Q -- FOH Service Provision Site Staffing (2)

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is not a request for quotes (RFQ), invitation for bid (IFB), request for proposal (RFP), request for application (RFA) or an announcement of a solicitation and does not assume the government will award a contract or proceed with any of the above solicitations in the near future. The purpose of this notice is to identify small businesses, including 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women owned small business, who are capable of performing the potential work described below. Based on capability statements received from this announcement, this potential work may be solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside or as a full and open competition. Therefore, all small business concerns are encouraged to respond to this notice. Teaming arrangements are strongly encouraged. Federal Occupational Health Service (FOHS) provides comprehensive Occupational Health (OH) services to federal agencies throughout the Federal Government. In order to achieve its goal of providing nationwide comprehensive OH services to Federal agencies, FOHS requires the resources of various sources to assist in customer service and service delivery functions on a personal-services basis. Most of the requirement will be performed at established FOHS Service Provision Sites (SPS). These SPSs are permanent appropriately equipped health centers typically located in buildings with large concentrations of federal employees found throughout the fifty United States, its territories and trusts. Occasionally, the requirement includes mobile or outreach services at various other smaller federal locations, which may require local and long distance travel and overnight stays. In addition to routine services, temporary staffing is often required to support federal response to natural disasters or other emergencies. The requirement includes recruitment, retention, orientation, training, and oversight of all OH professional and administrative staff. Examples of labor categories include, but are not limited to: Area Nurse Managers, Physicians, Board Certified Physicians, Nurse Coordinators, Staff Nurses (RN and LPN), Nurse Practitioners, Physician's Assistants, Health Educators, Medical Assistants, and Medical Administrative Support Personnel. The estimated full time employees and covered states are: Region A - 112 FTEs in TX, MO, MN, KS, IA, NE, OK, AR, LA, IL, IN, WI, MI, OH, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, MS, FL and Puerto Rico. [Note: potential exists for future activity in AL, ND and SD and could be included.] Region B - 35 FTEs in NY, ME, MA, WV, CT, NJ, PA, NH. [Note: potential exists for future activity in RI and VT and could be included.] Region C - 80 FTEs in NM, CA, NV, WA, HI, UT, CO, ID, OR, AK, MT, AZ. [Note: potential exists for future activity in WY and could be included.] FOHS provides nationwide staffing and oversight of the SPSs following parameters agreed to between FOHS and its customer agencies in interagency agreements. The direct service delivery requirements are for staff to operate and serve in FOHS SPS sites and provide services that meet the unique needs of their population. The operations of these sites must be provided in accordance with FOHS manuals and books, agency-specific policies and procedures, and the specific tasks as described in the interagency agreements statement of work. Examples of services that are delivered at these sites include but are not limited to (a) Walk in services (first aid/emergency care for on the job illness/injury) (b) Immunizations (c) Health Screenings (e.g. diabetes, blood pressure, cancer, vision and hearing)(d) Lab tests (e) Medical exams (f) Port-a-count testing and (g) Training (e.g. CPR/AED) (h) Group Health Education/Awareness Classes. Providers performing under this contract must have current licenses in their profession, registration, and required certifications to practice in one (1) of the fifty (50) states in the United States (US), United States territories or District of Columbia. Direct care providers must also have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification (including Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training). All providers must also possess good customer service skills and have computer literacy that enables them to perform daily tasks including retrieving and sending email, accessing Internet, and creating and saving documents in Microsoft applications. THE CAPABILITY STATEMENT MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE FIRM'S CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING EACH OF THE FIVE (5) FOLLOWING AREAS (A) THROUGH (E): (a) A wide range of Occupational Health (OH) professionals and services as defined in the Statements above; (b) OH staff/services under Federal Government contracts; (c) OH staff/services over the entire United States (US) and its territories and trusts or large geographic areas; (d) Existing corporate infrastructure (including, but not limited to, human resources, personnel management, accounting department, capital reserves, etc.) to successfully recruit, retain and oversee a minimum of 80 full time OH employees, especially nurses in a nursing shortage, located in multiple states; and (e) Ability and resources to expand staffing (surge capacity) by 50% on a temporary or extended short-term basis to support emergency response including pandemic scenarios when requested by FOHS. Interested small business concerns possessing the capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a response demonstrating ability to perform in either region A, B, or C (for the entirety of each region, respectively). If firms can perform in more than one region, they should submit separate capability statements for each of the regions they are capable of satisfying. In addition, ALL RESPONSES MUST NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES and shall INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: a cover letter identifying the point of contact, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address; DUNS number; any applicable commercial price list(s); size and type of small business, including average annual revenues for the past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners; list of customers covering the past five years; and additional documentation such as company literature and brochures. A mere referenced website is unacceptable for purposes of this announcement and will not be considered or reviewed. Capability statements must be submitted via email to pscacquisitions@psc.hhs.gov to the attention of Temujene H. Makua and referencing this announcement number. No statements delivered by mail or by hand shall be accepted under any circumstances. Responses are due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time, Monday, April 16, 2007.