Section 2.1, Continuation of SF-1449.pdf

2.1 SF 1449, Schedule of Supplies and Services

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services are to be delivered predominantly by telehealth, with in-person services as needed or required, to AICs who are in community placement throughout the nation and where a need for MAT exist. This requirement will ensure MAT is provided to AICs who are in need of treatment for an opioid use disorder while in community placement in locations where a gap in MAT services may exist as well as provide accessibility to treatment services.

All references to Residential Re-Entry Center (RRC) and Community Correctional Center

(CCC) shall be treated equally for the purpose of this contract.

The performance period for the resulting contract will be a one-year base period (to begin upon the effective date of contract award) and two additional one-year option period. The anticipated total contract period is three years. The anticipated performance start date is July 1, 2024.

Community Treatment Services Decisional Rule Criteria Best Value

Each proposal will be initially reviewed to determine that all document submission requirements listed under Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, are met.

By using the documentation submitted with each proposal, an initial review will also be conducted to determine whether or not it meets the minimum requirements contained in the

Decisional Rule Criteria below. Any proposal not meeting these criteria may not receive any further consideration for award.

Proposals must clearly demonstrate at the time of submission, unless otherwise stated, the capability to meet the Decisional Rule Criteria below. Proposals will be rated on a best value basis based on the Decisional Rule Criteria. In addition, offerors may be eliminated from the competition based on a competitive range determination if the proposal submitted does not represent the best value to the Government.

Based on the Decisional Rule Criteria below the Government will award the contract to the proposal that offers the best value to the Government. Technical and Past Performance when combined (Non-Price), are significantly more important than Price. In the Non-Price areas, Technical is more important than past performance.

CRITERIA PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATIONAL EVALUATION AREA

1. Factor: Medication-Assisted

Treatment (MAT)

a. Subfactor: MAT Services

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s ability to provide MAT for Adults in Custody (AICs) of the Bureau of Prisons while residing in a Residential Reentry Center (RRC), on Home Confinement (HC), on Federal Location Monitoring (FLM), or reporting to a Day Reporting Center (DRC) at locations nationwide.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the proposal meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

The Offeror must provide evidence of ability to deliver MAT services by telehealth. (SOW 4.1.1)

If the standard of care or current law or regulations require information or treatment that is only obtainable in person, the Offeror must provide evidence of ability to conduct in-person sessions for MAT services. (SOW 4.1.12)

Complete and submit the MAT Requirements by State worksheet to identify the states where Offeror can provide TeleMAT (MAT delivered by telehealth services) to AICs while in community placement as well those states in which MAT (in-person services) could be performed, if needed.

The Offeror must identify each state where at least one primary key personnel currently and shall, upon contract award, meet all requirements to provide MAT services, whether by telehealth or in person.

It is not acceptable to list a state where key personnel are pending regulatory or other state approval to provide MAT services.

The Offeror will have an opportunity in Factor 2a to list additional key personnel who will provide MAT services.

1. Factor: Medication-Assisted

b. Subfactor: Urine Drug Screening meet contractual and clinical requirements for urine drug screening to monitor AICs for adherence to medication and for the use of illicit and controlled substances.

degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

The Offeror shall utilize urine drug screening (UDS) to monitor AICs for adherence to medication and for the use of illicit and controlled substances to inform clinical decision making. (SOW 4.1.17) Ongoing clinical monitoring that includes UDS is part of a good practice in order to acquire objective evidence of any ongoing illicit substance use and confirm buprenorphine adherence. (SOW 4.1.17.2) The Offeror may utilize the correctional UDS, i.e., those provided by the RRC, to review the data for drug monitoring if made available as a courtesy and meeting clinical requirements but shall not be solely relied upon.

To meet contractual and clinical requirements for monitoring AICs on medications for an opioid use disorder, the Offeror must utilize the services of a local community-based testing center.

Describe, in detail, Offeror’s capabilities and resources for the use of local community-based testing centers. The Offeror shall also describe the plans and procedures for ordering a UDS for an AIC and coordinating any referrals with the Residential Reentry Center.

