SOURCES SOUGHT
G -- SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET RESEARCH
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 813110
— Religious Organizations
- Contracting Office
- MICC - Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Directorate of Contracting, Building 2015, Box 339500, Fort Lewis, WA 98433-9500
- ZIP Code
- 98433-9500
- Solicitation Number
- W911S8-13-R-0016
- Response Due
- 4/9/2014
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Daniel Cotto, 253-966-3532
- E-Mail Address
-
MICC - Joint Base Lewis-McChord
(daniel.cotto@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, is conducting preliminary planning market research to determine the existence of Roman Catholic Chaplains capable to provide the full range of pastoral ministries and spiritual services to those in the care of Madigan Healthcare System (MHS), JBLM. The anticipated period of performance is 1 October 2013 through 30 September 2014 with the possibility to exercise options of up to four years. MICC-JBLM is seeking industry information and comments from sources with capabilities to perform the contract and with relevant experience in all of the functional areas mentioned in the description of services. Interested parties shall complete and submit the attached Sources Sought/Market Research Questionnaire to the Government. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for future solicitation. An important outcome of this research is the possibility of setting aside this acquisition for exclusive competitive participation within a specific Small Business Administration (SBA) program in accordance with (IAW) FAR 19.201(a). Specific SBA programs are veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business. Responses to this request will be considered for the purpose of determining how the requirements will be stated and how the procurement will be conducted. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. Please submit your response no later than close of business 9 April 2013, via e-mail or facsimile to daniel.cotto.civ@mail.mil, fax number (253) 967-2772. We appreciate your participation and input. Description of Services: Normal Duty Hours. The required services include pastoral counseling, trauma resolution, sermon preparation and delivery, Roman Catholic law and ecclesiology, liturgy, ministrations, marriage and family ministry. The contractor shall be able to plan, coordinate, and provide Catholic Mass; administer sacraments; perform routine visitation; respond to emergency visitation requests; and, when required, conduct memorial services, funerals, burials, weddings, baptisms, and hear confessions. The contractor shall demonstrate knowledge and ability in accordance with endorsement requirements by the Archdiocese for Military Services (AMS) in the areas of pastoral counseling, trauma resolution, sermon preparation and delivery, Roman Catholic law and ecclesiology, liturgy, ministrations, and marriage and family ministry. The contractor shall perform patient visitation and be available for staff support on a daily basis, visiting all Roman Catholic patients providing pastoral care to both staff and patients, provide necessary sacraments to include the Sacrament of the Sick, Holy Communion, Confession, Baptism and other sacraments as required by Cannon Law. Emergency On-call Priest. The contractor shall perform emergency services when called/paged during non-duty hours, Monday through Friday, and 24 hours each day on Saturdays, Sundays and Federal/installation holidays falling on Mondays through Fridays. The contractor shall provide any necessary sacramental ministry for end of life, trauma victims, seriously ill and imminent death and attendant family members. The contractor shall provide all Catholic emergency visitation and religious coverage to include emergency last rites and/or pastoral support. The contractor shall report/chart all visitations/sacramental ministrations on the Essentris patient care system. Each individual emergency visitation is considered to be one unit whether weekend or weekday. Should a patient receive more than one emergency response visit during non-duty hours each visit is counted as a separate unit. The emergency visitation priest is not required to stay on the hospital premises during above specified hours. However, he must be available by pager and/or phone to the hospital Staff Duty Chaplain. The need for emergency visitation will be determined by AMS requirement and the Priest's discretion as it relates to frequency, and appropriateness of care. Continuity of Services. If the Contractor becomes ill or otherwise unable to fulfill the obligations of this contract, he shall notify the hospital Staff Duty Chaplain as soon as possible, but not later than one (1) hour prior to the service/activity. It is essential that continuity of the services be maintained. It is strongly encouraged for the sake of the Roman Catholic Program that a substitute Priest or subcontractor be provided by the Contractor in the event of absences. The Contractor shall provide direct supervision of any substitute Priest provided under this contract. DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought (SS) is submitted in accordance with 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997). This SS is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a Request for Proposals (RFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB) or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. Responses to this SS shall not serve as proposals, bids, or offers, which could be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. MICC JBLM will not accept unsolicited proposals related to the subject of this SS. The responder must clearly identify any information it considers sensitive or proprietary. All information received in response to this SS that is marked quote mark Proprietary quote mark will be handled accordingly. Responses to this SS will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with and incurred by responding to this SS. The Government reserves the right to determine how it should proceed as a result of this notice. SOURCES SOUGH QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Are you or your company registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ ? If so, please indicate Company Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number (the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities): ___________________________________ Point of Contract (Name & Position): _______________________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Phone: _______________ Fax: _________________ E-Mail:______________________ 2. Indicate if your firm is eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs (check all that apply). [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HubZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran-Owned Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Other ________________________ 3. Are you a fully ordained Roman Catholic Priest, in good standing and endorsed by the Archdiocese for Military Services (AMS). The AMS website is http://www.milarch.org/site/c.dwJXKgOUJiIaG/b.6287817/k.290A/Archdiocese_for_the_Military_USA.htm. [ ] yes[ ] no 4. Do you have a minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education and a minimum of two years of full-time experience in hospital ministry? [ ] yes[ ] no 5. Can you demonstrate knowledge and ability in accordance with endorsement requirements by the AMS in the following areas: Pastoral counseling, trauma resolution, sermon preparation and delivery, Roman Catholic law and ecclesiology, liturgy, ministrations, and marriage and family ministry? [ ] yes[ ] no 6. Are you able to plan, coordinate, and provide Catholic Masses; administer sacraments; perform routine visitation; respond to emergency visitation requests; and, when required, conduct memorial services, funerals, burials, weddings, baptisms, and hear Confessions? [ ] yes[ ] no 7. Do you speak, read, and write English fluently and enunciate with sufficient clarity to be understood by individuals with whom you interact in the performance of services? [ ] yes[ ] no Again, we thank you for taking the time to assist us in gathering this information!
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- Place of Performance
- Address: MICC - Joint Base Lewis-McChord MICC-JBLM, Building 2015, Box 339500 JBLM WA
- Zip Code: 98433-9500
- Zip Code: 98433-9500
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