R--The Joint Commission Services

This is a notice of intent of the Center for Health Care Contracting (CHCC) at Fort Sam Houston, TX to award a purchase order for 1 base year plus 4 option years to The Joint Commission, 1 Renaissance Blvd, Oakbrook Terrance, Illinois, to provide annual accreditation of selected U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) medical treatment facilities (MTFs) to ensure that all of the 35 facilities remain in a continuous accredited status. The Joint Commission shall also provide an annual educational update to 230 attendees at the contractors headquarters in Oakbrook Terrance, IL and 4 annual video presentations at selected monthly video tele-conferences (dates and topics to be determined). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the contractor who, in turn, is responsible to the Government. This is a sole source procurement, the CHCC intends to solicit and negotiate only with The Joint Commission under the authority of PL 104-106 section 4202 (Clinger-Cohen Act) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.501(a). The NAICS code for this procurement is 813920 and the size standard is $7.0 million. Any offers received will be considered. This notice is neither a request for quotes nor a solicitation of offers. Award will be made on or about 30 Sep 2010. Points of contact at CHCC are Mr. Mark A. Green, Contract Specialist, email [email protected], 210-221-5490 or Ms. Annabel Rivera, Contracting Officer, email: [email protected], 210-295-4357.