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This RFQ is for a Non-Personal Service Performance Base Contract for THREE (3) Registered Nurses (RN) "ON AS NEEDED BASIS" in the Labor & Deliver and/or Post-Partum/Newborn Couplet Care and/or Newborn... This RFQ is for a Non-Personal Service Performance Base Contract for THREE (3) Registered Nurses (RN) "ON AS NEEDED BASIS" in the Labor & Deliver and/or Post-Partum/Newborn Couplet Care and/or Newborn Special Care at Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) located in Shiprock, NM. ============================================================================ REQUIREMENTS: 1. Fill-in the attached pricing document and return with profile. The Government will consider competitive rates upon negotiation. Hourly Rate shall be an All-Inclusive Hourly Rate, Meaning travel, per diem, lodging/housing, transportation, meals, and applicable taxes (i.e. federal, state and local). The Attach Wage Determination Service Contract Act applies. 2. Past Performance: Provide experience of comparable scope and complexity in providing services within the past three (3) years of operation. 3. Qualifications: Provide complete candidate Profile (Curriculum vitae, updated resume, licensures / certifications, currently/valid contact information, Professional Nursing Skills and all relative documents for proposed candidate. Refer to PWS Section 5.0 & 6.0). 4. Contractor will not start until the Purchase Order is issued - signed by the Contracting Officer and receipt of vendor NOTE: Incomplete submission(s) of REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT be reviewed or considered including direct submission to the hospital unit managers. In addition, any profiles received before or after the RFQ dates WILL NOT be accepted. Submit the RN profiles and required documents to primary contact Verni Harrison-Yazza, Contract Specialist Email: verni.harrison-yazza@ihs.gov Phone Number 505/368-7031 alternate Cornelius Tsipai, Contract Specialist. Email: cornelius.tsipai@ihs.gov Phone Number: 505-368-6087 =========================================================================== The tasks to be performed shall be in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Period of Performance: Date of Award through 6 months with the possibility of extension or until the position is filled with a permanent hire. In such instances, the provider will be released from the contract. WORK SHIFT: The shifts are 12 hour rotational (day or night) including weekends and Government Holidays. The Government DOES NOT guarantee a specific shift to any individual(s). It will greatly depend on patient case load. The Supervisor at NNMC shall determine specific tour of duty. Time off will be discussed with supervisors. The Government DOES NOT guarantee that the contractor will work the number of hours ordered. The hours ordered are only estimated. Housing: No Government Housing available. The nearby towns are Farmington, NM , 29 miles East of Shiprock, NM and in Cortez, CO, 41 miles North of Shiprock, NM. There are hotels, restaurants, mall, etc. in the two towns. Facility Location: Northern Navajo Medical Center is located in the beautiful high-desert climate of the Four Corners area - where the four states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah adjoin. Northern Navajo Medical Center provides: care services including family medicine, internal medicine, mental health, physical therapy, optometry, dental, social services, pharmacy, x-ray, laboratory, public health nursing, diabetes education, health promotion/disease prevention and outpatient rehabilitation services along with benefits coordination. Recreation opportunities exist such as camping, fishing, hiking, biking, backpacking, snowshoeing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, and alpine skiing. Telluride, Durango, Moab, Canyonlands, Grand Gulch, the Colorado River, the San Juan River, several large lakes, and Colorado Wilderness areas are just short drives away. CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Type of Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is required. Background Investigation: All qualified referred candidates will undergo Fingerprinting process. Fingerprint Card: FBI FD-258 (provided by the Federal Government): Fingerprinting MUST be cleared and approved prior to contact assignment. Contract assignment(s) are conditional on a cleared background check. OPM requires Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing (e-QIP) for registered nursing services exceeding One Hundred Twenty (120) days. Electronic Questionnaire for Investigation Processing (e-QIP): Executive Orders 10450, 12968, and HSPD-12 require a background investigation as a condition of employment. This investigation will be processed utilizing the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) system. QUALIFICATION / EVALUATION: The Government reserves the right to issue a single award or multiple awards to any contractor(s) whose quote represents the best value as defined by FAR 2.101. In determining best value, Price and other Evaluation Factors will be considered: Past Performance and Qualifications. The Evaluation Factors and significant subfactors when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. As part of the evaluation process, candidates shall be interviewed to ensure their understanding of the PWS and to verify their qualifications to perform