Draft TAFB Reise Hearings PWS.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Section I: Task

1. COUNTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:

1.1. County shall provide qualified hearing officers from the office of Solano County Counsel, as necessary, to conduct hearings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS).

1.2. The hearing officers will conduct certification review hearings (Welf. & Inst. Code §§ 5250, et seq.) and capacity hearings (Welf. & Inst. § 5332).

1.3. The hearings shall be held at designated facilities at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base on Tuesdays and Fridays (except holidays) as required by law. Timing of hearings will be coordinated with VA Staff.

1.4. Any hearing scheduled on a holiday will be rescheduled to comply with all applicable legal requirements.

1.5. On requests by Customer, County will provide necessary training to staff.

2. CUSTOMER DUTIES:

2.1. Customer shall provide qualified staff to present information to client certification review and capacity hearings.

2.2. Customer shall provide a secure and private room where the hearing will be conducted.

2.3. If a client poses a threat of danger to others in a hearing, Customer will provide additional staff as necessary to safeguard the hearing participants.

2.4. Customers shall provide the hearing officers with prompt access to its facilities, including admission to the Base, facilitating entry to the extent possible.

3. Period of Performance: December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023 with four one-year options.

4. Place of Performance: David Grant Medical Center, Bodin Cir, Fairfield, CA 94533

5. Invoicing: All invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System – The FSC uses a third-party contractor, Tungsten, to transition vendors from paper to electronic invoice submission. Please go to this website: http://www.tungsten-network.com/US/en/veterans-affairs/ to begin submitting electronic invoices, free of charge.

More information on the VA Financial Services Center is available at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp Vendor e-Invoice Set-Up Information:

Please contact Tungsten at the phone number or email address listed below to begin submitting your electronic invoices to the VA Financial Services Center for payment processing, free of charge. If you have question about the e-invoicing program or Tungsten, please contact the FSC at the phone number or email address listed below:

• Tungsten e-Invoice Setup Information: 1-877-489-6135

• Tungsten e-Invoice email: VA.Registration@Tungsten-Network.com

• FSC e-Invoice Contact Information: 1-877-353-9791

• FSC e-invoice email: vafsccshd@va.gov