SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- COVID Screener Contract
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2021 1:54:38 PM
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 561320
— Temporary Help Services
- Contracting Office
- 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24921Q0253
- Response Due
- 6/3/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/02/2021
- Point of Contact
- Christina Lawrence, Contracting Specialist, Phone: 615-225-6463
- E-Mail Address
-
christina.lawrence2@va.gov
(christina.lawrence2@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- SCREENER INSTRUCTIONS April 1, 2021 James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) at Mountain Home is currently not allowing visitors to any of the inpatient wards, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Community Living Center (CLC) unless an exception has been made. Any non-patient entering the facility must be accompanying a Veteran to an appointment and must be screened before entering. Employees do not need to be screened at this time but must show their Personal Identity Verification (PIV) badge or have a parking decal on the front of their vehicle. If they do not have a PIV badge or decal, they must be screened. Screening: Ask if they have a patient appointment. If response is no, ask why they are here. If it is determined they are here as a surveyor or from an outside organization to perform an inspection (The Joint Commission [TJC], Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], Office of Inspector General [OIG], or other surveying agencies), treat them as you would a patient or visitor by completing the screening questions below, direct accordingly, then immediately notify Dr. Harold Dillon, (extension 3617), Pam Smith (extension 7306) or Sherry Williams (extension 7636) of their presence and where they are reporting. If response is yes, complete screening questions below. Patients who respond positive for any of these symptoms will be referred to the medical screening tents for additional screening and testing as usual. New/worsening Shortness of Breath (SOB)? New/worsening cough? Congestion or runny nose? Sore throat? Fever? Known exposure to a person diagnosed with COVID-19? Fatigue? Muscle or body aches? Headache? New loss of taste or smell? Nausea or vomiting? Diarrhea? Are you currently waiting on the results of a COVID test? Patients who Respond Positive or YES to the Screening Questions: 1. Provide a mask to all occupants in the vehicle. 2. Explain to the individuals that they must complete a secondary screening before they can proceed to their appointment. 3. Direct them to the large drive-through tents for screening. Patients who Respond Negative or NO to the Screening Questions: 1. Hand a colored dot sticker to the Veteran and caregiver and instruct them to place the sticker on their upper right chest. Write the date (for example 03/26) and your initials clearly on the sticker; provider a sticker for the Veteran and one caregiver only. If more than one caregiver is with the Veteran, explain that JHQVAMC policy is that only one caregiver will be allowed to accompany Veteran to an appointment. 2. Release them to proceed to clinic appointment. COVID VACCINE: All Veterans arriving for their COVID vaccination, once screened negative, should be directed to the COVID Immunization Clinic in building 160, second floor atrium (where Starbucks and Phlebotomy are located). All COVID vaccinations are now administered in building160. Screening Tents: The purpose of the small screening tent is to direct patients with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 to the larger drive-thru screening tents. Screening questions are listed in the Screening section on page one above. Remember, keep all people in their vehicles. Ask all vehicle occupants the screening questions. Do not touch the vehicle or open the door. *****There are signs along the road in the screening line stating if a patient is in distress, they should honk their horn, flash their lights, etc., to indicate they are in distress. Contact police (ext 7197) and move traffic to allow that vehicle to continue to the Emergency Department (ED).****** ****If they refuse to go through screening, explain that they cannot proceed unless they go through the screening. If they do not comply, contact police (extension 7197) and provide a description of the vehicle.**** Screening at the Atrium and Other Entrances (except the Community Living Center [CLC)] Building 162): The purpose of this screening station is to screen anyone who may circumvent being screened in vehicles (Veterans who may walk on campus or take public transportation). The ED has its own screening process. Screen anyone who does not have a colored sticker or PIV badge according to Screening on page one. 1. Give them a mask. 2. Explain to individuals who respond positively that they must complete a secondary screening before they can proceed to their appointment. 3. Call screener staff driving carts to take them to the large drive-thru tent for screening when they respond positively to any of the screening questions. Screening at the CLC: If you are positioned at the CLC entrance, the individual entering must be on the approved CLC list and they must still be screened. If they screen positive give them a mask, ask them to be seated away from any other people and call Jennifer Baker (extension 7361), Becky Harmon (extension 2841), Tammy Edwards (extension 2824), or Dr. Valerie Wilson (extension 2030). Main Gates: The purpose of traffic control at this point is to queue patients for screening and allow for ED traffic and staff traffic (including ETSU and cemetery traffic) to flow with as little congestion as possible. 1. Look for the employee sticker on the front, top, center of the windshield. If a sticker is present (or if the employee presents a PIV badge): a. Wave the vehicle to the right or left at the Main Gate (Lamont/Veterans Way) b. Wave the vehicle to the left at the ETSU gate (Mountain Home Way, Railroad Tracks) 2. If there is no employee sticker/PIV badge: Stop and ask if the occupant is trying to get to the ED. If the occupant says yes, direct them to the left at both gates (the goal is to keep the ED patients out of the screening lines; they will be screened upon entering the ED). If they say no direct them to the screening tents. **Vehicles will not be stopped on the railroad tracks. VA police will be available to help if traffic becomes too congested. Limited Access Gates: If you are positioned at the Lamont Street gate entrance near the CLC, only allow delivery trucks, emergency vehicles, city sanitation trucks, and the Johnson City Transit vehicles to enter. This gate is the primary exit gate for all vehicles. No screening at this gate. If you are positioned at the Johnson City Medical Center gate, do not allow vehicles to enter or exit. Open the gate for emergency vehicles only. No screening at this gate. If you are positioned at the Gold Star Boulevard gate, the gate will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and then remain closed. 1. Look for the employee sticker on the front, top, center of the windshield. If a sticker is present (or if the employee presents a PIV badge): Wave the vehicles straight ahead from the Gold Star Boulevard gate. 2. If there is no employee sticker or PIV badge: Stop the vehicle and ask if the occupant is trying to get to the ED. If the occupant says yes, direct them to the left (the goal is to keep the ED patients out of the screening lines; they will be screened upon entering the ED). If they say no, direct them to the screening tent at Veterans Way and Second Street or Lake Drive from ETSU. Shuttle Drivers: Shuttle drivers may be asked to pick up an individual from the main atrium to take them to a large drive-thru tent. For all patients exiting their vehicles, check the patient for a colored sticker and provide patient a ride to the Main Entrance, building 200 near the ED. If you are going to transport a patient wearing a mask, use the designated shuttles only to transport positive screened patients. If you are escorting a patient in a wheelchair to the main entrance from a large screening tent (parking lot O) by pushing a wheelchair, you should wear a mask and face shield. Wear gloves; wipe the wheelchair down with a purple or orange top Santi-cloth or hydrogen peroxide disinfectant spray. Contact Numbers: 1. If the visitor(s) become overly agitated or threatening, contact police (extension 7197). 2. If you need additional masks, or have any concerns, contact Jon Stamey (extension 2591), Sherry Williams (extension 7636) or Stephanie Bright (extension 7213). Colored Dot Stickers: Green = Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday Yellow = Tuesday Red = Wednesday Orange = Thursday
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veterans Affairs James H. Quillen VAMC Corner of Lamont & Veterans Way, Mountain Home 37684
- Zip Code: 37684
- Zip Code: 37684
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