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This is a Performance Work Statement (PWS) for nonpersonal services for nocturnist physician services at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF) in Chinle, Arizona. The Indian Health Service (IHS) requires these services to support their mission of providing healthcare to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The contractor will be responsible for providing qualified nocturnist physicians who can perform outpatient and inpatient duties, including emergency room coverage, rounds in inpatient units, and care in pediatric and special care units. Key personnel must meet specific experience, training, licensing, and health requirements, including a valid DEA license and certifications like CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP. The PWS outlines contractor and key personnel responsibilities, performance-based requirements, and evaluation criteria. It also details government-furnished information and property, as well as key personnel-furnished property. Adherence to HIPAA and other privacy regulations is mandatory. The contract is set aside for an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE). The period of performance is flexible, allowing for short-term, long-term, and intermittent support. Key personnel must commit to a minimum of 7 days on/7 days off for at least 4 weeks at a time. Background checks and credentialing are required. The PWS also includes sections on challenges to conflicts, performance-based matrices for contractor and key personnel, and a list of attachments and exhibits.
The period of performance will be flexible to allow for short term (1-3 weeks), long term (1 year to 3 years) and, where feasible, include intermittent support to meet unplanned needs that develop on a frequent basis. The department requests for candidates to be available up to at least a minimum of 4 weeks.
The bid notice does not explicitly state payment terms. However, it mentions that payment will be withheld for inaccurate or incomplete medical records per section 9. 0 and 10. 0 of this performance work statement.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion. However, it mentions that past performance information is relevant and that the contractor's performance will be evaluated using a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR).
The key personnel shall meet the qualifications and credentialing standards and retain the following qualifications and certification throughout the term of this contract. This includes thirty-six (36) months of family practice or internal medicine residency training or forty-eight (48) months of internal medicine pediatric residency training with a minimum of six (6) months of nocturnist experience. They must also hold a valid, current, full, and unrestricted license to practice as a nocturnist in any state within the United States, District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a valid DEA license with schedules II through V.
The bid notice mentions that payment will be withheld for inaccurate or incomplete medical records per section 9. 0 and 10. 0 of this performance work statement. It also states that substantiated reports written by any customer dealing with patient safety, infection control, or other procedures that adversely affect patient outcome constitutes a breach of contract and shows cause for termination.
The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenges or disputes.