Attachment D - BPA Ordering Instructions

Attachment D
BPA Ordering Instructions
Nonpersonal Hospitalist Physician Services
Solicitation No. 75H71227Q00001
Phoenix Area Indian Health Service

1. PURPOSE

These instructions establish the procedures for requesting, considering, selecting, and ordering Hospitalist physician services under Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) established under Solicitation No. 75H71227Q00001. They apply to authorized Phoenix Area Ordering Activities and shall be read together with the BPA, Attachment A - Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment B - Awarded Pricing Schedule, Attachment C - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, and Attachment E - BPA Schedule and Special Requirements.

2. GENERAL ORDERING PRINCIPLES

Establishment of a BPA does not guarantee issuance of any BPA Call, any minimum number of hours, selection of any physician candidate, or any minimum revenue. The Government is obligated only to the extent an authorized BPA Call is issued.
Individual requirements will normally be filled through a candidate request and selection process. The Government intends to provide BPA holders a reasonable opportunity to submit qualified candidates for requirements within the scope of their BPAs, when practicable. For anticipated recurring requirements, the Government generally intends to provide BPA holders eligible for the applicable Ordering Activity an opportunity to submit qualified candidates.
The Government may establish response timeframes and candidate-submission procedures appropriate to the urgency, complexity, staffing circumstances, and clinical needs of the particular requirement.

3. IDENTIFICATION OF A REQUIREMENT

When an Ordering Activity identifies a need for Hospitalist coverage, the Contracting Officer or authorized Government representative may issue a candidate request to applicable BPA holders. A candidate request is not a BPA Call, does not obligate funds, and does not authorize performance. A candidate request may identify, as applicable:
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Ordering Activity and facility/location;
anticipated coverage period and required start date;
shift schedule, coverage hours, estimated hours, or anticipated number of shifts; response deadline and candidate-submission instructions; facility-specific qualifications, credentials, privileges, experience, clinical competencies, or procedures within the general scope of the BPA and PWS;
anticipated credentialing, privileging, onboarding, or security requirements; and