The U.S. Health and Human Services, Program Support Center has a continuing requirement for FOH Clinical East Medical Staffing Services.

FOH provides defined health services as well as consultation to Federal customer agencies exclusively through Interagency Agreements (IAAs). FOH is the largest provider of occupational health services in the Federal Government, serving more than 300 Federal agencies and reaching 1 million federal employees. FOH enters into agreements are negotiated with federal departments and federal agencies’ national headquarters, and/or with their regional/local components for standard services, including clinical services delivery, expert medical consultation tailored to a particular federal agency’s OHS needs, wellness and health promotion, and behavioral health services. FOH maintains sole responsibility for consulting with its Federal agency customers. The Contractor’s primary role is to facilitate delivery of FOH services specified in this Statement of Work (SOW) at FOH Service Provision Sites (SPS) by providing Personal Service Contractors (PerSCs) who will perform these services. FOH defines OHS as the seamless coordination of comprehensive services using a data-driven approach to assist agencies in achieving a culture of health and high performance.

FOH comprehensive services include: • Clinical Health Services (CHS) – Occupational medicine services, including medical examination, consulting, and case review services that focus on assessing the medical ability of employees to perform their essential job duties safely, reduce lost workdays, and increase employee productivity. • Environmental Health and Safety Services (EHSS) – Services to ensure a safe working environment through site assessments, environmental health oversight of all FOH occupied spaces, emergency preparedness and emergency response. • Wellness and Health Promotion Services (WHPS) – Services to assist employees in achieving and maintaining good health through fitness classes and wellness program. • Behavioral Health Services (BHS) – Employee assistance program, Work/Life and other services designed to promote emotional well-being and a healthy life balance through stress management, financial and legal counseling, and professional referral.

These services are designed to improve health outcomes and employee productivity, while reducing occupational health risks, absenteeism and overall employee healthcare costs. FOH’s vision is to be the occupational health provider of choice for the federal government. FOH CHS staff play a critical role in ensuring FOH maintains its status as the premier provider of integrated OHS to federal agencies and their employees.

FOH CHS sets the standard for a culture of health and safety across the federal workforce. The Contractor is required to provide PerSC support for all occupational health services that FOH provides, including health promotion activities, data collection, and Agency/FOH initiatives requiring collaboration. PerSCs are responsible for providing quality and safe health care, health education, and for raising FOH client awareness of health indicators, associated risks to optimal health, and viable solutions for maintaining optimal health. CHS achieves these goals through services, including, but not limited to: • Occupational Health Examinations – pre-placement, clearance, surveillance, federal motor carrier, and other types of occupational health exams. • Immunizations • Preventive and routine health screenings • Health risk appraisals • Occupational health case review programs • Travel medicine assessments • Occupational exposure testing and surveillance programs • Health education programs • Workplace medical emergency response • Specialized health services, as requested and approved • Consulting The quality of clinical services and strength of program effectiveness depend heavily on the expertise and experience of the PerSCs who provide direct patient care, occupational health services, and education. PerSCs will be expected to provide quality services both in individualized and group settings, placing client/patient needs at the forefront of service delivery. All PerSCs will be required to possess and maintain appropriate credentials, licensure, and certifications to provide the specific services called to perform. PerSCs participation in professional associations and specialized training are strongly encouraged to keep current with identified best practices and medical advancements. Contractor promotion of such participation and pursuits is expected. SPSs include FOH Occupational Health Centers, FOH Area Offices, and remote sites throughout the contract area. Services provided under this contract shall primarily be performed at the SPSs in accordance with Site Staffing Plan.

• The Contractor shall furnish all the necessary personnel, office supplies, materials, services, facilities, (except as otherwise specified), and otherwise do all the things necessary for or incident to the performance of the work as set forth in each task order. FOH SPSs are grouped together in three regions: Western Region (WEST), Eastern Region (EAST) and the National Capital Region (NCR). The Contractor shall provide PerSCs to the region in which the Contractor has been awarded a contract/task order. At any point during the life of the contract, the Contractor may be issued a task order to provide PerSCs to another SPS(s) in a different region should FOH request it.

Work performed under this contract will occur at multiple FOH SPSs in the FOH Clinical Eastern Region (EAST) including but not limited to: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.

• The Contractor shall provide PerSCs who are capable of performing general and to a lesser extent complex occupational health services such as: various occupational health medical examinations; response to emergencies; first aid and treatment for minor illnesses and injuries; provision of health education and health counseling based on identified modifiable health risks using FOH-approved training materials, policies and protocols; and other services including but not limited to the following:
• Walk-in care, first aid, and emergency response including use of portable Automated External Defibrillators: (AEDs)
• FOH-approved provision of treatments prescribed by a personal physician such as: periodic bed rest, blood pressure monitoring; glucose monitoring (finger stick); allergy immunotherapy, other treatments and medications administered by injection
• Provision of short-term prescriptions by appropriately FOH privileged Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) as needed.
• Health education, health coaching, and training programs using FOH training materials, policies and protocols (e.g. Physical Activity, Weight, Stress Reduction, Nutrition, Bloodborne Pathogens, Respirator Fit Testing, etc.)
• Health screenings (e.g. cancer, diabetes, blood pressure, vision)
• Annual Wellness Assessment to include, but not limited to individualized health education and health counseling; health risk reduction seminars focused on core health risks (e.g., tobacco use, physical inactivity, and weight/BMI); and referrals.
• Occupational medicine examinations, including pre-placement, clearance, surveillance, fitness for duty, and return to work physical examinations as well as standard and specialized (occupational health exposure) lab analysis, as needed
• Travel examinations and evaluations, including counseling about recommended travel medication and preventive health measures
•  Administration of immunizations (e.g. Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, TDAP/TD, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, etc.)
• Testing related to medical surveillance and/or specific job requirements (e.g., audiometry, spirometry, electrocardiogram (EKG), vision testing)
• Complete required trainings, such as leading and conducting mock surveys, preparing service provision sites to meet the FOH designated national health care quality organization survey standards, and comply with all FOH policies and procedures
• Participate in FOH initiated performance improvement and risk management activities
• Provide outreach services (health promotion activities such as health screenings, immunizations which may include flu vaccines, health education activities) in locations outside the SPS