VISN-Wide Nursing Home Service Open-Continuous RFP - Multiple Requirements Combined Sources Sought and Request for Information, Multiple award, IDIQ

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VISN 15), encompassing 7 VA Health Care Systems (8 VA Medical Centers) in

- Marion, Illinois serving Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky

- Poplar Bluff, Missouri serving Southeastern and South Central Missouri and Northwest Arkansas

- St. Louis, Missouri serving St. Louis Metropolitan Area and Eastern Missouri

- Columbia, Missouri serving Central and Northern Missouri

- Kansas City, Missouri serving Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Northwestern and Western Missouri, and

portions of Southwest Kansas

- Eastern Kansas Health Care System serving Eastern, Northeastern and Central Kansas

- Wichita, Kansas serving Southern, Central, Northern and Western Kansas

2. Network Contracting Office 15 (NCO 15) intends to issue an Open and Continuous Solicitation for Community Nursing Home Services for an open period of two (2) years to accept offers for nursing home services for the geographic areas listed above. The anticipated date of issue is on or about 1 January 2020. The estimated closing date will be 2 calendar years from the issue date. The anticipated solicitation will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) when available from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide full information to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments.

NAICS Code is 623110 with a small business size standard of $30M. All vendors must be registered in the System for Awards Management database (www.sam.gov) and have input Vet Biz information at (http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov) Registration in SAM is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the website and register as soon as possible to avoid delays should they be selected for a contract award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contracting Officer using the e mail link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Angela.Freel@va.gov and Jason.Condiff@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes SS-CNH NCO15.

3. Previous Open and Continuous Solicitations have been issued for the same type of services. The current solicitation, VA255-15-R-0850, is expected to expire on 31 December 2019.

4. NCO 15 is seeking responses by potentially interested offerors for provision of nursing home care services in the areas indicated in the attached maps of the VISN 15 service area (States and Counties).

Further

NCO 15 is requesting feedback from potentially interested nursing home facilities (potential offerors) to indicate the nursing home facility resources in or near the areas specified in paragraph 4.

NCO 15 requests identification of:

- Nursing Home Facility Name - City, County, State

- Indicate if currently, or previously provided services to a VA Medical Center

- Special Care Capabilities e.g. Trach/Vent Weaning, Rehabilitation Capabilities, Behavioral, Alzheimer/Dementia Care, Secure Facility, etc.

- Capacities Total and Typical Occupancy

- Socio-Economic Status of Offeror e.g. 8(a) Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Veteran-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Business, Woman or Women-Owned Business, Small or Large Business.

- Current Medicaid Reimbursement Rate, date of last Medicaid rate revision, frequency of revisions by your State Medicaid Authority/rate-setter.

- Private-Pay room and board rates, the previous rates and approximate date of last adjustment, frequency of adjustments.

- Indicate if a social worker is on staff, other staffing capabilities

- Current CMS/Medicaid Survey (rating, last survey date, re-inspection information, results) (summary only, not full documents)

If all information above is not provided, please provide, as a minimum:

- Nursing Home Facility Name - City, County, State

- Indicate if currently, or previously provided services to a VA Medical Center

- Special Care Capabilities e.g. Trach/Vent Weaning, Rehabilitation Capabilities, Behavioral, Alzheimer/Dementia Care, Secure Facility, etc.

- Capacities Total and Typical Occupancy

- Socio-Economic Status of Offeror e.g. 8(a) Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business, Veteran-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Business, Woman or Women-Owned Business, Small or Large Business.

- Current Medicaid Reimbursement Rate, date of last Medicaid rate revision, frequency of revisions by your State Medicaid Authority/rate-setter.

Contact: Angela Freel, Contract Specialist, Angela.Freel@va.gov, phone 913-946-1110 or Jason Condiff, Contract Specialist, Jason.Condiff@va.gov , phone 913-946-1114, fax 913-946-1198. NCO 15, Healthcare Resources Team, 3450 S. 4th St. Trafficway, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

DISCLAIMER

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Marion VA Medical Center, 2041 West Main, Marion, Illinois 62959 covers the following area.

Illinois Indiana

Kentucky

Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Illinois Counties including

Alexander

Clay

Edwards

Effingham

Fayette

Franklin

Gallatin

Hamilton

Hardin

Jackson

Jefferson

Johnson

Lawrence

Marion

Massac

Perry

Pope

Pulaski

Randolph

Richland

Saline

Union

Wabash

Washington

Wayne

White

Williamson

Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Indiana Counties including

Daviess

Gibson

Knox

Pike

Posey

Spencer

Vanderburgh

Warrick

Marion Illinois VAMC is responsible for Kentucky Counties including

Ballard

Caldwell

Carlisle

Crittenden

Daviees

Fulton

Graves

Henderson

Hickman

Hopkins

Livingston

Lyon

Marshall

McCracken

McLean

Union

Webster

See Maps Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

St. Louis, Missouri (2 locations), VA St. Louis Health Care System covers the following area.

1. Jefferson Barracks Division, #1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125

2. John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO 63106

Missouri Illinois

St. Louis Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including

Crawford

Franklin

Jefferson

Lincoln

St Francois

Ste. Genevieve

St Charles

St Louis

St Louis City

Warren

Washington

St. Louis Missouri VAMC is responsible for Illinois Counties including

Bond

Calhoun

Clinton

Jersey

Macoupin

Madison

Monroe

St Clair

See Map Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Poplar Bluff, Missouri - John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, 1500 N. Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 covers the following area.

