V225--Louis Stokes Cleveland Ambulance Transportation

Under UNIT PRICE CALCULATION there is mention of an additional Emergency Fee that will be added to trips that are for emergency purposes and originate from the Wade Park Facility. How is this additional fee calculated? On page 6, Section B.2, The emergency fee is removed from the solicitation. The pricing will be determined by a base rate charge plus a standard mileage charge. The base rate will be added on each end of the trip. Thus, a base rate will be incurred twice for a round trip transport. An additional Emergency Fee will be added to trips that are for emergency purposes that originate from the Wade Park Facility. Page 13, Section 4 (i), here, and in several other locations throughout this document is the reference to The Ohio Medical Transportation Board , which no longer exists. The licensing agency that needs to be referred to here is the Ohio Department of Emergency Fire and Medical Transportation Services (EFMTS). All sections in the performance work statement in the solicitation that states The Ohio Medical Transportation Board is replaced with The State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire and Transportation Services . The State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire and Transportation Services is responsible for the licensing of Ohio s medical transportation services. Access the link below. https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/chapter-4766-2 Page 15, Section 7(a)(b)(c) and (d), this is all Wheelchair Van/Ambulette Attendant language, not related to Ambulance personnel. Updated information: Contractor employees performing services to VA beneficiaries under this contract must meet all requirements of Ohio Department of Transportation for drivers. Driver shall have successfully completed training in the techniques of transporting and assisting elderly and physically handicapped passengers which shall include instruction in the following elements: Discussion of characteristics of the aging process and major disabling conditions; Discussion of common assistance devices used by elderly and handicapped persons; Discussion of attitudes toward elderly and handicapped persons, which includes the participation of handicapped and elderly persons; Instruction in methods of handling gurneys; Instruction in moving, lifting and transferring passengers; Guidelines for transporting handicapped persons; Instruction in the operation of the gurney; Instruction in handling and securing all oxygen equipment on board. Each employee shall be instructed in fire extinguisher, radio dispatch, and securement of devices, and shall know what to do and who to call in a medical emergency or accident. This section will be removed. And the naming convention of section 7 will be updated. Clause 52.237-3, Continuity of Services, will be added to the solicitation and in the awarded contract in full text. Continuity of Services (Jan 1991) (a) The Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, upon contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another contractor, may continue them. The Contractor agrees to- (1) Furnish phase-in training; and (2) Exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition to a successor. (b) The Contractor shall, upon the Contracting Officer s written notice, (1) furnish phase-in, phase-out services for up to 90 days after this contract expires and (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required. The plan shall specify a training program and a date for transferring responsibilities for each division of work described in the plan, and shall be subject to the Contracting Officer s approval. The Contractor shall provide sufficient experienced personnel during the phase-in, phase-out period to ensure that the services called for by this contract are maintained at the required level of proficiency. (c) The Contractor shall allow as many personnel as practicable to remain on the job to help the successor maintain the continuity and consistency of the services required by this contract. The Contractor also shall disclose necessary personnel records and allow the successor to conduct on-site interviews with these employees. If selected employees are agreeable to the change, the Contractor shall release them at a mutually agreeable date and negotiate transfer of their earned fringe benefits to the successor. (d) The Contractor shall be reimbursed for all reasonable phase-in, phase-out costs (i.e., costs incurred within the agreed period after contract expiration that result from phase-in, phase-out operations) and a fee (profit) not to exceed a pro rata portion of the fee (profit) under this contract. (End of clause)