Q--One (1) Substance Abuse Psychiatrist

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center, has a need for one (1) Certified/Board Eligible Mental Health Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Psychiatrist. Contractor shall furnish services for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS), 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70117. The contract psychiatrists will provide face-to-face initial psychiatric assessment, medication management, evidenced-based therapies, and specialized consolations to veterans presenting to the Substance Use Disorder Treatment (SUDT) Outpatient Clinics and admitted to the Psychiatry Inpatient ward. Additionally, the contractor will create treatment plans for all patients seen in both the outpatient and inpatient departments. The contract Psychiatrist will be assigned to either department as needed. The locum psychiatrist is expected to see up to 15 patients per day providing medication management, assessment, and/or psycho-therapy during inpatient and emergent department visits. This acquisition is being procured as a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses set aside, applicable NAICS code 561320 Temporary Help Services, size standard $27.5M. Solicitation to be available on or about 5 November 2018 with proposals due approximately 14 days from the issue date, 3:00pm central time. All questions FOLLOWING issuance of solicitation to be submitted via email within seven (7) calendar days after issuance to thomas.kovarovic@va.gov, using 36C25619Q0017 in the subject line (no telephone requests will be responded to). Answers to questions will be provided via solicitation amendment.