NOTICE OF BID OPPORTUNITY

Competitive Solicitation 26223

Temporary Medical Staffing Services
 

COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION POSTING: Friday, July 12, 2024

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING BIDS: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Find the full solicitation on Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS). Vendors not registered in WEBS will not receive updates or amendments to the solicitation, which could disadvantage your bid.

Pre-bid conference: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 9:00am (Pacific)

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Contract location: Statewide

Contract description: The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (Enterprise Services) is conducting a competitive procurement to award Statewide Contracts, by specified contract category, for eligible purchasers to acquire Temporary Medical Staffing Services.

Through the Statewide Contracts established by this solicitation, Washington state agencies and other eligible purchasers may obtain Temporary Medical Staffing Services for a variety of operational reasons including covering temporary vacancies caused by employee leave, to offset staffing shortages during periods of high demand, and other situations as applicable.  Contract categories include Nursing (General), Nursing (Specialty), Prescribers, Mental/Behavioral Health, Dental, Dietetic, Pharmaceutical, Laboratory/Imaging, Other Providers, Administrative, and Telehealth (Remote/Virtual).

Commodity codes: 918-67 Human Services Consulting (To Include Mental Health Consulting Services), 918-78 Medical Consulting, 918-85 Personnel/Employment Consulting (Human Resources), 948-28 Dental Services, 948-64 Nursing Services, 948-74 Professional Medical Services (Including Physicians, Pharmacists, and All Specialties), 948-76 Psychologists/Psychological and Psychiatric Services (Including Behavioral Management Services), 948-87 Telemedical Professional Services, 952-21 Counseling, 952-62 Mental Health Services: Vocational, Residential, Etc., 958-56 Health Care Management Services (Including Managed Care Services), 958-67 Mental Health/Retardation Management Services (Incl. Operations, Facilities Maintenance, Nursing, Food Service, Etc.), 958-74 Personnel Management Services, 961-30 Employment Agency and Search Firm Services (Including Background Investigations and Drug Testing for Employment), 962-69 Personnel Services, Temporary

Inclusion plan: Diverse Business Inclusion Plan – Subcontractors

Preference/priority points:

• Executive Order 18-03

Solicitation documents: Solicitation documents, contacts and bid instructions are available in WEBS: https://pr-webs-vendor.des.wa.gov/.

Question-and-answer period:

Deadline for Submitting Questions – Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Anticipated Deadlines for Answers – Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Submit questions or concerns about this solicitation in writing to the Procurement Coordinator: Samantha Johnson at DESContractsTeamFir@des.wa.gov.