Medical Disability Review Services

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1)incorporate changes to the solicitation; and 2) incorporate Questions & Answers into the solicitation.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.102 (g) and with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Solicitation number is OPM3312R0002 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58 dated May 18, 2012.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 524291, and the small business size standard is $7 million. This procurement is being reserved exclusively Small Businesses in accordance with FAR Part 19.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Disability, Reconsideration, and Appeals (DRA) located in Washington, DC is responsible for determining whether employees are eligible for disability retirement and whether disabled children are eligible for continued benefits.  DRA is also responsible for determining whether disability retirement applications submitted by employees who are covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) meet the eligibility requirements for disability retirement benefits.

In support of this mission, DRA needs to acquire a contractor to provide medical consultative services. The contractor shall review and make recommendations on disability retirement cases, make determinations and recommendations on extending survivor and/or health insurance benefits to children incapable of self support, provide medical consultative services on cases of usual difficulty, and train DRA staff.

OPM anticipates awarding a Fixed Price Contract as a result of this solicitation. The Period of Performance (POP) shall be five years (base year and four (4) one-year option periods).  The base period will begin on October 1, 2012.  The anticipated award date is on or about September 15, 2012.

Only e-mailed requests for additional information will be accepted at Vito.Bertucci@opm.gov through 12:00 PM, EST, August 2, 2012.  

Technical and Pricing proposals MUST be in two separate volumes.  Each of the parts shall be separate and complete, so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of and concurrently with the evaluation of the others.  If your technical and price proposal is not submitted in two separate files, your response to this solicitation will be considered non-responsive and withdrawn from consideration. 

Interested offerors must submit their technical and price proposals to the OPM's Contracting Group by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), August 29, 2012.  A copy of the technical and price proposal shall be submitted as two (2) separate files on a USB Flash drive to:

Office of Personnel Management
ATTN:  Vito F. Bertucci (SOL # OPM3312R0002)
1900 E Street NW, Room 1342
Washington, DC20415

In addition to the USB Flash drive, offerors are required to submit technical and prices proposals in separate files via email to: Vito.Bertucci@opm.gov.  

Note:  communications with other officials may compromise the competitiveness of this acquisition and result in the cancellation of the requirement.

Vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and not registered in the VETS-100 database at the time the requirement is to be awarded will not be considered.  Vendors may register with SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220, or by accessing www.sam.gov. 

For additional information regarding VETS100-100A please visit http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets-100.html. For filing assistance please visit: http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets100filing.htm.

**Please see the attached document for the full solicitation.**

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.102 (g) and with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Solicitation number is OPM3312R0002 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation document incorporates all mandatory commercial item provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-58 dated May 18, 2012.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 524291, and the small business size standard is $7 million. This procurement is being reserved exclusively Small Businesses in accordance with FAR Part 19.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Disability, Reconsideration, and Appeals (DRA) located in Washington, DC is responsible for determining whether employees are eligible for disability retirement and whether disabled children are eligible for continued benefits.  DRA is also responsible for determining whether disability retirement applications submitted by employees who are covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) meet the eligibility requirements for disability retirement benefits.

In support of this mission, DRA needs to acquire a contractor to provide medical consultative services. The contractor shall review and make recommendations on disability retirement cases, make determinations and recommendations on extending survivor and/or health insurance benefits to children incapable of self support, provide medical consultative services on cases of usual difficulty, and train DRA staff.

OPM anticipates awarding a Fixed Price Contract as a result of this solicitation. The Period of Performance (POP) shall be five years (base year and four (4) one-year option periods).  The base period will begin on October 1, 2012.  The anticipated award date is on or about September 15, 2012.

Only e-mailed requests for additional information will be accepted at Vito.Bertucci@opm.gov through 12:00 PM, EST, August 2, 2012.  

Technical and Pricing proposals MUST be in two separate volumes.  Each of the parts shall be separate and complete, so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of and concurrently with the evaluation of the others.  If your technical and price proposal is not submitted in two separate files, your response to this solicitation will be considered non-responsive and withdrawn from consideration. 

Interested offerors must submit their technical and price proposals to the OPM's Contracting Group by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), August 23, 2012.  A copy of the technical and price proposal shall be submitted as two (2) separate files on a USB Flash drive to:

Office of Personnel Management
ATTN:  Vito F. Bertucci (SOL # OPM3312R0002)
1900 E Street NW, Room 1342
Washington, DC20415

In addition to the USB Flash drive, offerors are required to submit technical and prices proposals in separate files via email to: Vito.Bertucci@opm.gov.  

Note:  communications with other officials may compromise the competitiveness of this acquisition and result in the cancellation of the requirement.

Vendors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and not registered in the VETS-100 database at the time the requirement is to be awarded will not be considered.  Vendors may register with CCR by calling 1-888-227-2423 or (269) 961-5757, or by accessing www.ccr.gov. 

Effective January 15, 2012, customers will no longer be able to electronically file a VETS 100/100A Report.  Customers may still submit reports via email or US mail to the VETS100 Service Center. Please note that VETS 100 and/or 100A reports cannot be submitted in person or via fax.  You will receive a notification acknowledging your submitted report(s) once received.  Please email the VETS-100 Service Center at VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov.

You may mail your report to:

VETS-100 Service Center
C/O Department of Labor National Contact Center (DOLNCC)
14120 Newbrook Dr, Suite 200
Chantilly VA 20151

Please visit their website at www.dol.gov/vets100 for additional information.

**Please see the attached document for the full solicitation.**