Cmbrvc/emergency nursing

The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs/Radcliff Veterans Center (Carl M. Brashear Radcliff Veterans Center) is issuing a Request for Proposal to procure outsourced emergency nursing services to support 24/7 facility operations in Harrison County. The procurement seeks qualified vendors to provide Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and State Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) across all shifts. Key qualifications include current professional credentials, successful completion of background checks, drug tests, and tuberculosis testing, with medical malpractice insurance and proof of Kentucky Secretary of State business registration required. Vendors must demonstrate experience, maintain a staffing pool within a 60-mile radius of the facility, provide professional references, and ensure staff availability. The RFP evaluation comprises a technical proposal (600 points maximum) emphasizing vendor experience, staff proximity, professional references, and availability, and a cost proposal (400 points maximum) based on hourly rates differentiated by discipline and type (regular time, holidays, shift preferences, and overtime). Written questions are due by March 20, 2026, and sealed proposals must be submitted in hard copy format to the Radcliff Veterans Center by April 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EST. The anticipated contract term runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, with the Commonwealth retaining renewal options for up to two additional two-year periods subject to Finance and Administration Cabinet approval and Legislative Research Commission review.

The Commonwealth has not designated any set-aside restrictions or disadvantaged enterprise requirements in this procurement. Currently, 14 temporary staff are assigned to the facility to address occasional staffing gaps during certain periods, indicating the vendor will be supplementing existing capacity. Vendors must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Professional Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per claim), and Automobile Liability Insurance if applicable, with the Commonwealth named as additional insured. All vendor personnel are subject to random drug testing, federal and state vaccination compliance, mandatory facility training, electronic health record system usage, and observation during federal and state regulatory surveys, requiring integration with existing facility infrastructure and compliance with HIPAA and federal healthcare program requirements including OIG exclusion checks. The Commonwealth reserves the right to award multiple vendors, reject all proposals, or negotiate fair and reasonable compensation. No set budget has been identified; costs will be based on facility needs and available funding at the time of contract execution.