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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 03, 2016 FBO #5214
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U -- ANNUAL NURSE RESIDENCY CCNE FEE FY17 - Attachment

Notice Date

3/1/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

813920 — Professional Organizations
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

VA24716N0370
 

Response Due

3/10/2016
 

Archive Date

6/17/2016
 

Point of Contact

DARIUS CRANE
 

E-Mail Address

CONTRACT SPECIALIST
(darius.crane@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Notice: NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ACCREDITATION at the Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the skills and capabilities necessary to provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to Darius.crane@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, FSS/GSA contract schedule holders or large business) relative to NAICS 813920, Professional Organizations (size standard $15.5 Million). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: Network Contracting Office 7, Charleston, SC is seeking sources for a potential contractor to provide the following service: I. SCOPE OF WORK: 1.General: Contractor shall continue to recognize Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center as CCNE Accredited organization and continue to provide resources as a part of the approved CCNE Accreditation http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation/about/mission-values-history A.PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: All work listed herein shall be performed at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Charleston Medical Center located at 109 Bee Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. B.PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Services will be continued for the period of one year. The annual fee is required annually. C.GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS AN ACREDITED ORGANIZATION: "An accrediting organization: oPursues its mission, goals, and objectives, and conducts its operations in a trustworthy manner. "Focuses primarily on educational quality, not narrow interests, or political action, or educational fashions. Demonstrates respect for the complex interrelationships involved in the pursuit of excellence by individual institutions or programs. "Exhibits a system of checks and balances in its standards development and accreditation procedures. "Maintains functional and operational autonomy. "Avoids relationships and practices that would provoke questions about its overall objectivity and integrity. "Analyzes criticism carefully and responds appropriately by explaining its policies and actions and/or making changes. "________________________________________ oMaximizes service, productivity, and effectiveness in the accreditation relationship. "Recognizes that teaching and learning, not accredited status, are the primary purposes of institutions and programs. "Respects the expertise and aspirations for high achievement already present and functioning in institutions and programs. "Uses its understanding of the teaching and learning focus and the presence of local expertise and aspirations as a basis for serving effectively at individual institutions and programs. "Keeps the accreditation process as efficient and cost-effective as possible by minimizing the use of visits and reports, and by eliminating, wherever possible, duplication of effort between accreditation and other review processes. "Works cooperatively with other accrediting bodies to avoid conflicting standards, and to minimize duplication of effort in the preparation of accreditation materials and the conduct of on-site visits. "Provides the institution or programs with a thoughtful diagnostic analysis that assists the institution or program in finding its own approaches and solutions, and that makes a clear distinction between what is required for accreditation and what is recommended for improvement of the institution or program. "________________________________________ oRespects and protects institutional autonomy. "Works with issues of institutional autonomy in light of the commitment to mutual accountability implied by participation in accreditation, while at the same time, respecting the diversity of effective institutional and programmatic approaches to common goals, issues, challenges, and opportunities. "Applies its standards and procedures with profound respect for the rights and responsibilities of institutions and programs to identify, designate, and control: "their respective missions, goals, and objectives; "educational and philosophical principles and methodologies used to pursue functions implicit in their various missions, "goals, and objectives; "specific choices and approaches to content; "agendas and areas of study pursued through scholarship, research, and policy developments; "specific personnel choices, staffing configurations, administrative structures, and other operational decisions; and "content, methodologies, and timing of tests, evaluations, and assessments. "With respect to professional schools and programs, recognizes the ultimate authority of each academic community for its own educational policies while maintaining fundamental standards and fostering consideration of evolving needs and conditions in the profession and the communities it serves. "________________________________________ oMaintains a broad perspective as the basis for wise decision making. "Gathers and analyzes information and ideas from multiple sources and viewpoints concerning issues important to institutions, programs, professions, publics, governments, and others concerned with the content, scope, and effectiveness of its work. "Uses the results of these analyses in formulating policies and procedures that promote substantive, effective teaching and learning, that protect the autonomy of institutions and programs, and that encourage trust and cooperation within and among various components of the larger higher education community. "________________________________________ oFocuses accreditation reviews on the development of knowledge and competence. "Concentrates on results in light of specific institutional and programmatic missions, goals, objectives, and contexts. "Deals comprehensively with relationships and interdependencies among purposes, aspirations, curricula, operations, resources, and results. Considers techniques, methods, and resources primarily in light of results achieved and functions fulfilled rather than the reverse. "Has standards and review procedures that provide room for experimentation, encourage responsible innovation, and promote thoughtful evolution. "________________________________________ oExhibits integrity and professionalism in the conduct of its operations. "Creates and documents its scope of authority, policies, and procedures to ensure governance and decision making under a framework of "laws not persons." "Exercises professional judgment in the context of its published standards and procedures. "Demonstrates continuing care with policies, procedures, and operations regarding due process, conflict of interest, confidentiality, and consistent application of standards. "Presents its materials and conducts its business with accuracy, skill, and sophistication sufficient to produce credibility for its role as an evaluator of educational quality. "Is quick to admit errors in any part of the evaluation process, and equally quick to rectify such errors. "Maintains sufficient financial, personnel, and other resources to carry out its operations effectively. "Provides accurate, clear, and timely information to the higher education community, to the professions, and to the public concerning standards and procedures for accreditation, and the status of accredited institutions and programs. "Corrects inaccurate information about itself or its actions. "________________________________________ oHave mechanisms to ensure that expertise and experience in the application of its standards, procedures, and values are present in members of its visiting teams, commissions, and staff. "Maintains a thorough and effective orientation, training, and professional development program for all accreditation personnel. "Works with institutions and programs to ensure that site teams represent a collection of expertise and experience appropriate for each specific review. "Conducts evaluations of personnel that involve responses from institutions and programs that have experienced the accreditation process. "Conducts evaluations of criteria and procedures that include responses from reviewers and those reviewed. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY: Submit a brief description, ten (10) pages or less that demonstrates how your company has the supervision, facilities, labor and experience to provide the items required. Include past experience in providing these items to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. Please specify your availability to start date and your address. (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please (i) NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses must be emailed to Darius.crane@va.gov no later than 1:00 pm EDT on Thursday March 10th, 2016. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "ATTENTION: VA247-16-N-0370 NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ACCREDITATION" in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ChaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24716N0370/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-16-N-0370 VA247-16-N-0370.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2588942&FileName=VA247-16-N-0370-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2588942&FileName=VA247-16-N-0370-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;RALPH H. JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER;109 BEE STREET;CHARLESTON, SC

Zip Code: 29403
 

Record

SN04035412-W 20160303/160301234630-8cddb19f756fd295e612e32b78b3d7ca (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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