Missouri

Arkansas

Poplar Bluff Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including

Bollinger

Butler

Cape Girardeau

Carter

Douglas

Dunkin

Howell

Iron

Madison

Mississippi

New Madrid

Oregon

Ozark

Pemiscot

Perry

Reynolds

Ripley

Scott

Shannon

Stoddard

Wayne

Poplar Bluff Missouri VAMC is responsible for Arkansas Counties including

Clay

Fulton

Greene

Lawrence

Randolph

See Maps Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Columbia, Missouri - Harry S. Truman Memorial Hospital, 800 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 covers the following area.

Missouri Illinois

Columbia Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including

Adair

Audrain

Benton

Boone

Callaway

Camden

Chariton

Cole

Cooper

Crawford

Dallas

Dent

Gasconade

Hickory

Howard

Knox

Laclede

Lewis

Linn

Macon

Maries

Marion

Miller

Moniteau

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Osage

Pettis

Phelps

Pike

Polk

Pulaski

Putnam

Ralls

Randolph

Saline

Schuyler

Scotland

Shelby

Sullivan

Texas

Webster

Wright

Columbia Missouri VAMC is also responsible for Illinois County of

Pike

See Maps Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Kansas City, Missouri - Kansas City VA Medical Center, 4801 Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64128 covers the following area.

Kansas Missouri

Kansas City Missouri VAMC is responsible for Missouri Counties including

Barton

Bates

Caldwell

Carroll

Cass

Cedar

Clay

Clinton

Daviess

Grundy

Henry

Jackson

Johnson

Lafayette

Livingston

Ray

St Clair

Vernon

Kansas City Missouri VAMC is also responsible for Kansas Counties including

Johnson

Linn

Miami

See Maps Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System (2 locations) covers the following area.

1. Colmery-O Neil VA Medical Center, 2200 SW Gage Boulevard, Topeka, KS 55511

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, 4104 4th St Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS 66048

Kansas Missouri

Eastern Kansas Health Care System VAMCs (Leavenworth and Topeka VAMCs) are responsible for Kansas Counties including

Allen

Anderson

Atchison

Bourbon

Brown

Chase

Clay

Cloud

Coffey

Dickinson

Doniphan

Douglas

Franklin

Geary

Jackson

Jefferson

Leavenworth

Lyon

Marshall

Morris

Nemaha

Neosho

Osage

Pottawatomie

Riley

Shawnee

Wabaunsee

Woodson

Wyandotte

Eastern Kansas Health Care System VAMCs (Leavenworth and Topeka VAMCs) are responsible for Missouri Counties including

Andrew

Buchanan

DeKalb

Gentry

Holt

Nodaway

Platte

Worth

See Map Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Wichita, Kansas - Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, 5500 E. Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas 67218 covers the following area.

Kansas

Wichita Kansas VAMC is responsible for Kansas Counties including

Barber

Barton

Butler

Chautauqua

Clark

Comanche

Cowley

Crawford

Decatur

Edwards

Elk

Ellis

Ellsworth

Finney

Ford

Gove

Graham

Grant

Gray

Greenwood

Harper

Harvey

Haskell

Hodgeman

Kearny

Kingman

Kiowa

Labette

Lane

Lincoln

Marion

McPherson

Meade

Mitchell

Montgomery

Morton

Ness

Ottawa

Pawnee

Pratt

Rawlins

Reno

Republic

Rice

Rooks

Rush

Russell

Saline

Scott

Sedgwick

Seward

Sheridan

Stafford

Stevens

Sumner

Thomas

Trego

Wichita

Wilson

See Map Above. Blacked-out counties are not covered by this VAMC Region.

Note: Maps above are approximations of Areas of Responsibility and may vary based on each VA Medical Center s defined service area. Offerors should contact the nearest VA Medical Center Representative for determination of the responsible VA Medical Center, or contact Network Contracting Office 15 for inquiry.

VA Health Care System

657

VA St. Louis Health Care System

1 Jefferson Barracks Drive Saint Louis, MO 63125

MO

314-652-4100

657

VA St. Louis Health Care System - John Cochran Division

915 North Grand Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63106

MO

314-652-4100

VA Medical Center

589A4

Harry S. Truman Memorial

800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65201-5297

MO

573-814-6000 Or 573-814-6000

657A4

John J. Pershing VA Medical Center

1500 N. Westwood Blvd. Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

MO

573-686-4151 Or 573-686-4151

589

Kansas City VA Medical Center

4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128

MO

816-861-4700

657A5

Marion VA Medical Center

2401 West Main Street Marion, IL 62959

IL

618-997-5311 Or 618-997-5311

589A7

Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center

5500 E. Kellogg Wichita, KS 67218

KS

316-685-2221 Or 316-685-2221

589A5

VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System - Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center

2200 SW Gage Boulevard Topeka, KS 66622

KS

785-350-3111 Or 785-350-3111

589A6

VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System - Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center

4101 S. 4th Street Leavenworth, KS 66048-5055

KS

913-682-2000 Or 913-682-2000