10-187-26 Request for Proposal Introduction.pdf

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Pediatric Healthcare Nursing Services
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187-26
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Fulton County, Georgia

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This is a Request for Proposal Introduction document from Fulton County Schools (FCS), located in Atlanta, Georgia, soliciting proposals for pediatric healthcare nursing services. FCS seeks qualified offerors to provide one-on-one nursing care to students served under special education or those classified as medically fragile. Services will be delivered for the full school day of eight contact hours across 177 to 190 school days annually, with potential extension into summer school or extended school year programs. In certain cases, nursing staff will be required to accompany students via school bus during travel time beyond the standard eight-hour day. The FCS system currently operates 94 schools and serves between one and twenty special needs students annually, with the student population experiencing ongoing fluctuation throughout each school year.

The scope of work requires nursing staff to provide direct patient care in accordance with physician orders and individual healthcare plans, including medication preparation and administration, medical procedures, and safe care delivery. Nursing personnel must observe, evaluate, and document medical status, exercise appropriate nursing judgment, and maintain effective communication with classroom teachers, school staff, parents, the Special Education Nurse, and District Health Services. Offerors must ensure compliance with FCS dress code policies and procedures, participate in mandatory annual orientation through District Health Services, and assume responsibility for mileage reimbursement and background check costs for all nursing staff. The document does not specify proposal submission dates, award timelines, contract terms, renewal options, or pricing structure details.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION

CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

6201 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 • 470-254-8970 • www.fultonschools.org/contracting 1

PURPOSE

Fulton County Schools (FCS) is soliciting proposals from Offerors to provide one-on-one pediatric healthcare nursing services to students. Eligible students include those who are served under special education (Services for Exceptional Children) and/or those who are deemed medically fragile. Most students will require pediatric healthcare nursing services for the full school day of eight (8) contact hours, for a range of 177 to 190 school days, and in some cases during summer school or extended school year. In some cases, travel time via school bus ride to and from school sites will be required beyond the eight (8) hour day.

BACKGROUND

Fulton County Schools is experiencing tremendous growth due to, many believe, the system’s commitment to excellence and the excellent reputation the system has in the Metro Atlanta area. Currently, the Fulton County School System consists of 94 schools (one is a virtual school). Fulton County Schools’ Services for Exceptional Children program has also continued to experience growth, and the special needs program includes students with learning disabilities, communication disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, and developmental disabilities. The number of students in the program fluctuates during a school year; however, the number typically ranges from one (1) to twenty students during a school year.

SCOPE OF WORK

FCS is seeking an Offeror(s) to provide pediatric healthcare nursing services to FCS students.

The Offeror shall:

• Provide nursing staff to provide direct care for the assigned student utilizing the physician's order and the student’s specific healthcare plan. This includes but is not limited to, preparing, and administering medications, performing medical procedures, and assuring the nursing care is provided in a safe and effective manner.

• Provide nursing staff that will be responsible and held accountable for observing, evaluating, and documenting the medical status of the student as well as for nursing judgments exercised and actions taken while and in the course of providing care.

• Provide nursing staff that will cooperate with the classroom teacher and other school staff members, and relay pertinent medical/health information to parents, school staff, the Special Education Nurse, and District Health Services with regard to the student’s health status and any information pertinent to the care of the student.

http://www.fultonschools.org/contracting

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION

CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

6201 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 • 470-254-8970 • www.fultonschools.org/contracting 2

• Provide nursing staff that will follow the dress code policy and other policies and procedures as set by FCS and participate in an annual orientation provided by District Health Services.

• Be responsible for mileage reimbursement to nurses.

• Be responsible for the cost of background checks for nurses.

http://www.fultonschools.org/contracting

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