Cmbrvc/emergency nursing

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs/Radcliff Veterans Center (RVC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP 074_2600000350) for outsourced emergency nursing services to provide 24/7 skilled staffing across all shifts. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to supply Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and State Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to deliver care to facility residents. Key qualifications for vendors include current medical malpractice insurance, compliance with all federal and state vaccination regulations, successful OIG exclusion checks, valid background checks, and tuberculosis testing clearance. All personnel must be capable of operating the RVC's electronic record system and are subject to random drug testing. The evaluation will be conducted on a combined basis of 600 points for technical merit, 400 points for cost, and up to 200 points for oral presentations if required. Technical evaluation criteria encompass submission of three professional references (100 points), a vendor experience resume (100 points), the number of staff provided in the past year (100 points), and a detailed listing of currently available staff within a 60-mile radius of the RVC location in Radcliff, Kentucky (300 points), with staff proximity identified as critical given the emergency-only designation of the contract. Cost proposals must itemize separate hourly rates for RNs, LPNs, and CNAs by regular time, holiday, shift preference, and overtime, with the lowest cost proposal receiving maximum points. Written questions are due by March 20, 2026, and hard copy proposals with separate sealed covers for technical and cost components must be submitted by April 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to the Radcliff Veterans Center, 100 Veterans Drive, Radcliff, Kentucky 40160. No offeror's conference has been scheduled.

The RFP does not identify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendors in the available documentation. The contract is anticipated to commence July 1, 2026, and continue through June 30, 2028, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for up to two additional two-year periods subject to approval by the Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary and the Legislative Research Commission Government Contract Review Committee. Award notification will be posted to the Kentucky Vendor Self Service Site (vss.ky.gov), and contract execution will not be effective until approved by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and filed with the LRC Government Contract Review Committee. Online bidding is prohibited; all proposals must be submitted in hard copy format. No specific budget range or award value is stated in the available procurement documentation.