The response shall not exceed three pages in total.

2. Factor: Medication-Assisted

Treatment (MAT)

c. Subfactor: Administration of MAT Medication provide medication services, to include administration and dispensing of medications for an opioid use disorder.

degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

The Offeror shall provide medication services to include administration of MAT Medication. (SOW 5.4.6) When authorized, the Offeror shall be required to administer intramuscular or subcutaneous abdominal injections of naltrexone or buprenorphine and/or dispense oral or sublingual medications for an opioid use disorder.

Describe, in detail, Offeror’s capabilities and resources to provide administration of MAT Medication.

Provide information on the personnel who will be utilized in performing the administration of medication, such as minimum personnel qualifications, as well as the types of facilities that may be used to meet this requirement.

The response shall not exceed three pages in total.

3. Factor: Medication-Assisted

d. Subfactor: MAT Care Coordinator

This subfactor evaluates the quality, comprehensiveness, and innovativeness of the Offeror’s plan for a MAT Care Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of services under the contract.

degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

The Offeror shall assign a MAT Care Coordinator (MCC) to each client referred for MAT services. The MCC shall have sufficient clinical knowledge of MAT services to enable sound decisions and judgments. (SOW 6.5) Submit a detailed plan, to include the following requirements, that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the MCC to facilitate the delivery of MAT services under the contract:

i. Caseload Size

ii. Point of Contact iii.Point of Entry

iv. Determination for Scheduling MAT

Psychiatric Evaluations

v. Engagement

vi. Skills Provide sufficient detail to show how Offeror would accomplish/satisfy this requirement, including your approach on providing MAT services.

Submit resumes for key personnel only listed as MAT Care Coordinators to show skills and abilities to work with a criminal justice population and their knowledge of MAT.

A response which only restates or paraphrases the SOW requirements for the MAT Care Coordinator will be considered unacceptable.

The response shall not exceed five pages in total.

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

4. Factor: Staffing Requirement

a. Subfactor: Key Personnel

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s proposed key personnel meet solicitation requirements to provide MAT services to AICs nationwide.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements below:

Submit the Technical Personnel List that identifies all key personnel (authorized negotiator(s), administrative staff, MAT Care Coordinators, and Practitioners) proposed to meet or exceed the staffing requirements. (SOW 6.2) Key personnel proposed to provide MAT must meet or exceed the staffing requirements in table 2a below.

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

5. Factor: Staffing Requirement

b. Subfactor: Licensure & DEA - Registration

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s proposed key personnel meet the applicable state standards to provide MAT services to AICs nationwide.

the proposal and will be evaluated as meeting the minimum requirements below:

The Offeror shall submit copies of current and valid professional licenses for key personnel who will provide MAT services to AICs while in community placement. (SOW 6.4)

Professional licenses submitted must correspond to the respective state in which MAT services will be rendered.

Professional licenses for medical staff (e.g., medical doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner) must meet the standards of practice established by the applicable state’s professional regulatory board in the state where services will be rendered.

If unable to produce an original license, provide a license verification sheet with a copy of a government-issued photo identification card for the staff member.

The Offeror shall also submit a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Controlled Substance Registration Certificate for key personnel to provide MAT services in the state where services will be rendered.

Offeror must clearly provide evidence of key personnel’s professional license and accompanying DEA Certificate for each state in which services will be rendered and must correspond to the MAT Requirements by State worksheet.

Submit the Licensure and DEA Certificate worksheet that lists all proposed key personnel identified as practitioners in 2a and provide requested information on state specific licensure and DEA Certificates.

STAFFING EVALUATION AREA

6. Factor: Staffing Requirement

c. Subfactor: Experience

This subfactor evaluates Offeror’s experience providing MAT services to AICs.

The following information shall be submitted in the proposal and will be evaluated on the degree to which the Offeror meets the solicitation requirements and provides a benefit to the Government:

The Offeror shall submit a narrative that summarizes the experience of their organization, including of their key personnel, in providing MAT services to AICs.

