Iron Range Minnesota Community Based Outpatient Clinic Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Service Area Office Central Region (SAOC) anticipates issuing a solicitation on behalf of Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23 for a contractor operated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in accordance with FAR part 12, VAAR 873 and 38 USC 8153. A single award IDIQ contract with a base year and 4 option years is contemplated. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposals.



The solicitation will be for Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) for providing outpatient Primary Care for all patients, regardless of gender or age, in a private hospital, office or clinic environment to veterans primarily residing in Hibbing, Minnesota with outreach services located between 50 and 90 minutes North, Northeast, or Northwest from the primary clinic.. It is anticipated that in its first year of operation, the Hibbing CBOC and associated outreach services will have approximately 3200 veteran enrollees. Payments under the contemplated contract would be made on a capitated-rate basis.

This solicitation shall be issued as 100% full and open competition. The NAICS Code is 621498 - All Other Outpatient Care Centers-Size Standard $10.0M. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on the Government Point of Entry on or about July 3, 2012. All inquiries should be submitted via e-mail to VHACOSAOCentralRegionContractStaff@va.gov . Solicitation documents may be obtained electronically at www.fbo.gov. The prospective offeror is responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the Federal Business Opportunities website without further notification from the Contracting Officer. To be eligible for award consideration, offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Applicable (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx.