HHHA Respite Contract

Added: Oct 09, 2013 8:37 am The Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Richmond, VA has a need for Homemaker Home Health Aide Respite Services including home infusion therapy; and Bowel and Bladder Services for veterans enrolled in the Richmond primary service areas.



The Home Infusion Therapy care may include, but are not limited to: Administration of Supplies; Cassettes; IV Tubing; Catheter; Maintenance Supplies; Heparin and Saline Flushes; Infusion Equipment; Clinical Pharmacy Monitoring; Deliveries; Bio-hazardous waste removal from the patient's home.



Bowel and Bladder (B&B) care shall include all necessary personal care and shall only be performed by a registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurse (LPN), or trained certified nursing assistant (CNA) and shall include; but not limited to the following: Inserting of a suppository; Digital emulation; Dissipation; Enemas; Intermittent catheterization; Foley catheterization; and Wound care.



Personal Care: personal care shall include; but not limited to the following: Activities of daily living (ADL): Bathing; Dressing; toileting; Transferring; feeding; continence and changing bed linens; Aid in ambulation and transfers; Active and passive exercises; assistance with medical equipment and routine health monitoring; and the length of time allowed for providing bowel and bladder.



This requirement will be solicited as 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The NAICS code is 621610. Size standard $14M. Contract base period will be for one year from Date of Award with the possibility of four (4) one (1) year option periods, to be exercised at the discretion of the Government.



Solicitation documents will be available on or about October 11, 2013 at www.fbo.gov with proposals due on November 8, 2013@ 4:00 pm (eastern standard time) to the following mailing address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn: Barbara J. Hawk, VISN 6 Centralized Acquisition Service (90C), Bldg. 27 Averill Dr., Hampton, Virginia, 23667. Hard copies of this solicitation must be requested in writing by sending an e-mail to Barbara.hawk@va.gov. Deadline for questions regarding this requirement is October 18, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. All questions should be e-mailed to the address contained herein. Past Performance Surveys are due by November 1, 2013 at 4:00 pm. by fax at (757) 728-3132.



ELECTRONIC OR FAXED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS REQUIREMENT AND NO TELEPHONIC QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.