RFI_Clinical_Nurse_Support_Services.docx

Request for Information (RFI)

1. RFI Number: W81XWH-17-T-0165

2. RFI Title: Clinical Nurse Education Support Services for the Systems of Care for Complex Patients (SCCP) Task Area for the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)

3. Agency: United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

4. Office: United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

5. Contracting Office: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD

6. Location: Fort Detrick, MD

7. Synopsis: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201 "Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals" and (FAR) 52.215-3, "Request for information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes" this RFI is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. The information resulting from this RFI will determine if there are qualified non-personal service providers available in the marketplace otherwise it will become a Sole Source procurement. This RFI does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. No evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, please do not request a copy of the solicitation. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of any potential Offeror to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

8. Background: The USAISR is part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. The USAISR is dedicated to both laboratory and clinical trauma research. Its mission is to provide requirements-driven combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers from self-aid through definitive care across the full spectrum of military operations; provide state-of-the-art trauma, burn, and critical care to Department of Defense beneficiaries around the world and civilians in our trauma region; and provide Burn Special Medical Augmentation Response Teams.

The Systems of Care for Complex Patients Task Area research efforts focus on defining best evidence-based combat casualty care practice through research on practice variability and patient outcomes in all military echelons of care. The goal of the Task Area is to provide evidence based practice recommendations for the management of poly-trauma combat casualties by the multi-disciplinary care team from injury to definitive care in the United States.

9. Scope and Purposes: The requirement shall ensure that every military nurse who deploys has the opportunity to use the resources to demonstrate minimal competencies in management of combat casualties. A standardized, comprehensive program will be created which ensures all nursing specialties demonstrate competency in combat casualty management throughout military career.

A Standard Toolkit will be developed which will allow for developing preceptors and evaluating individual readiness and competency in combat casualty care skills

Additionally the requirement will need the creation of self-paced multi-media web-based learning modules for introduction and sustainment of nursing combat casualty care skills.

This program will be implemented regionally and then expanded incrementally across the enterprise.

10. Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS): A Draft PWS dated 17 March 2017; Version 1 (Attachment A) is included with this RFI for informational purposes and identifies the scope of work.

11. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: The NAICS code for this requirement is 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) with a Size Standard of $15.0 M.

12. Capability Statement: The Government encourages all qualified business firms to submit a comprehensive and fully integrated Capability Statement that addresses the scope of work in the PWS. The Capability Statement should demonstrate the Offeror’s experience, knowledge of, and participation of support services required in the Draft PWS. The Offeror shall state the need to subcontract and approach. The Offeror shall include with the Capability Statement relevant experience from three (3) contracts within the last five (5) years that demonstrate relevant past experience in similar size, scope and complexity.

13. Anticipated period of performance: April 2017 through April 2020

14. Response Due Date: Qualified business firms should submit the Capability Statement in response to this RFI electronically by 3:00 pm (EST) on 07 April 2017 via e-mail to Brandon Roebuck at brandon.m.roebuck.civ@mail.mil. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

15. Instructions to Responders:

15.1 The Government appreciates responses from all capable and qualified business sources.

15.2 The Government welcomes input and will accept questions pertaining to this RFI; however, the Government reserves the right to answer all questions related to this RFI. Questions pertaining to the RFI are due by 1:00 pm (EST) on 31 March 2017. Only one set of questions per vendor will be accepted. Telephone requests will not be entertained.

15.3 The subject header of the e-mail for submission of questions and the RFI response shall be: ISR Clinical Nurse Support Services

15.4 Interested firms should submit a response (Capability Statement) that demonstrates the Offeror’s ability to perform the scope of work in the Draft PWS. The Capability Statement shall not exceed ten (10) typed pages; additional sheets for cover page, table of contents, tables and charts will not be counted toward page limitation.

15.4.1 The Capability Statement should adhere to the following formatting and outline instructions:

15.4.1.1. Format specifications include 12 point font, single spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11 inches paper with 1 inch margins. All submissions must be made electronically (as described above) and in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF. Electronic submissions may not exceed 10 MB.

a. Cover Page (1 page)

b. Current Technical Expertise, Knowledge and Management Capability

c. Brief summary of relevant experience from three (3) contracts within the last five (5) years pertaining to the requirement, could be Government or commercial. The summary should include the contract number, agency supported, whether or not you were the prime or subcontractor, period of performance, original contract value, final or current contract value, technical monitor and phone/fax number, POC with current phone number and a brief description of the effort.

15.5. Fill in the below table when respond to this RFI / Sources Sought.

Solicitation Number

Company Name

Company Address

Point of Contact

Telephone Number

E-mail Address

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

DUNS

Company Web Page

Company Location(s)

Company is / is not registered in SAM

Company is / is not a Small Business

Other Classifications (e.g. 8(a), HubZone, Woman-Owned, Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned)

If 8(a), date that the company graduates from the program.

16. Disclaimer and Important Notes: The purpose of this RFI notice is to gain market knowledge. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's solution and qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, the Government anticipates releasing a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in FedBizOpps at https://www.fbo.gov; however, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

17. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).