Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

ATTACHMENT 1 The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 08, Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (MVAHCS), located at Bruce W. Carter Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125 is looking ... ATTACHMENT 1 The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 08, Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (MVAHCS), located at Bruce W. Carter Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125 is looking for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), to provide on-site Specialized/General Registered Nursing Services. The Contractor shall provide a minimum of one (1) and up to 100 Specialized/Generalized Registered Nurses: Critical Care - Intensive Care Units (MICU/PCU/SICU) Emergency Department (ED) Medical-Surgical Units (Med-Surg) Surgical - Operating Room (OR)/PACU Long Term Care (LTC) Dialysis Mental Health Ambulatory Care (Outpatient/CBOCs) Surgical - Ambulatory The VA Full Time Equivalency (FTE): FTE is defined by VA as a minimum of 80 hours every two (2) weeks and does include holidays. The contractor s employees and any subcontractors shall have a full, current, and unrestricted license and/or certification in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property as required by law and this contract. All Contractor s Specialized/Generalized RNs shall be technically proficient in all tasks required of a Registered Nurse, such as patient assessments, medication administration, IV therapy, interdisciplinary team coordination, telemetry monitoring, admissions, discharges, internal and external transfers, delegating to assistive personnel, electronic medical record documentation, patient transport, and emergency response procedures. This is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements, please provide written notification to the Contracting Officer within seven (7) days from the date of the publication of this notice. SDVOSB must be certified and verified in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) web site located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Only responses from authorized representatives of the firm will be considered. Responses are due by 08/23/2023 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST). The North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561320. Business Size Standard is 34.0 million of dollars. Responses should be sent electronically only. Point of Contact(s): Rosetta Quinn, (813)893-1814, Rosetta.quinn@va.gov. DISCLAIMER This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.