The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) for Medical Disability Examinations – Next Generation (MDE-NG), Solicitation 36C10X27R0001.
This is the official solicitation for the MDE-NG requirement. Offerors are responsible for reviewing the complete solicitation, including all attachments, and complying with the requirements, instructions, submission procedures and deadlines stated in the RFP. The solicitation and any amendments issued under this notice supersede any prior draft solicitation materials.
Communications and Questions
All communications regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email to VAMDENextGenRFP@va.gov. Questions must be submitted in accordance with Section E of the solicitation, including use of the required RFP Questions Template and the deadline stated in the solicitation.
Communications specific to this solicitation and its contents should not be directed to MDEO, VBA or other VA personnel.
Offerors intending to submit a proposal must also provide the required Proposal Intention in accordance with Section E. Proposals must be submitted using the method and instructions specified in the solicitation and should not be submitted to the solicitation email address.
Interested Vendors List
VA has enabled the Interested Vendors List (IVL) for this solicitation and has made the list viewable to registered SAM.gov users. VA is making the IVL viewable to facilitate industry awareness and provide prospective prime contractors, subcontractors and teaming partners an opportunity to identify and connect with other interested parties.
Vendors that wish to be identified as interested in this solicitation should use the Interested Vendors List functionality available through this SAM.gov notice. Participation in the IVL is voluntary and does not constitute VA endorsement of any vendor or teaming arrangement.
Interested parties are encouraged to monitor SAM.gov for amendments and other updates related to this solicitation.
The Contractor must perform private-sector medical disability examinations through a network of qualified, licensed Examiners, completing Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) and related diagnostics for claimants nationwide and internationally. Work includes appointment scheduling, contact and notification of claimants, maintenance of a compliant IT system interfacing with VA systems (including an ATO), administration and reporting, Veterans Claims Clinics/Mobile Medical Unit events, and facility/examiner site compliance. Pricing is structured as a hybrid of Firm-Fixed-Price for examinations (per ESR), scheduling and IT/administration (monthly), and VCC/MMU events (per event), with Time-and-Materials for claimant mileage, special modes of transportation, and examiner travel reimbursements.
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