SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- SLEEP STUDIES
- Notice Date
- 12/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Lebanon VA Medical Center, Room 117;1700 South Lincoln Ave, Bldg 18;Lebanon PA 17042
- ZIP Code
- 17042
- Solicitation Number
- VA-244-10-RP-0068
- Response Due
- 12/18/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2010
- Point of Contact
- Michael BermesContracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
-
Contracting Officer
(michael.bermes@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- STATEMENT OFWORKSleep Studies (Somnography) Off Site Services Scope: 1. The Contractor must provide all personnel, supervision, professional literature or reference material, electronic devices, electronic access and other services necessary to perform somnography studies, interpretations and consultations for the Lebanon VA Medical Center as defined in this statement of work. The estimated quantities of work are approximately 300 studies per year (CPT 95811) with associated EEG components. 2. The contractor must provide a Point of Contact (POC) responsible for the performance and logistics of the work performed under this contract. The name of this person must be designated in writing to the contracting officer with contact phone numbers. The POC must have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operations of this contract. The POC must be available during VAMC administrative hours within 60 minutes of phone call to discuss performance or logistical problems with the COTR (Contracting Officer Technical Representative) or other government personnel designated by the Contracting Officer. Administrative working hours for the VAMC are 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday, Eastern Standard Time. 3. While performing somnography studies for the Medical Center, the contractor must report all findings and all final interpretations to the Lebanon Medical Center at the time the examination is read (final reports required). Final reports must be sent to the Manager, Respiratory Department (714RC), 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon, Pa 17042. Invoices and Quality Assurance to the Business Manager, Clinical Support (700), 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon, Pa. 17042. Quality Assurance: 4. As part of Quality Assurance measures, the contractor must provide quarterly documentation of double blind peer reviews at no additional cost. Peer reviews must be completed on studies interpreted for the Lebanon VA Medical Center. A minimum of 5% of all studies interpreted by the Contractor must be peer reviewed each quarter. Peer reviews must be submitted within 30 days following the end of the quarter. Quarters are defined as follows: ? Quarter 1: October - December inclusive ? Quarter 2: January - March inclusive ? Quarter 3: April - June inclusive ? Quarter 4: July - September inclusive Certifications/Qualifications: 5. The Contractor must ensure all providers performing interpretations possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in their state of practice, and have current and valid professional certifications, training, and continuing education documentation before starting work under this contract. The contractor and all contractor providers must meet or exceed Joint Commission certification standards while in the performance of duties for the Lebanon VA Medical Center. If the contractor or any contract provider is known to be on the OIG exclusion list or under investigation, the contractor shall not perform services under this contract. The Contractor must comply with the HIPPA ( Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ) privacy and security policies of the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 6. The Contractor must be in the Central Contractor Registration ( CCR ). 7. The contractor's office must be within a 30 mile radius of the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 8. This is a solicitation notice for Polysomnography (Sleep) Studies for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon PA 17042. The period of performance will be one (1) base year with four (4) one-year options that may or may not be exercised. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this solicitation is 621511 with a small business size standard of $13.5M. The services shall be performed at the contractor's location(s). 9. Pricing: Type of Study Unit Cost Basic Polysomnogram CPT 95810 _________ CPAP/BIPAP Titration CPT 95811 _________ Split Night CPT 95811 _________ MSLT CPT 95805 _________ MWT CPT 95811 _________ Pricing due by 4:00PM. Eastern Standard Time on August 14, 2009. Please make sure you identify solicitation number RFQ387461 on your quote Please e-mail to: Michael Bermes Contracting Officer Michael.bermes@va.gov Tel #717-228-6018 10. AWARD FACTORS The lease will be awarded to the Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation; will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors, listed in descending order or importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1 - Location of Proposed Site; Factor 2 - Technical; Factor 3 - Price; Factor 4 - Past Performance; and All non priced factors, when combined, are significantly more important than Price. 11. 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. As prescribed in 32.705-1(a), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts if the contract will be chargeable to funds of the new fiscal year and the contracting action is to be initiated before the funds are available: Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
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