BLM-AFS medical director

NUMBER: PR: 0040610755
POSTED DATE: 02/27/2023
SUBJECT: BLM-AFS Medical Director
This announcement constitutes the only notice.
This is not a request for quotes.
A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than March 9th, 2023, by sending an e-mail to soaks@blm.gov; however, any technical data received will be for the sole purpose of market research for future requirements.
Under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), BLM-AK/Alaska Fire Service intends to issue a sole source, firm-fixed price order to:
COMPANY: JOSEPH C. LIVENGOOD, M.D., PROF. LLC
UEID GQT2TP2E7ZJ3
ESTIMATE : $10,000 - $15,000
ON: 03/10/2023
NAICS: 621111 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) $14M
AUTHORITY: FAR 13.106(b) Soliciting from a single source.
FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Determinations not to compete this proposed procurement were made because:

This request is ¿Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.¿
Alaska Fire Service requests the following requirement be acquired using other than full and open competition in support of BLM. A Medical Director as required by state law to provide medical direction for all medical programs at the Bureau of Land Management¿s Alaska Fire Service (BLM-AFS). The term Medical Director refers to the Alaska licensed physician who will have overall responsibility for the medical aspects of care provided by BLM-AFS emergency medical providers.
This work includes, but is not limited to, assistance and expertise with the development of a medical supervision plan, provider training and credentialing, assistance with protocol development and maintenance, continuing education activities, patient care report review, and online medical control. The Medical Director will ensure that all the medical programs at BLM-AFS are aligned under unified medical direction. Maintaining this single system will minimize redundancy and facilitate standardization and quality across the entire organization.
BLM-AFS Medical Director also supports the State of Alaska Division of Forestry (AK-DOF). BLM-AFS coordinates closely with DOF for medical training and protocols, medical kit standardization, and rostering and dispatching of medical resources to wildland fire incidents. To ensure continuity of operations for all medical support programs for Alaska wildland fire response, it is necessary to maintain the same Medical Director for BLM-AFS and for AK-DOF.



For more information contact Stacie Oaks at 907-356-5774 or soaks@blm.gov