MODIFICATION
Q -- Nuclear Medicine - Nuclear Medicine Services - Fresno
- Notice Date
- 10/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- VA Northern California HealthCare System;5342 Dudley Blvd. Bldg 209;McClellan Business Park CA 95652
- ZIP Code
- 95652
- Solicitation Number
- VA-261-10-RP-0022
- Response Due
- 10/19/2009
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2009
- Point of Contact
- eric.toliver@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Contracting Officer
(eric.toliver@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Scope of Work:The contract physician will cover nuclear medicine, when the Chief of Nuclear medicine is on Leave (annual, educational or sick leave). He will provide both diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services. He also should be able to report bone mineral density and PT/CT studies. The contract physician will provide these services at VACCHCS, nuclear medicine section of imaging service in Fresno. The contract physician will direct nuclear medicine technologists in patient procedures, consultation and review of emergency requests and will dictate the studies done that day, and place the reports in CPRS. The type's studies include diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures as well as bone mineral and PET/CT studies. The number of patient studies per day will be between 8 and 12. He will be sole physician covering nuclear medicine. 1.Specific Contractor Tasks include: 1.1. The contract physician will provide coverage during the regular hours of operation of nuclear medicine 8:00am- 4:30pm Monday through Friday and finish the reports on the studies done each day. There is no weekend or holiday coverage required. The hours are somewhat flexible to suit the physician work schedule. 1.2. The contract physician will use the regular physician's office to accomplish all the tasks including use of telephone, Dictaphone, computer access and clerical support. 1.3. The contract physician will be paid a flat fee per day as reimbursement. The VA is not responsible for transportation costs associated with this contract, and the incumbent is expected to provide their own transportation. No other direct or indirect expenses will be reimbursed. The contract physician's malpractice will be covered under federal tort claims act. 1.4. The total number of days of coverage by contract physician is approximately 30 which will be spread out in the year and amounts to approximately 0.14% FTEE. The reimbursement is based on negotiations between the contract physician and VACCHCS, Fresno. 1.5. Lilian Valdez, the Nuclear medicine secretary will keep track of the days covered by contract physician. She also will handle 2237 for reimbursement. 2.Additional contractor responsibilities: 2.1. The Contract physicians screen each patient prior to performing Nuclear Medicine studies. The screening process must be documented and provided to designated imaging staff during each visit. 2.2. Contractor is responsible for complying with all appropriate regulations and guidelines of the JCAHO, OSHA, NRC, or States DOT and other pertinent federal, state and local regulations 3.Qualifications: 3.1. The contract physician has an MD or DO degree. Also did residency in Nuclear medicine, in an approved program, preferably board certified or board eligible in the specialty. He also carries a state license to practice medicine preferably in California. He also should be qualified to be included as authorized user on the nuclear medicine license of the hospital from NHPP. 3.2. The contract physician will place an application for credentialing and privileging to the medical staff of VACCHCS, Fresno. His application has to be approved by appropriate committees and officials before starting the coverage. 3.3. The contract physician shall follow bylaws and rules of the medical staff. He also has to complete the mandatory employee training required by VACCHCS, Fresno. 3.4. The contract physician to perform his work will be given access to VA computers. He is required to follow all the security and HIPPA regulations as mandated by VA. 4.Quality Assurance and Contract Performance Monitoring: 4.1 The imaging service will monitor his work and comments will be included at the time of renewal of his privileges for medical staff. If any complaints are made by the referring physicians, each instance will be reviewed by the service and a report will be placed in the contract physician folder on the outcome. 4.2. The COTR (Lilian Valdez) has the information when the regular physician is on vacation and the department is covered by the contract physician. She is the authorized individual to place 2237 for payment to contract physician and it is reviewed by chief of Nuclear medicine for accuracy. Price Schedule CLINDescriptionsEstimated QuantitiesUnitUnit PriceExtended Price Base Period: October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 0001Estimated Number of (1) Day of Service35YR$$ CLINDescriptionsEstimated QuantitiesUnitUnit PriceExtended Price Base Period: October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 0001Estimated Number of (1) Days of Service35YR$$ CLINDescriptionsEstimated QuantitiesUnitUnit PriceExtended Price Base Period: October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 0001Estimated Number of (1) Days of Service35YR$$ CLINDescriptionsEstimated QuantitiesUnitUnit PriceExtended Price Base Period: October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013 0001Estimated Number of (1) Days of Service35YR$$ CLINDescriptionsEstimated QuantitiesUnitUnit PriceExtended Price Base Period: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014 0001Estimated Number of (1) Days of Service35YR$$ Contract Clauses and Provisions - Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is available at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/index.html. Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) is available at: http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Side on Recycled Paper (AUG 2000) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 2008) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999), for purposes of this clause, the evaluation factors will be price and past performance, which are considered equal in importance. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (JUN 2008), offerors must include a completed copy of the provision with their offer FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2008) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (OCT 2008), for purpose of this clause, items (b) 1, 3, 7, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 36 are considered checked and apply. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984), for purpose of this provision, blank is filled in with firm fixed price. FAR 52.216-18Ordering (OCT 1995), for purpose of this clause, dates are date of award through final option period. FAR 52.216-19Order Limitations (OCT 1995), for purpose of this clause, blanks are filled in as $5.00, $1,000.00, $10,000.00, 5 days and 5 days. FAR 52.216-21Requirements (OCT 1995) FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (OCT 1995) FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999), for purpose of this clause, insert 30 days FAR 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (APR 1984) FAR 52.224-2 Privacy Act (APR 1984) FAR 52.228-5 Insurance - Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997) FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006) FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation (APR 1984) FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991) FAR 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime (OCT 1997) FAR 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services (JUN 2007) FAR 52.252-1Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this provision, the blanks are filled in as http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm respectively. VAAR 852.203-71 Display of Department of Veterans Affairs Hotline Poster (DEC 1992) VAAR 852.233.70 Protest Content (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.233.71 Alternate Protest Procedures (JAN 1998) VAAR 852.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (JAN 2008), for purposes of this clause, insurance blank is filled in with $1,000,000.00 VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (APR 1984) VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.271-70 Nondiscrimination in services provided beneficiaries (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.273-70 Late Offers (JAN 2003) VAAR 852.273-71 Alternative Negotiation Techniques (JAN 2003) VAAR 852.273-73 Evaluation - Health-Care Resources (JAN 2003) VAAR 852.273-74 Award without Exchanges (JAN 2003)
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