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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Q Locums Psychiatry Two Psychiatrists 55101 36C26319R0041 N 621112 Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. Paul MN 55101 Steve Porwoll steven.porwoll@va.gov VA Central Iowa, Des Moines VA 3600 30th Street 50310 daniel.vagts@va.gov daniel.vagts@va.gov This is PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE – The US Department of Veteran Affairs Central Iowa Healthcare System, Des Moines, IA, hereinafter referred to as VACIH Des Moines located at 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. The NAICS code assigned to this procurement will be 621112 with a size standard of $11 million. The VA will award a firm, fixed price, commercial services contract. Contract use will be limited to VACIH Des Moines system only. The solicitation will be a 6-month contract, with one 6-month option year for two full time Psychiatrists. Service will begin March 1, 2019 through July 31, 2019, and April 1, 2019 through August 30, 2019. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or about February 1, 2019 and will be issued via FedBizOpps Electronic Posting System at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

The Veteran Affairs Central Iowa Healthcare System, Des Moines requires contractual services to provide their medical expertise and services for Psychiatry Services at VACIH Des Moines.

Questions regarding this solicitation must be in writing. Questions may be sent via email to: steven.porwoll@va.gov. Proposals must be submitted in writing to the issuing office, be in accordance with the preparation instructions outlined in the solicitation, and be timely.

The contractor shall provide Board Certified Psychiatrists to work at the VACIH Des Moines as follows:

Psychiatry services are required for 2.0 FTE psychiatrists working Monday – Friday. Duties include: see patients as scheduled for the Des Moines VA. Treatment for Veterans with general, moderate, to severe psychiatric disorders. Must be skilled in Psychopharmacology. Must be able to provide a comprehensive clinical summary/psychiatric summary and document patient care in the patient chart via the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS).

License - Contract psychiatrist(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice psychiatry/medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia. (Special Note: For procurements that require a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration, contract providers must have a medical license as stated above, be individually registered with the DEA (which is Federal), and have correct controlled substance licenses according to the state in which they are licensed. For example: If a psychiatrist has a medical license from the State of Iowa, then that prescribing provider must have a Controlled Substance License from Iowa to prescribe controlled substances. If a psychiatrist has a license from another state, they must follow DEA and the licensing state’s guidance in regards to holding a controlled dangerous substance license. See link at the end of this paragraph for US Department of Justice –Drug Enforcement website specifying requirements for different states. All licenses held by the personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contract psychiatrists who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied upon application may or may not be considered for the purposes of this contract. Contractor staff must submit evidence of at least one full, active, current and unrestricted licensure, registration, certification, and/or other relevant credentials, for verification prior to appointment and throughout the employment process, as requested by the COR. Such personnel shall be subject to review by the VA Chief of Staff and approval by the VA Director. Current copies of all licenses shall be provided to the VA with bid or upon request. Contractor is responsible for keeping the VA COR apprised of anything that would adversely affect or otherwise limit their clinical privileges. Note: Failure to keep VA fully informed on these matters may result in administrative or disciplinary action. Link to guide for practitioner’s state licensing requirements: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/reg_apps/pract_state_lic_require.

Board Certification – The contractor’s employees and any subcontractors shall be board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS). Board eligibility in this case will mean graduating from a psychiatric residency and having a valid license to practice medicine. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documents verifying the current certification or eligibility shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.