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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 23, 2018 FBO #6117
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R -- Assessment, Benchmarking & Reporting for Magnet Recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center - Attachment

Notice Date

8/21/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
 

ZIP Code

90815
 

Solicitation Number

36C26218U0044
 

Response Due

8/27/2018
 

Archive Date

10/26/2018
 

Point of Contact

Sandra Fusco
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Page 1 of 2 THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. 1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Large and Small Business Capability, including Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than August 27, 2018 by providing the following via email only to Sandra.Fusco@va.gov. a) company name b) address c) point of contact d) phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact e) DUNS number f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business(SDVOSB), Veteran-owned small business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business). g) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 and 6 below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor s experience providing the services that are described in paragraph 4 below. 4. Required Services. a) Background. The VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS) is seeking Magnet Recognition and Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). To apply for Magnet status, the ANCC requires that patient satisfaction data be reported at the unit level and benchmarked to a national source. b) Required Services. The VALBHS requires a contractor which has their own (vendor-owned) client database, geographically diverse, national database of medical centers to include community hospitals, academic medical centers, Magnet ® designated facilities and at least ten (10) VA medical centers to provide benchmark analysis of the VALBHS, allowing for internal and external comparison. Required services also include a survey tool and associated reporting database that enables collection and analysis of provider specific patient satisfaction data and enables benchmarking of data to a comprehensive database of leading healthcare institutions utilizing the same tools at each facility. The contractor shall have access to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) which collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals across the United States. NDNQI includes nurse sensitive clinical indicators required by the ANCC Magnet Application Manual. 5. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. a) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. b) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows: 1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: 2) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. 6. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can provide the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127.   7. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/36C26218U0044/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C26218U0044 36C26218U0044.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4553617&FileName=36C26218U0044-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4553617&FileName=36C26218U0044-000.docx

 

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

Record

SN05047847-W 20180823/180821231159-317926eb2f9dd8a5b749f6af149b2397 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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