The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, FAR 6.302.5 with Stewart Consulting 3485 G Richard Cir SW, Iowa City, IA. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at [email protected] or fax 319-887-4957. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is VA-263-11-RQ-0451 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-48, effective January 31, 2011. The associated NAICS code is 541611 and small business size standard is $7 M. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for this acquisition includes the following: Unit Unit Amount 1 Yr ______________ Dr. Stewart, PhD serves as leader of the Formative and Interdisciplinary Team Evaluation core in the VISN 23 Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Demonstration Lab. Dr. Stewart is nationally recognized for his expertise in organization and behavior and in the area of interdisciplinary team function. His specific duties with the Demonstration Lab include the following: 1. Designing, leading, and conducting quantitative surveys of PACT providers to assess how the implementation of PACT affects roles of team members including providers, nurse coordinators, health technicians and clerical workers. This task involves identifying appropriate survey measures, interacting with VISN leaders and teams to collect data, data analysis, and write-up of survey results. 2. Leading and conducting ongoing qualitative interviews of PACT providers for a formative evaluation of the process of PACT implementation. This task includes open-ended and semi-structured interviews, and focus groups. 3. Leading and conducting a series of site visits to PACT teams throughout VISN 23 to further inform the formative evaluation of PACT implementation process. This task includes open-ended and semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic observation of PACT team meetings and clinic operations. Timeline for Projects: (200 hours) July 2011 Modify/add measures, submit IRB modification application August & September 2011 Obtain approximately 300 Time 2 responses for work roles October & November 2011 Analyze roles data Dec 2011 - Jan 2012 Compare and analyze Time 1 & 2 roles data and VISN 23 Learning Collaborative Providers with Central Region Learning Collaborative Provider Feb 2012 - March 2012 Prepare research manuscripts and reports Project #2: PACT Provider Interviews (100 hours) July-September 2011 Conduct PACT provider interviews September 2011 Conduct focus groups at VISN 23 Learning Collaborative November-December 2011 Analyze focus group data January-February 2012 Prepare focus group findings reports February-April 2012 Analyze PACT provider interview Data May-June 2012 Prepare research manuscripts and reports Project #3: PACT Site Visits (100 hours) July-August 2011 Planning and logistics for 1st round of site visits August-October 2011 Conduct 5 site visits in VISN 23 Nov 2011-Jan 2012 Analyze data collected from site visits February-2012 Planning and logistics for 2nd round of site visits March-April 2012 Conduct 3 site visits in VISN 23 May-June 2012 Analyze data collected from site visits June 2012 Prepare research manuscripts and reports Summary: Contract will run 12 months from July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012 Estimated hours: 401 (50 days) Payment to be made quarterly in arrears by certified invoice. Total Amount ______________ The date of delivery is ordered by purchase order with delivery being FOB Destination to the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Stacy Suzanne Kieffer at (319) 338-0581 ext: 7652 for questions. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.225-4 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Quote is due by 15:00 pm CST on June 20, 2011. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Todd Yahnke at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: [email protected]. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Todd Yahnke at the provided email address or by calling (319) 688-3842.

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