Q--Houma CBOC Primary and Mental Health services Five-year IDIQ

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE only. Previous solicitation VA256-16-R-0015 was cancelled and is replaced with 3625618R0078 for Houma CBOC. Responses to this notice will be used for information purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation. This solicitation is still being posted as a full and open solicitation (no set-asides). The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) has a requirement for a Capitated (Per Member/Per Month) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Houma, LA., to service St. Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. It is estimated that there is a population of approximately 12,236 Veterans in the area; however, the vested visits each month run around 3200 for Primary and 1250 for Mental Health. The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The requirements include but are not limited to the contractor providing primary care and mental health services for eligible Veterans in Houma, La. The contractor will be responsible for providing health care providers, medical facilities, equipment and supplies, emergency-fill pharmaceutical prescriptions, and administrative functions to fulfill the level of care and range of services necessary to meet the primary medical needs of enrolled patients. VA follows The Joint Commission standards and the contractor shall meet or exceed same standards. Further, the contractor will be responsible for the administration and management of all aspects of a resultant contract to include all employees, agents, subcontractors and any other entity acting for on behalf of the contractor. The duration of the requirement is for anticipated for a base period 4/1/2018 -09/30/2018 and up to four each one-year option periods. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 621498, All Other Outpatient Care Centers. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $20.5M. The solicitation will be issued as quickly as possible, on or around November 7, 2017. Potential offerors may obtain a copy of solicitation on-line at www.fedbizops.gov and will be given three to four weeks to respond. Current bridge contract ends 31 March 2018 but does have up to 6-month option available. If any questions regarding this notice they must be made in writing via email to the Contract Specialist, Melanie Hawley at contact@example.gov and must include solicitation number 3625618R0078 and Houma CBOC on the subject line of email. All potential offerors are encouraged to read over the entire solicitation package including attachments before submitting questions once it is released. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All responsible offerors are invited to submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. All interested companies must be registered in SAM (http://www.sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of government contracts. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be registered in VETBIZ (http://vip.vetbiz.gov). SDVOSB s and VOSB s who meet the requirements of the solicitation are eligible for Evaluation Preference consideration. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the website periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. No individual notification of amendments/notices will be provided. SOURCE: www.fedbizops.gov . Offeror s response to this Notice shall be limited to 10 pages and shall include the following information: Offeror s company name, DUNS, Federal Tax Id #, address, point of contact, title, phone number, and email address, and number of years in business Offeror s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued by showing current SAM registration with the applicable NAICS code. Offeror s capability to meet this requirement by providing contract numbers of current VA CBOC contracts to include if provide both primary and mental health services. If no current contracts, provide experience in providing clinics or these services. Provide number of years providing these services and/or CBOCs. Offeror s type of business (small or large) and socioeconomic status whether Service Disable Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Hubzone, 8(a), Woman Owned, Small Disadvantaged, etc. also provide subcontractors type of business.