Nursing Home Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, TX is requesting quotes from contractors in the Eastern Arkansas catchment area that provide community nursing home services at contractor s facilities in the following cities/counties: Dermott, Carlisle, Pine Bluff, Rison, Batesville, and Woodruff County. The VA has issued a request for quote (RFQ) for this requirement on May 7, 2020 with a closing due date for proposals at least 30 calendars after the effective date of this RFQ. The solicitation will be available for download from https://beta.sam.gov. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, no hard copies will be made available. The RFP will provide full information to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the RFP on the beta.sam website so that they are notified as applicable of the issuance of sources sought notices, presolicitation notices, solicitation, and amendment notices. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective offeros must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and in VetBiz database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be eligible for a subsequent award, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management database. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website as no contracts can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The government intends on making a multiple award fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for this requirement. Contract is expected to be a five (5) year IDIQ contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 623110 (Nursing Care Facilities) with a Small Business Size Standard of $30M. The Product Service Code is Q402. The solicitation is issued for full and open competition. As part of market research, all prospective offerors submitting capability statements shall be licensed by their respective States and Medicare/Medicaid qualified. Patient placement will be made in contract nursing home facilities based on availability of facilities and the desires of the veterans and their respective families. Send responses to troy.davis@va.gov and Corey.Labbe@va.gov.