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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO 8), Orlando, Florida intends to solicit proposals from contractors in the VISN 8 area encompassing the States of Georgia, Florida, and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which includes the following VAMCs: Bay Pines, Gainesville, Miami, Orlando, San Juan, Tampa, and West Palm Beach to provide Community Based Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Dual Diagnosis services under an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC). The offeror shall furnish all necessary supervision and qualified competent personnel to perform the services as specified within the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The offeror shall provide services in accordance with the American Psychiatric Association Standards, professional standards of the Joint Commission (TJC) or equivalent, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) standards, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and the requirements contained in the PWS.

The VA anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about July 18, 2019. Proposals will be accepted for 365 days after issuance of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation and (any subsequent amendments) from this website. No hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FedBizOpps (FBO) website (https://www.fbo.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award. SAM registration is required under the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov. Registration is free and potential Offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 623220, Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Q519, Medical Service/Psychiatry. The Business Size Standard is $15.0 million dollars. All responsible sources may submit proposals to be considered by the Agency.

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Shaundrica Close at Shaundrica.Close@va.gov, or phone (407) 646-4061. Telephone requests for information or questions will be accepted; however, all telephonic requests must be followed up by an email to Shaundrica.Close@va.gov. Ensure the subject line for all requests for assistance include the solicitation number (i.e., RFP no. 36C24819R0032).

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 8), 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827.