Medical Consultant Services

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial items prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 and Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a requirement for contractors known as Medical Consultants (MC) to provide services in the contract medical specialty. The Center for Disability (CD), Social Security Administration (SSA) utilizes the services of physicians, psychologists and speech/ language pathologist under contract to review disability claims. This procurement is for specialists in psychiatry and psychology, as well as physician's proficient in general medicine/ family practice/ internal medicine. Services shall consist of the electronic review of medical evidence in disability claims on-site at 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA. There is no patient contact and some travel may be required. The following is required of offerors: (1) a valid license to practice medicine/ psychology in the U.S.; (2) completion of an accredited residency in any of the above - specialties or a relevant medical specialty; (3) current or recent clinical experience related to any of the specialties listed, and/or experience reviewing/ adjudicating disability cases in any of the specialties listed, and (4) be available to work as a independent case reviewer and also perform additional services (non-case) work. The task specific terms, conditions, prices, and periods of performance will be negotiated for each call order prior to services being ordered. All potential contractors will be required to pass the security suitability requirements before beginning performance on an award. Any prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for an award. To register in CCR, the website is www.ccr.gov; offerors must have a Dun and Bradstreet number and Tax Identification Number (TIN). The website for Dun and Bradstreet is www.dnb.com. The Government anticipates awarding a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to successful offerors with an ordering period of five years beginning January 1, 2011, or date of award, whichever is later. The solicitation is schedule for release on or about July 13, 2010. A Pre-Proposal Conference is schedule for August 3, 2010, to go over the solicitation process and job requirements. In order to attend the conference, you will need to notify the Contracting Officer at contact@example.gov no later than July 29, 2010 to be placed on the list. For security reasons, individuals not on this list may not be granted access to the facility. This requirement is a 100% small business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 621111 and the size standard is $10.0M. Proposals received from other than small business concerns will be deemed unacceptable and will be given no further consideration. The solicitation (and any amendments) will be available for download on the Fed Biz Ops (FBO) web page at www.fbo.gov. All parties interested in submitting an offer should download the solicitation from the FBO website. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted.