P02 SOURCES SOUGHT - External Reviewer.docx

This is a Sources Sought Notice for an External Reviewer - Readjustment Counseling at the Indianapolis Vet Center. The contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, supervision, management, management support, transportation, supplies, equipment, and materials necessary to furnish the following services. The equipment to be services is provided and is subject to changes.

Please respond if you have the ability and intent to complete this requirement. Include in your response the following information:

· Capabilities Statement;

· Company Name and Address;

· DUNS Number;

· Socioeconomic Size Status (e.g. Large, Small, WOSB, SDVOSB, etc.)

· Point of Contact information (name, phone, email);

· FSS or GSA Contract Number, if applicable.

This Sources Sought Notice is intended to locate any business capable of performance.

The anticipated NAICS Code for this requirement is 622210.

This is not a Request for Quotation and quotes shall not be reviewed at this time.

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the contractor as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

All responses shall be submitted via email by Monday, April 5, 2021 at 10:00 AM EST. Responses shall be submitted to Jeremy Boston at Jeremy.Boston@va.gov. Phone calls shall not be accepted for this notice.

The draft Statement of Work is attached and subject to changes.

DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK CONSULTANT – LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Overview:

The Readjustment Counseling Service (Vet Center) quality management program was initiated in response to high utilization of services and increasing severity and complexity of some cases. Quality measures were instituted recognizing the unique Vet Center features of outreach and a combination of professional and peer counseling in an informal non-medical environment. Readjustment counseling, for the purposes of this contract, is counseling provided by social workers, psychologist, or other mental health counselors, individually or in groups, specifically directed at social, psychological or behavioral difficulties specifically related to the post war readjustment to civilian life. Such difficulties may interfere with a Veteran’s job performance, educational pursuits, family and other interpersonal relations, or overall ability to cope with daily life. Modalities of readjustment counseling include individual, group, and family counseling; all which must have as their central purpose the post war readjustment of war zone Veterans or Veterans exposed to Military Sexual Trauma.

General Information: Part of the quality management program is the use of clinical consultants. Contractor shall provide clinical consultation to Vet Center Readjustment Counseling staff to include clinical recommendations for all cases reviewed.

Services shall take place at the following locations:

Indianapolis Vet Center 8330 Naab Rd. Suite 103 Indianapolis, IN 46260

Case consultations or case reviews will be provided the 1day per month at the Indianapolis Vet Center for a total of 2 hours. Day and time will be a mutually agreed upon by the Indianapolis Vet Center and the clinical consultant.

The contract Clinical Consultant shall provide collaboration to all clinical staff team including the Vet Center Director and Clinical Coordinator. This service does not include general mental health services; collaboration provides the required opportunities for skill enhancement and increases continuum of care for Veterans that the Vet Centers service. Contract Clinical Consultant shall not have access to patient information. Rather, in performing their duties, the contractor will be provided non-identifiable information. For example, patient is a 64-year-old African American Veteran who served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam 1967-68.

The provision of medications and physical examinations are not to be considered a component of readjustment counseling, and therefore, shall not be provided under this contract mechanism. Nonetheless, the contractor shall have a general knowledge of medications used in mental health.

Specific Tasks:

Contract Clinical Consultant shall perform the follow:

a. Participates in case presentations and discussions presented by Vet Center clinicians and discussions on specific cases.

b. Develop strategies which may be used to increase client’s effectiveness in treatment

c. Collaborate on cases which may need another direction/point of view

d. Provide clinical updates of Social Work policies/review of ethical information

e. Perform current research concerning the Veteran population

f. Promote team building through annual team building exercises for clinical growth Provides a brief written report of the consultant's recommendations by the next consultation date.

Veteran Center Schedule:

The contractor shall be required to provide consultation and perform other specific tasks identified in this Statement of Work the Vet Center as scheduled. Individual scheduling of services will be at the mutual discretion of contractor and the individual Vet Center as directed by the Vet Center Director. However, the general time expectation for the Vet Center is provided below:

Provide 2 hours of clinical consultation, 1 day per month.

[End of Statement of Work]