FULD EBP Immersion Workshop

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Program Contracting Activity Central
Independence, OH 44131
SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Evidence Based Practice Immersion Training Workshop
36C77619Q0080
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Nursing Services (ONS) requires an existing five-day Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Immersion Training Workshop on the development and implementation of EBP strategies and processes which will be made available to providers and nursing staff within the VA.
Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to issue a sole source solicitation to Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice, 760 Kinnear Road, 1st Floor, Room 108, Columbus, OH 43212 requesting one (1) five-day Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare Immersion Training Workshop. The scope of work is defined as the following:
The contractor shall provide one 5-day Evidence Based Practice Immersion Training Workshop. This session will be for up to 100 VA providers. The program content and materials for the five-day training shall include:
Introduction to EBP
Making the case for EBP
Assessing your organizational culture
Clinical Inquiry and PICOT questions
Mentored EBP project work
Understanding research methods
Effective searching for evidence
Search strategies and techniques
Introduction to critical appraisal of evidence
Critical appraisal; systematic review
Critical appraisal; facilitated breakout sessions
Evaluation and synthesis of evidence
Managing your Bibliography
Integrating evidence into decision making
Understanding, measuring, and evaluating outcomes
Communication styles (DiSC)
The Mentor Track | The Leadership Track | Faculty Track: Sessions
Creating a vision for EBP
Dissemination of EBP projects
Dreaming past the possible
Putting it all together
Presentation and awards ceremony
Closing remarks
Thirty-seven (37) Continuing Education Credit Hours upon completion of the program, per participant.
Access to the electronic resources presented at the workshop
Access to the Ohio State University Library resources for one year
Lifetime access to monthly immersion reconnect webinars, EBP listserv membership, access to EBP resources
Collaborative formal evaluation of immersion outcomes
Educating selected VA staff to provide follow-up workshops to increase sustainability of education
This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The NAICS code for this procurement is 611430 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $ 11.0 million.
This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Responses to this notice are due on or before Thursday, April 4th, 2019, 10:00 a.m. EST to this procurement s contract specialist, Kymberly Morgan, at Kymberly.Morgan@va.gov.
Submittal Information:
Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements should submit a single spaced, 12-point font minimum, response to the information identified in the Sources Sought Notice. Please also submit a cover page which includes, at a minimum, the company s name, address, Dunn & Bradstreet (DUNS) number, General Service Administration (GSA) contract number (if applicable), point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address.
Companies shall provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill the requirements outlined in this Sources Sought Notice. Â
Please provide Company business size and status - (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.) Any affiliate information (parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, and VA Mentor Protégé Program membership status), as well as the number of years in business should also be provided..