Q523--Locum Tenens - Onsite General Surgeons - Veterans Health Care Systems of the Ozark (VHSO)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Veteran Health Care Systems of the Ozarks (VHSO) Fayetteville, Arkansas DISCLAIMER This Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Request For Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek information concerning Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Small Businesses (SB) and Other Than Small Businesses (OTSB) that can provide two (2) on-site General Surgeons to the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks (VHSO) located at 1100 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703. REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall furnish all personnel to provide services necessary to perform on-site General Surgery Physician Services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Care Systems of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR, (hereinafter referred to as VAMC). The contractor s physician (s) care shall cover the range of on-site General Surgery services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?policyhomegs as established by the American Board of General Surgery http://www.absurgery.org/. The number of Board-Certified General Surgery physicians required to be on-site daily will be determined b y the clinical needs of the beneficiaries. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing coverage to the VA during periods of vacancies of the Contractor s personnel due to sick leave, personal leave, vacations and additional coverage as required. In the event a scheduled physician is unable to complete an assigned shift, the contractor shall provide replacement physician coverage within 2 hours and notify the Contracting Office Representative (COR) at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks immediately of the schedule change. Patients must be seen by a contractor s physician (s) on-site at Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion. Contractor shall notify the COR at least monthly about any obstacles to meeting this performance measure. Contractor s physician (s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks clinic hours, Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff. Currently, normal clinic hours are Tuesday 8:30 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. Off-hours Coverage: Contractor must make the contractor s physician (s) available on-call during all hours when the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. On-call contractor s physician (s) must be available at all times for phone consultations with VA residents and physicians. Patients must be seen within 60 minutes of the page when medically indicated. PRODUCT SERVICE CODE: Q523 Medical Surgery NAICS: 621111 Office of Physician (except Mental Health) NUMBER OF SURGEONS: Two (2) Board-Certified Provide responses to email Phyllis.shealey@va.gov by closing date of 19 May 2021, 10:00am (DST). PLEASE PROVIDE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BY THE CLOSING DATE: Name of business: Address of business: POC for business: Phone number for POC: Email address for POC: VETBIZ Verification: Yes/No (Provide documentation if VETBIZ Certified) Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM): Yes/No (Provide documentation of registration) Socio-Economic Status: (SDVOSB/VOSB/SB/Other Than Small Business (OTSB) Projected number of Board-Certified General Surgeons to perform services: Provide the following information pertaining to your Federal Supply Schedule/GSA Contract: a. Federal Supply Schedule/GSA Contract Number:_______________ b. Start Date: ___________________ c. End Date: ____________________ d. Maximum Order Threshold: ________________________