Mountain Home, Baxter County CBOC See page two for details
Requirement: Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Mountain Home, Arkansas
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is seeking services for Primary Medical Care through a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas which is solely dedicated to approximately 1400 Veteran beneficiaries who primarily reside in the Baxter County, area. The "parent" facility is the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205.
RFP: VA256-15-R-0131
Estimated Solicitation Issue Date: 15 June 2015 - Estimated Response Date: 15 July 2015
Qualification Requirements: YES - as noted below
Full and Open Competition
The Items, Estimated Quantities and Required Deliveries are as Follows:
L/I Informational:
The Contractor shall provide the facility, clinical staff, administrative support, equipment and labor necessary in a clinical environment. The proposed clinic must be located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Payments under the requirement would be made on a per patient per month capitated rate basis. The intended contract period will be for one base year plus four, one-year option periods, and is anticipated to begin on or about October 1, 2015 or possibly later. The contractor will be required to have a fully operational clinic up and running on or before the 90th day after award.
L/I 0001.
Contractor set-up activities are expected to include, but are not limited to:
1. Leasing adequate space
2. Furnishing the space with adequate office furniture
3. Equipping the space with adequate office and medical equipment
4. Providing physicians and other healthcare providers with the requisite licenses, credentials, certifications, etc.
5. Working with the VA to connect to the VA computer network
6. Ensuring that the clinic will be compliant with all relevant VA and Joint Commission regulations from the first day of operation.
Operational activities include but are not limited to, handling all operational activities of a primary care and mental health clinic and using the VA Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) to enter all information related to patient care. The contractor would provide primary care and mental health services in a clinical environment, solely to veterans who primary reside in the Mountain Home, Arkansas area.
The Contractor operated CBOC must have the necessary facilities, professional medical staff, diagnostic testing and treatment capability, and referral arrangements needed to ensure continuity of health care. Primary Care services include longitudinal outpatient medical care for the purposes of prevention and detection of disease and subsequent management of medical conditions for veterans deemed eligible. The Contractor will also be responsible for documenting care provided using CPRS. The care will be provided by primary care providers who must be either family practitioners or general internists or their authorized designees. Furthermore, the physician providers must be Board Certified/Board Eligible and licensed to practice in the state of Arkansas. The proposed CBOC, at a minimum, shall provide a standard of care that must be consistent, safe and of high quality. Additionally, the proposed CBOC is expected to comply with all relevant VA policies and procedures, including those related to quality patient safety and performance. The care provided by the CBOC should be patient centered, continuous, accessible, coordinated and consistent with the VA Medical Center standards, specifically but not limited to the VA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Model.
The proposed contract action is for services in which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. All proposals received within approximately 45 days after date of publication of this synopsis may be considered by the Government dependent upon the posting date of the solicitation and it's stated requirements. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(i), all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.
Electronic procedures will be used for the solicitation. Hardcopies of the solicitation will not be sent from this office nor telephone, mail or fax responses will not be accepted. The solicitation will be available for download on the release date only from www.fbo.gov. Questions concerning this synopsis or the subsequent solicitation can be directed to Susan Harrison at (405) 456-5140 or email at susan.harrison4@va.gov
Susan Harrison, Contract Specialist
405-456-5140
Susan.Harrison4@va.gov