required services. The socio-economic status of an offer may also be considered, should one or more quotes represent the best value. All candidates are required to have an official United States social security number. INITIAL APPOINTMENTS REQUIREMENTS: Education: Degree or diploma from a professional nursing program approved by the legally designated State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant. Factor 1: Agency's Past Performance Subfactor: Number of similar contracts Subfactor: Timeliness of providing candidate(s) Factor 2: Registered Nurse Qualification Requirements (Refer to PWS 6.3) Subfactor: a valid and unrestricted State Nursing License Subfactor: a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification with American Heart Association Subfactor: a current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification with American Heart Association Subfactor: Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) Certification with American Heart Association Subfactor: a current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification with American Heart Association Subfactor: AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitor Certification Subfactor: STABLE (Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Labs, and Emotional Support) Subfactor: Health Requirements (Medical Evaluation / Immunization) Medical Evaluation: The contractor shall provide a fitness for duty certificate issued by a licensed physician to perform the proposed job without significant risk to personal health or the health and safety of others. Immunization: Contractor shall provide evidence of the following: - MMR (measles, Mumps, and Rubella), - Immunity to Hepatitis A and B - Flu Shot - History of chicken pox disease of positive titer - Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) within the last 5 years - Documentation of receiving a TB skin test (PPD) within the past 12 months with documentation of follow-up for a positive test. - A signed declination of the Hepatitis B vaccination series shall be accepted. ***A copy of the document shall be submitted to the Employee Nurse upon arrival at the hospital before providing service. Immunization: Contractor shall provide evidence of current immunization documentation for Covid-19 and Flu Shot, Immunity to Hepatitis B series, and History of chicken pox (varicella) disease or positive titer, Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) within the last 5 years. Documentation of receiving a TB Mantoux skin test (PPD) within the past 12 months with documentation of follow-up for positive test. Factor 3: Registered Nurse Availability Subfactor: Upon fingerprinting clearance, contractor shall be available as soon as possible to start. Subfactor: Registered Nurse shall be flexible to allow for short term (13-weeks), long term (1-year) and, where feasible, include intermittent support to meet unplanned needs that develop on a frequent basis. Subfactor: The contractor shall rotate into other duty sections as needed to support patient care. Factor 4: Professional Nursing Skills: Subfactor: Anatomy & Physiology of all age groups: neonates to geriatrics Subfactor: Ability & knowledge to learn the different types of equipment. - Cardiac monitors - Alaris IVAC pumps/PCA - SCDs (Sequential Compression Devices) - Natus bili light/blanket - Medula electronic breast pump - HillRom beds/cribs - Panda Warmers - Training with Fetal Monitoring Equipment Subfactor: Proficient in IV cannulation of all age groups Subfactor: Assess all ages and communicates abnormal signs and symptoms to Providers appropriately Subfactor: Ability to work with Electronic Health Record & Barcode Medication Administration Scanners Subfactor: May be assigned Charge Nurse Duties Subfactor: Ability to float as needed to other departments upon completion of a Float Competency Skills Checklist. This is merely a preference and not mandatory for this position. Experience: The RN needs to have at least 2 years of clinical experience in Labor & Deliver and/or Post-Partum/Newborn Couplet Care, including the following: High Risk Patient Care: - MgSo4 Infusion - Pitocin Infusion - Preterm Labor Patients - PIH Patients - GDM Patients - Patient with no Prenatal Care - Knowledge of AWHONN guidelines Postpartum/Antepartum Care - GDM Teaching - Postpartum Recovery - Mother/Baby Care & Teaching - Knowledge of Baby Friendly Experience: The RN needs to have at least 2 years of clinical experience in Newborn Special Care, including the following: Newborn Nursery: - Level 2 Care which includes stabilizing Level 3 Newborn for transportation - O2 Therapy - IV Fluid, IV Start, Blood Draw - Cardiac Monitoring - Transitional Care - Newborn Assessments - Mother/Baby Care & teaching - Knowledge of Baby-Friendly **Note: Northern Navajo Medical Center is a Baby-Friendly Designated Hospital Licensure: Must possess and maintain current State licensure while employed with Indian Health Service (IHS). U.S. Government and IHS Holidays: Jan 01 - New Year's Day Jan 20 - Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Feb 17 - Washington's Birthday May 25 - Memorial Day June 18 Junetheenth Independence Day Jul 03 - Independence Day (Observed) Sep 07 - Labor Day Oct 12 - Columbus Day Nov 11 - Veterans Day Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Day Dec 25 - Christmas Day Attachments: Wage Determination, PWS, Pricing Schedule, Terms and Conditions. Nurse Check list,