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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Q Assisted Living Residence with Psychiatric Step-Down Services 80111 36C25919R0083 04-10-2019 N 623220 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Claudia Coria

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Within 60-mile radius of the follow address:

Rocky Montain Regional VA Medical 1700 N Wheeling Street Aurora, CO 80045

USA

www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs claudia.coria@va.gov Contract Specialist PLEASE READ THE SOLICITATION IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO SUBMITTING QUESTIONS. MOST FAQ’s ARE ANSWERED IN THE SOLICITATION.

SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center, 6162 S Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 intends to solicit sources to enter into one Indefinite- Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) price contract to provide Assisted Living Residences (ALR) with psychiatric step-down services in providing the appropriate level of care to veterans discharging from the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center (RMRVAMC) inpatient psychiatric mental health care unit (IPU).

The Contractor shall furnish board certified or board eligible physician(s)/psychiatrist(s) to provide services necessary to perform Assisted Living Residences (ALR) with psychiatric step-down Services to eligible beneficiaries of the RMRVAMC.

a. Contractor shall be licensed as an Assisted Living Residence (ALR) by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

b. The Contractor’s facility shall be located within a 60-mile radius of the RMRVAMC to ensure easy transportation of patients between the facilities. The RMRVAMC is located at 1700 N. Wheeling Street in Aurora, CO 80045.

c. All services under this contract shall be performed by qualified, licensed staff including:

1. Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Master Social Workers (MSW) Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT), Registered Nurses (RN), Advanced Practice Nurses (APN), Licensed Professional Nurses (LPN), Psychiatric Technicians, Residential Counselors, Physicians Assistants and Pharmacists

e. Any staff administering medications shall be certified in QMAP (Qualified Medication Administration Person).

f. Services shall be provided daily, or as needed based on clinical considerations and medical necessity.

g. ALL medications and prescriptions shall be issued according to the VA National Formulary unless explicitly authorized by the RMRVAMC via the Bed Flow Clinician. The current VA National Formulary can be found at the following link: http://www.pbm.va.gov/NationalFormulary.aspx The solicitation package will be available for download on or about March 26, 2019. Any questions pertaining to the solicitation (after reviewing the solicitation document in its entirety) must be provided to the contract specialist, in writing via email by 4:00 p.m., Mountain Time, on March 29, 2019, to Claudia.Coria@va.gov to be considered for a response. Fax and telephone inquiries are not accepted. Proposals submitted shall be due no later than 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time on April 10, 2019.

The applicable NAICS code is 623220. This solicitation is a 100% Unrestricted. The solicitation reference is 36C259-19-R-0083, Assisted Living Residence with Step-Down Services, and should be referenced in all correspondence/inquiries. All information for this solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov. No hard copies of the solicitation will be provided.

Any amendments to this solicitation will be available at this website and offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments to this solicitation at this website prior to the time of responding to the solicitation.