Amendment_0002.pdf

Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

The period of performance is a base year with 4 option periods.

Schedule of Items

Base – Emergency Medical Services from February 15, 2017 through February 14, 2018

Line Item

Description Location Unit of Issue

Total

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

Arizona LS $

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

New Mexico LS $

Option 1 Year 2 – Emergency Medical Services from February 15, 2018 through February 14, 2019

Description Location Unit of Issue

Total

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

Arizona LS $

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in

Option 2 Year 3 – Emergency Medical Services from February 15, 2019 through February 14, 2020

Description Location Unit of Issue

Total

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

Arizona LS $

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in

Option 3 Year 4 – Emergency Medical Services from February 15, 2020 through February 14, 2021

Description Location Unit of Issue

Total

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

Arizona LS $

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in

Option 4 Year 5 – Emergency Medical Services from February 15, 2021 through February 14, 2022

Description Location Unit of Issue

Total

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in the statement of work

Arizona LS $

Emergency medical services medical direction as stated in

Questions Received between December 13th - December 23rd

1. Can you advise how many personnel will attend each of the four sessions Answer: We are estimated between 10 – 50 Per Session

2. Can you advise how many hours are required for each of the Four (4) Sessions:

Answer provided on 12/27/2016: The Physician is expected to spend at least 160 hours in this capacity. 40 hrs. /session

Revised Answer: The Physician is expected to provide continuous education credits equal to 8 hours/year (24 credit credits within three years) to maintain EMT currency. The Physician will determine what the continuous education topics will be

3. I am not familiar with a unit price “LS”. Can you please clarify?

Answer: Lump Sum (LS)

Question Received on December 29th and December 30th

1. The Items Schedule reflects a maximum of 175 emergency care providers (ECP), inclusive of the first five (5O) Line Items, for each year, and for each state. In the response to our Q1 (highlighted below), the maximum number for both states equals 200.

For the Pricing Volume, should we calculate for a maximum of 200 or 350?

Answer: Maximum number for both states equals 200

2. Regarding Q3 above, will the Government accept a Vendor created Items Scheduled, separate and independent of that contained within the Statement of Work (SOW) that affords a clearer explanation of services to be provided on each Line Item?

Answer: The schedule of items has been updated and is provided as an attachment to Amendment 0002. Pricing shall be submitted on the schedule of items supplied by the government. However, perspective contractors may submit an additional separate schedule if they choose to.

3. The “Technical Specifications”, page 8, first paragraph states:

“The Contractor must be a licensed physician in the state in which a quote is being provided and will be responsible for the medical aspects of the care provided by R3 Forest Service emergency medical personnel under his/her direction.

a. Are you asking the Contractor to possess a physician’s license in the state where the Proposal originates, or in either the State of AR and NM, or both states if we are supplying a Proposal for both states?

Answer: Yes

4. The “Technical Specifications”, page 8, “Medical Director Services shall include”, item “1. Training: “states:

Training: The contractor or his/her designee will provide annual face to face training two sessions in New Mexico and two sessions in Arizona. The contractor will provide input for training which will cover the dynamics of emergency medical care for wildland fire operations, law enforcement activities and employees participating in remote work projects.

a. Can you provide specifications for “his/her designee”; would a qualified and licensed EMR/EMT/Paramedic Instructor qualify as a designee for the purposes of annual training?

Answer: Yes, as long as it meets the 24hr within 3 year for continuous education requirement for National Certification.

b. Does the Government provide the training facility?

Answer: Yes

c. Does the USFS provide a local liaison to assist the Medical Director with coordination and communication with the USFS employees? If not, can you explain the process the Medical Director would use to communicate with the employees?

Answer: Yes there will be EMS Coordinators for the contractor to work with.

5. The “Technical Specifications”, page 8, “Medical Director Services shall include”, item “5. Patient Care Report (PCR) review: “ states:

Patient Care Report (PCR) review: The contractor will review an adequate sample of PCR’s annually to determine quality of documentation for problem assessment/reassessment, treatment, and disposition. Based on this review, he/she will provide a written response with recommendations such as a change in documentation or treatment protocol and topics for continuing education.

a. Can you define the process for gathering PCR’s from each region; are they in paper format, or electronic format? How does the Physician access the PCRs?

Answer: There will be EMS Coordinators for each Forest that the contractor will be working with. The format will be decided before the awarding of the contract.

6. Amendment 0001, “Question Received between December 13th – December 23rd”, Question number 2 states:

“2. Can you advise how many hours are required for each of the four (4) sessions?”

a. Can the Government substantiate how you arrived on the number of face-to-face training hours required?

b. Is this requirement based on a specific curriculum or requirement?

c. If this requirement is based on a specific curriculum or requirement, what is the curriculum or requirement?

Answer: The answer provided on Amendment 0001 was incorrect and has since been corrected. The correct response is above. The Physician is expected to provide continuous education credits equal to 8 hours/year (24 credits within 3 years) to maintain EMT currency. The Physician will determine what the continuous education topics will be.