Medical Contractor Services - Mental Medicine

This is a pre-solicitation notice for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13.3, as supplemented with additional information attached to this notice. The Social Security Administration (SSA), Center for Disability, Atlanta, GA, is seeking Medical Contractor Services set up in Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The Solicitation Number for which to submit offers is SSA-RFQ-R04-15-0013 (Mental Medicine). Anticipated issue date for the solicitation is June 29, 2015, no later than 4:00pm, EST. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82. The associated North American Industrial Classification Code for Physicians Offices is 621112, with a small business standard of $12 million. This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set Aside. The total potential effective period of performance for these BPAs is 60 months from date of award. The Contractor will not be required to accept any new orders beyond 66 months from the award date of the BPA. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The selected offerors must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions as well as any addenda to these clauses. The FAR clauses and provisions that apply to this acquisition are FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. In addition, offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, and 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance, with its proposal or complete representations and certifications via SAM (System for Award Management). Applicable terms and conditions, and representations and certifications are attached. The Government will award multiple BPAs resulting from this solicitation to responsive and responsible offerors whom offers conform to the requirements of the solicitation in terms of experience, past performance and price. Responses to Solicitation Number SSA-RFQ-R04-15-0013 (Mental Medicine) are due by Wednesday, July 29, 2015 no later than 4:00pm, EST. ALL QUOTATIONS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH SOLICITATION NUMBER SSA-RFQ-R04-15-0013. QUOTATIONS (Technical and Price) CAN BE SENT VIA MAIL, EMAIL OR FEDCONNECT. FAXED RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to Rickie Bowens, by June 29, 2015 at e-mail address: Rickie.Bowens@ssa.gov, NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M., Eastern Time. The Government will make every attempt to answer questions which will not automatically result in the extension of the quotations due date. All questions and their respective answers will be made available to all prospective offerors in the form of solicitation amendments. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. E-mail communications shall include the offeror's name, point of contact, e-mail address, phone, and fax numbers. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database is required prior to receiving an award. Offerors not registered in SAM may do so through the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov.