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Required Field Contract Opportunity Presolicitation Notice Q VISN-Wide Nursing Home Service Open-Continuous RFP - Multiple Requirements Combined Sources Sought and Request for Information 66048 36C25520R0016 12-22-2019 N 623110 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 NCO 15 Medical Services Healthcare Resources Jason Condiff Jason.Condiff@va.gov Performance in nursing home facility(ies).

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Jason.Condiff@va.gov Jason.Condiff@va.gov

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VISN 15), encompassing 7 VA Health Care Systems (8 VA Medical Centers) in –

- Marion, Illinois – serving Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky

- Poplar Bluff, Missouri – serving Southeastern and South Central Missouri and Northwest Arkansas

- St. Louis, Missouri – serving St. Louis Metropolitan Area and Eastern Missouri

- Columbia, Missouri – serving Central and Northern Missouri

- Kansas City, Missouri – serving Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Northwestern and Western Missouri, and portions of Southwest Kansas

- Eastern Kansas Health Care System – serving Eastern, Northeastern and Central Kansas

- Wichita, Kansas – serving Southern, Central, Northern and Western Kansas

2. Network Contracting Office 15 (NCO 15) intends to issue an Open and Continuous Solicitation for Community Nursing Home Services for an open period of two (2) years to accept offers for nursing home services for the geographic areas listed above. The anticipated date of issue is on or about 1 January 2020. The estimated closing date will be 2 calendar years from the issue date. The anticipated solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) when available from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide full information to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

NAICS Code is 623110 with a small business size standard of $30M. All vendors must be registered in the System for Awards Management database (www.sam.gov) and have input Vet Biz information at (http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov) Registration in SAM is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the website and register as soon as possible to avoid delays should they be selected for a contract award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer using the e‐mail link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Angela.Freel@va.gov and Jason.Condiff@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes SS-CNH–NCO15.

3. Previous Open and Continuous Solicitations have been issued for the same type of services. The current solicitation, VA255-15-R-0850, is expected to expire on 31 December 2019.

4. NCO 15 is seeking responses by potentially interested offerors for provision of nursing home care services in the areas indicated in the attached maps of the VISN 15 service area (States and Counties).

Further –

NCO 15 is requesting feedback from potentially interested nursing home facilities (potential offerors) to indicate the nursing home facility resources in or near the areas specified in paragraph 4.

NCO 15 requests identification of:

- Nursing Home Facility Name - City, County, State

- Indicate if currently, or previously provided services to a VA Medical Center

- Special Care Capabilities – e.g. Trach/Vent Weaning, Rehabilitation Capabilities, Behavioral, Alzheimer/Dementia Care, Secure Facility, etc.

- Capacities – Total and Typical Occupancy

- Socio-Economic Status of Offeror – e.g. 8(a) Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Veteran-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Business, Woman or Women-Owned Business, Small or Large Business.

- Current Medicaid Reimbursement Rate, date of last Medicaid rate revision, frequency of revisions by your State Medicaid Authority/rate-setter.

- Private-Pay room and board rates, the previous rates and approximate date of last adjustment, frequency of adjustments.

- Indicate if a social worker is on staff, other staffing capabilities

- Current CMS/Medicaid Survey (rating, last survey date, re-inspection information, results) (summary only, not full documents)

If all information above is not provided, please provide, as a minimum:

- Nursing Home Facility Name - City, County, State

- Indicate if currently, or previously provided services to a VA Medical Center

- Special Care Capabilities – e.g. Trach/Vent Weaning, Rehabilitation Capabilities, Behavioral, Alzheimer/Dementia Care, Secure Facility, etc.

- Capacities – Total and Typical Occupancy

- Socio-Economic Status of Offeror – e.g. 8(a) Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Veteran-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Business, Woman or Women-Owned Business, Small or Large Business.

- Current Medicaid Reimbursement Rate, date of last Medicaid rate revision, frequency of revisions by your State Medicaid Authority/rate-setter.

Contact: Angela Freel, Contract Specialist, Angela.Freel@va.gov, phone – 913-946-1110 or Jason Condiff, Contract Specialist, Jason.Condiff@va.gov , phone – 913-946-1114, fax – 913-946-1198. NCO 15, Healthcare Resources Team, 3450 S. 4th St. Trafficway, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Marion VA Medical Center, 2041 West Main, Marion, Illinois 62959 covers the following area.

Illinois Indiana

Kentucky Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Illinois Counties including –

Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Indiana Counties including –

Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Kentucky Counties including –

See Maps Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

St. Louis, Missouri (2 locations), VA St. Louis Health Care System covers the following area.

1. Jefferson Barracks Division, #1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125

2. John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63106 Missouri Illinois

St. Louis Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including –

St. Louis Missouri VAMC is responsible for Illinois Counties including –

See Map Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, 1500 N. Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 covers the following area.

Missouri

Arkansas Poplar Bluff Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including –

Poplar Bluff Missouri VAMC is responsible for Arkansas Counties including –

Columbia, Missouri - Harry S. Truman Memorial Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 covers the following area.

Missouri Illinois

Columbia Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including –

Columbia Missouri VAMC is also responsible for Illinois County of – Pike

Kansas City, Missouri - Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64128 covers the following area.

Kansas Missouri

Kansas City Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including –

Kansas City Missouri VAMC is also responsible for Kansas Counties including –

VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System (2 locations) covers the following area.

1. Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, 2200 SW Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KS 55511

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, 4104 4th St Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS 66048 Kansas Missouri

Eastern Kansas Health Care System VAMCs (Leavenworth and Topeka VAMCs) are responsible for Kansas Counties including –

Wyandotte

Eastern Kansas Health Care System VAMCs (Leavenworth and Topeka VAMCs) are responsible for Missouri Counties including –

Wichita, Kansas - Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, 5500 E. Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas 67218 covers the following area.

Kansas

Wichita Kansas VAMC is responsible for Kansas Counties including –

Note: Maps above are approximations of Areas of Responsibility and may vary based on each VA Medical Center’s defined service area. Offerors should contact the nearest VA Medical Center Representative for determination of the responsible VA Medical Center, or contact Network Contracting Office 15 for inquiry.

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