Q -- PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

Notice Date

September 25, 2000

Contracting Office

Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I St., NW, Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

ZIP Code

20536

Solicitation Number

HQ-00-18

Point of Contact

Victoria Short, Contract Specialist 202/514-1959

E-Mail Address

Victoria Short (victoria.d.short@usdoj.gov)

Description

The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) intends to issue a competitive solicitation on or about October 11, 2000 for Government contracted physicians to perform independent medical examinations on applicants seeking employment in the Officer Corps (Border Patrol Agents, Criminal Investigators, Immigration Examiners, Deportation Officers, Detention Enforcement Officers, District Adjudication Officers, Immigration Agents, and Immigration Inspectors). INS anticipates awarding an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) type contract containing a base year and four one-year option periods. The Government doesn't anticipate a multiple award as the expected cost of administration of multiple contract outweighs the expected benefits of making multiple awards. Currently, INS estimates the need for approximately 7,500 medical examinations in the base year and first option year and the need for approximately 300 repeat audiograms in the base year and first option year. In the second option year, INS estimates the need for approximately 6,000 medical examinations and 240 repeat audiograms. In the third and fourth option years, INS anticipates the need for approximately 4,500 medical examinations and 180 repeat audiograms. The contractor must be capable of providing nationwide pre-employment medical examinations throughout the United States, and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The contractor shall provide: a general physical examination; various body measurements; vision testing; hearing tests (audiogram and repeat audiogram); laboratory tests including urinalysis, complete blood count (CBC), and fasting blood chemistry; Chest X-rays (PA and lateral); an EKG; a pulmonary function test; and physical performance tests including aerobic fitness, upper body strength, lower body strength, and flexibility. The contractor must have a facility or a physician available to perform examinations within a sixty (60) miles radius of the following cities: Aberdeen, SD; Agana, GU; Albany, NY; Albert Lea, MN; Albuquerque, NM; Bangor, ME; Baton Rouge, LA; Bayaman, PR; Bemidji, MN; Bend, OR; Billings, MT; Bismarck, ND; Blaine, WA; Boise, ID; Brackettville, TX; Brewer, ME; Burlington, VT; Burns, OR; Butte, MT; Camp Pendleton, CA; Caribou, ME; Casper, WY; Cedar City, UT; Champlain, NY; Charleston, SC; Charleston, WV; Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Amalie, St. Croix, VI; Cheboygan, MI; Chickasha, OK; Chinook, MT; Chowchilla, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Cody, WY; Couer d'Alene, ID; Columbus, OH; Columbia, SC; Coon Rapids, MN; Corpus Christi, TX; Cranston, RI; Danville, IL; Del Rio, TX; Des Moines, IA; Durango, CO; Eagle Pass, TX; El Centro, CA; Eugene, OR; Evansville, IN; Fairbanks, AK; Fort Wayne, IN; Fresno, CA; Garden City, KS; Gary, IN; Grand Forks, ND; Grand Junction, CO; Grand Rapids, MI; Harrisburg, PA; Hartford, CT; Havre, MT; Helena, MT; Heuvelton, NY; Houlton, ME; Idaho Falls, ID; Indianapolis, IN; Jackson, MS; Jacksonville, FL; Kalispell, MT; Kansas City, KS; Kamas, UT; Kenner, LA; Ketchikan, AK; Knoxville, TN; Laramie, WY; Laredo, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Little Rock, AR; Louisville, KY; Lubbock, TX; Macon, GA; Madison, WI; Marquette, MI; McAllen, TX; Medford, OR; Memphis, TN; Metairie, LA; Milwaukee, WI; Moline, IL; New Orleans, LA; Niles, OH; Norfolk, VA; North Platte, NE; Ogdensburg, NY; Oklahoma City, OK; Oxnard-Camarillo, CA; Pawtucket, RI; Peoria, IL; Pierre, SD; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, ME; Price, UT; Pueblo, CO; Raleigh, NC; Rapid City, SD; Rock Spring, WY; Sacramento, CA; St. George, SC; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; San Bernardino, CA; San Pedro, CA; Santa Ana-Justine, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Savannah, GA; Scottsblutt, NE; Sherman, TX; Shreveport, LA; Sioux City, IA; Sioux Falls, SD; Somerton, AZ; Southfield, MI; Spokane, WA; Springfield, IL; Sterling, CO; Stuttgart, AR; Swanton, VT; Syracuse, NY; Tallahassee, FL; Tampa, FL; Terra Haute, IN; Topeka, KS; St. Paul, MN; Union Gap, WA; Vernon, CT; Vicksburg, MS; Virginia Beach, VA; Wausau, WI; Weslaco, TX; Wichita, KS; Williston, ND; Wilmington, DE; Woodbridge, NJ; Yakima, WA; and Yuma, AZ. The contractor must have a minimum of two facilities or physicians within sixty (60) miles of: Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; El Paso, TX; Harlingen, TX; Honolulu, HI; Houston, TX; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; St. Paul, MN; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Juan, PR; Seattle, WA; Tucson, AZ; and Washington, DC. These lists of cities are not all-inclusive. Occasionally, the contractor will have to locate a physician/facility that is close to a location where an applicant resides that is not one of the listed locations. Detailed information on zip codes was previously provided in the Commerce Business Daily on 07/16/00 Subject: Q -- Medical Services -- Potential Sources Sought Amendment 2 for INS Preemployment Medical Examinations. The award will result in Best Value to the Government. The evaluation factors, deadline for receipt of proposals, and additional information will be provided in the solicitation. All interested parties shall retrieve a copy of the solicitation from the INS' web page to be generally located at http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/procurement/index.htm. Portions of the solicitation not available electronically will be mailed to all offers that respond to this announcement. All documents on the web page will be in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. All other interested parties requiring portions of the solicitation that are not available electronically must submit a written request. The free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe web-site at http://www.adobe.com/support/dowloads/. If a hard copy (paper format) of the solicitation package is required, a charge is required. The cost is approximately $25 for each hard copy (paper format) request. This price includes mailing. Hard copy (paper format) will be made available upon receipt of written request, and a non-refundable check or money order made payable to the U.S. Treasury. This requirement is not set aside for small business concerns. Federal agencies interested in this requirement are advised that a cost comparison in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 may be required and a contract may not be awarded if government performance is deemed more advantageous. All parties that previously responded to the aforementioned July 16, 2000 sources sought should respond to ensure inclusion on the bidders list. ALL REQUEST MUST BE IN WRITING. Telephone requests for hard copy (paper format) solicitation packages will not be accepted. Written request shall be sent to Immigration and Naturalization Service; ATTN: Victoria Short; 425 I Street N.W., Room 2208; Washington, D.C. 20536. Please include area code, telephone number, street address, and nine-digit zip code.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000927/QSOL002.HTM (W-267 SN500107)