Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Q -- LOCUM TENENS, UROLOGISTS SOL RFQ 618-111-00 DUE 051900 POC Mavis Nelson 612-725-2189 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; verbal or written proposals are being requested. A written solicitation will not be issued. This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 99-17. SIC 8062 applies. Size Standard is $5 million in average revenues over the last three years. While VAMC recruits a staff Chief of Urology, Contractor to provide Board Certified, unrestricted license in U.S., Urologist Surgeon services to and at VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN for a minimum of 90 days, July 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000 (with possible 2-month extension), 5-day per week coverage (40 hours), 7:30 to 4:00, with on-call services, evenings and weekends (estimated to be twelve times per month). Duties will include direction of residents, staff clinic and perform urologic procedures appropriate to a Board Certified Urologic. Expected work load would approximate 50 major OR cases per year and 5000-6000 clinic patients including 600-700 cystoscopies per year. These figures are calculated against the total load distributed through 3 FTE's in Urology. Duties will include inpatient and outpatient consult visits. Comply with appropriate and applicable policies, procedures and regulations of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://www.va.govoa&mm/vaar/aar/ (VAAR); FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders Commercial Items; FAR 52.216-18 Ordering; FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations; FAR 52.216-21 Requirements; VAAR 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising; VAAR 852.219-70 Veteran-Owned Business; 852.219-70 Protest Content; 852.236-76 Correspondence; 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance; 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; and 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure. Proposals shall include all information required in 52.212-1, Schedule of Prices Offered, and a copy of published price list. All offers will be reviewed based on the following: Professional qualifications, clinical and consultation skills, availability, past performance and cost. Prospective contractors must submit Representations and Certifications of their firm along with pricing/technical quotation. Solicitations are being requested under Public Law 104-262 The Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 and Title 38 Uniated State Code Section 8153, with a Commercial Items format of terms, conditions, and provisions/clauses. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5 test program; simplified acquisition procedures apply. VA will conduct the procurement according to a combination of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Telephone or faxed quotes are urgently requested from date of publication of this ad through June 30, 2000. Desire services to start on or about July 1, 2000. Contact Mavis B. Nelson at telephone 612-725-2189 or by fax at 612-725-2072. Posted 05/04/00 (W-SN451227). (0125)

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