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This document is a combined synopsis and solicitation for telephone switchboard operator services at the Erie VA Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to award a firm fixed price contract for a one-year base period of performance and four optional one-year periods. The solicitation is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Offerors must provide pricing for switchboard coverage from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. The selected contractor will be responsible for staffing and operating the switchboard in accordance with detailed performance standards outlined in the statement of work, including answering calls within five rings, transferring calls, placing outgoing calls, reporting equipment issues, and maintaining logs and directories. Offerors must demonstrate their technical capability to meet the requirements and provide references. The closing date for responses is December 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM EST.

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Performance Monitor Method of Review Required Compliance

Results If Compliance not met:

Incoming calls will normally be answered within 5 rings and routed appropriately

10 random checks 90%

5% deduction in monthly invoice

The switchboard, which must: be protected under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended and other applicable law and regulations

No violations are to occur

100%

10% deduction in monthly invoice

Collect calls are not accepted for any reason

10 random checks 100%

10% deduction in monthly invoice

All tolls or oversea calls must be entered in the electronic log and submitted to the COR the 1st week of the next month

COR will keep records of all log submissions

90%

5% deduction in monthly invoice

Operators will not give out information on a patient's condition

No violations reported to the Privacy Officer

100% 10% deduction in monthly invoice

Contractor will be required to record and report any/all telephone and paging problems to the proper authorities for repair

COR will keep records of all reports received

100% 5% deduction in monthly invoice

Contractor shall periodically perform & inventory with the COR all keys assigned to the Contractor at least once per 3 months and at the Contract's end date

COR will keep on file the;

quarterly key inventory

100% 1% deduction in monthly invoice

Attachment A: Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Contractor & Government will jointly inventory all government-furnished equipment and the Contractor shall receipt for the equipment each year in October

Copy retained by COR 100% 5% deduction in monthly

Contractor shall provide one copy of the monthly work schedule to the COR at the beginning of each month

COR and Business Office Manager will ensure that work schedule is received monthly

100%

1% deduction in monthly

Annual competency assessments will be conducted by the Contractor for each operator and submitted annually by September

COR will keep records on file

100%

5% deduction in monthly

Reviewed by supervisor:

Comments:

Shared with Contractor (date):

Action Plan or Response Requested: Yes or No

Due Date:

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