Describe how MAT services have been delivered to AICs, by telehealth or in-person, and in what setting, i.e., such as in the community, and on what scale.

Provide as much information to show evidence of prior experience providing MAT services, especially to AICs.

The summary shall not exceed five pages.

Past Performance

The Government will assign an adjectival rating to each of the past performance factors, as well as assign an overall adjectival rating to past performance. The adjectival rating depicts how well the offeror meets the solicitation requirements. Technical and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than price. In the Non-Price areas, Technical is more important than past performance.

The adjectival ratings are defined below:

Exceptional: Offeror’s past performance exceeds many of the requirements of the program.

Their past performance shows they have an exceptional record for exceeding the needs and objectives of the program.

Very Good: Offeror’s past performance exceeds some of the requirements of the program.

Their past performance shows they have a very good record for exceeding some of the needs and objectives of the program.

Satisfactory: Offeror’s past performance satisfies the requirements of the program. Their past performance shows they have a satisfactory record for meeting the needs and objectives of the program.

Marginal: Offeror’s past performance does not satisfy some of the requirements of the program.

Their past performance shows they have a marginal record of meeting the needs and objectives of the program.

Unsatisfactory: Offeror’s past performance fails to meet the requirements of the program. Their past performance shows they have an unsatisfactory record of meeting the needs and objectives of the program.

The specific Past Performance Evaluation Factors are described below and are all equal in importance. Each factor considers the Offeror’s record of performance and level of success in:

Factor 1: Treatment Services- This factor evaluates the contractor’s timeliness in conducting

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) evaluations, the quality of follow-up services, the quality of treatment related documents, and the ability to deliver services that are compatible to the Bureau of Prison’s (Bureau) philosophy. In addition, this factor also evaluates the comprehensiveness and in-depth manner in which MAT Psychiatric Evaluations and Reports are conducted and developed.

Factor 2: Communication- This factor evaluates the contractor’s flexibility, pro-activeness, professionalism, and cooperation in their relationships with Community Treatment Services

(CTS) staff, Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs), the U.S. Probation office, or other companies.

This factor also includes an evaluation of the contractor’s ability to develop working relationships with RRCs to schedule initial appointments and follow-up sessions and submit timely information to them on treatment schedules. Lastly, this factor evaluates the contractor’s ability to keep CTS informed of a client’s progress during the course of their treatment to include a summary of their MAT services and prognosis, upon termination from treatment.

Factor 3: Administration – This factor evaluates the contractor’s accuracy and timeliness of bill submissions, maintenance of treatment documentation, responsiveness to requests, and technical direction as provided by the CTS or other staff. This factor also includes an evaluation of the contractor’s compliance with licensure and certification requirements of staff providing MAT services, to include maintaining a qualified practitioner with prescriptive authority who meets the standards of practice established by the applicable state’s professional regulatory board to provide MAT evaluations and follow-up services in the state where services are rendered.

PRICING

Prices quoted to the Government shall be as low as or lower than those charges to the supplier’s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions, in addition to any discounts offered for prompt payment.

Please complete the chart below with total quoted price for the base period and each option year.

Year Total

Base Period $

Option Year 1 $

Option Year 2 $

Six Month Extension $

Total of All Years $

DELIVERIES

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505, and the clause located in FAR

52.216-18, Ordering, states that any supplies or services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of task orders by a warranted Contracting Officer in the CTS Contracting

Office.

BILLING INFORMATION

The Government will make payment on a monthly basis via Electronic Fund Transfer.

Invoices with the contract number should be submitted electronically to BOP-RSD-PSBCTS-

BILL@bop.gov. Contractors that are classified as a small business are required to indicate their small business size status on each invoice submitted for payment.

AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

Offerors are advised an award may be made without discussions. The Contracting Officer cannot overemphasize the necessity for the initial proposal of a offeror to provide the Government with sufficient information identifying the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.