Federal Occupational Health (FOH) Clinical East Staffing

The Federal Occupational Health (FOH) is conducting a Sources Sought to gather information on potential vendor interest for providing clinical staffing in its Clinical East Region. This is not a solicitation but for project planning. FOH delivers comprehensive occupational health services, including clinical, environmental, wellness, and behavioral health, to over 1 million federal employees through Interagency Agreements. The contractor's role involves providing Personal Service Contractors (PerSCs) to deliver these services at FOH sites. PerSCs, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses, must possess appropriate credentials and expertise to ensure quality care, health education, and awareness of health indicators. The anticipated period of performance is five years, starting in FY 2026. Interested companies are requested to submit capability statements detailing up to three similar projects completed within the last three years, including customer information, contract value, period of performance, and a brief description of services. Responses are due by February 23, 2026.

This contract outlines the provision of Clinical Occupational Health Support Services by Federal Occupational Health (FOH) to federal agencies in the Eastern Region (EAST). FOH, funded through the HHS Services and Supply Fund, offers comprehensive occupational health services including clinical care, environmental health and safety, wellness, and behavioral health. The contractor will supply qualified Personal Service Contractors (PerSCs) to FOH Service Provision Sites (SPSs) across various states and Puerto Rico. PerSCs must adhere to FOH policies, national healthcare quality standards (e.g., The Joint Commission), and maintain appropriate credentials, licenses, and certifications. Key challenges include staffing, maintaining a PRN pool, and timely submission of security clearance and credentialing paperwork. The contract emphasizes consistent staffing, performance evaluations, and adherence to communication protocols. FOH reserves the right to approve, disapprove, or remove PerSCs and assesses incentives/disincentives for performance related to staffing, turnover, and reporting. The scope includes general and complex occupational health services, emergency response, health education, and various medical examinations.

This government file outlines a series of questions for potential contractors, likely as part of a Request for Information (RFI) or a similar pre-solicitation phase for a federal government requirement. The questions are designed to assess a firm's capabilities, experience, and suitability for a contract. Key areas of inquiry include management infrastructure and capacity, GSA contract holdings and relevance, applicable NAICS codes and socio-economic categories, experience with multi-location contracts, certifications and skillsets, business size, commercial service provision, previous experience with similar work, subcontracting needs, lead-time for project initiation, capability to meet performance schedules, expertise in contract transition, ability to procure and deliver office supplies to multiple locations, capability to provide personnel with security clearances, and relevant certifications such as The Joint Commission (TJC) for Healthcare Staffing Services and Ambulatory Care. The document also provides a multiple-choice response for subcontracting percentages, indicating a structured approach to gathering information on a firm's reliance on subcontractors.