Nursing Home Services | VISN 8 Open and Continuous Solicitation   4

Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to Solicit proposals for Community Nursing Home services for Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) within the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8 area, which includes the following: North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System, Orlando VAMC, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (Tampa, FL), Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, West Palm Beach VAMC, and Miami VA Healthcare System to provide community nursing home services at contractor s facilities under Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The VA intends to issue an open and continuous solicitation on or about January 15th, 2021 for a continuous period of 365 calendar days. Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8 anticipates issuance of multiple IDIQ awards. Proposals will be accepted for a one-year period commencing with the issuance date of the solicitation. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register their interest in the solicitation on the FBO website (https://www.beta.sam.gov) so that they are notified of the issuance of the solicitation and any amendments. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors 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 (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB)) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and VetBiz information at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the SAM database. Registration is free and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website. No awards shall be made to any offeror not registered in SAM. NAICS Code is 623110 (Nursing Care Facilities) with a Small Business Size Standard of $27.5M. The classification code is Q402. The solicitation will be issued for full and open competition. Multiple awards are anticipated and will be made on an as needed basis. All responsible sources may submit proposals to be considered by the Agency. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors who are licensed by their respective State and who are Medicaid qualified. The VA is interested in facilities rated 3 stars and above (or 2 stars AND 4-5 Quality Measure stars); 1 star facilities will not be considered for award. Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Please email requests or questions directly to Daniel Speed, at the following e-mail address: Daniel.Speed@va.gov and ensure that the subject line includes the solicitation no. 36C24820R0045 and reference your site location if applicable. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 8), 8875 Hidden River, Suite 525, Tampa, FL 33637

Background
This is an open and continuous solicitation for VISN 8 Community Nursing Home (CNH) services. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to award multiple Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from this solicitation on an as-needed basis under authority 38 U.S.C. 1720.

Work Details
The offeror shall furnish all personnel to provide services necessary to provide Off-Site Community Nursing Home services to eligible beneficiaries within the catchment areas of specific VAMCs. The contract type is Fixed-Price, IDIQ with Economic Price Adjustment (EPA). Services shall be provided offsite at the Offeror’s Facility.

The period of performance is one (1) base year with four (4) – one (1) year options to be exercised at the sole discretion of the VA. The contract includes a guaranteed minimum of $2,500.00 of services for the base year and a maximum amount to be ordered for this contract for the base, and all option periods, if exercised by VA, is $20,000,000.00.

Place of Performance
Services shall be provided offsite at the Offeror’s Facility.