, the contract CRNA shall not be released from duty if his/her departure would result in a decrease in the continuity of care to the patient. If not already provided in response to Sources Sought/Solicitation Number W81K00-16-T-0169 or W81K00-17-R-0003, potential sources who are interested should identify/provide business name, address, DUNS number; point of contact; business size and business socio-economic category; register in SAM (http://www.sam.gov); and provide a service capability statement. Written responses to this notice shall be electronically mailed in PDF format or Word format to arlisa.t.harley.civ@mail.mil and received no later than 3:00 PM (CST), Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Telephone responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist in determining sources only--a solicitation is not currently available.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: San Antonio Military Medical Center (Level I Trauma Center), Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 78234, United States
- Zip Code: 78234
- Zip Code: 78234
- Record
- SN04923252-W 20180517/180515230809-b204933efbc3e2c5aa701b157c4c6c74 (fbodaily.com)
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