Q201--Saipan Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE WAS PREVIOUSLY POSTED AS 36C26120Q0278 Published on June 11, 2020

SERVICES REQUIRED: The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VA PIHCS); requires the following services to be provided in a private office or clinic environment to Veterans, primarily residing in Saipan, Tinian and Rota, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI): The CBOC is located on the island of Saipan. Saipan is 140 miles from the Guam VA CBOC, about 45 minutes flight time from Saipan and 3800 miles from Honolulu VA Medical Center, about 7 hours flight time from Guam. Site of Care is (Saipan 5V21 459GH)

Other Outpatient Clinical Services Site of Care (Less than 500 encounters registered in primary care and mental health stop class within any given fiscal year or does not include MH Services) Clinical services are provided to remote areas through a Telehealth clinic or other arrangement. If any other services are provided in this venue (external to a VA clinic or facility), they must be associated with, attached to, and coordinated by a health care delivery site located in a clinic or facility.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The CBOC must be located on the island of Saipan.

AUTHORITY: In accordance with Title 38 United States Code (USC) 8153 to be furnished by the contractor on behalf of VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VA PIHCS).

POLICY AND REGULATIONS: The Contractor is required to meet VHA performance and quality criteria and standards including, but not limited to, access, customer satisfaction, prevention index, chronic disease index and clinical guidelines. Performance and quality standards may change during the contract. New or revised quality/performance criteria or standards will be provided to the Contractor before implementation date and throughout the life of the contract through unilateral or bi-lateral modifications, as applicable. Copies of current VA and VHA publications can be located at http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ or at http://www.va.gov/vapubs/. Compliance with mandated performance is required as a condition of this contract. Contractor shall comply with all relevant VA policies and procedures, including those related to quality, access, patient safety and performance, including, but not limited to the policies listed on the Contracted Clinic Policy Document located at https://www.patientcare.va.gov/primarycare/Resources.asp.