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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 16, 2012 FBO #3918
SOURCES SOUGHT

Q -- Renal Cryoablation Services for Memphis VAMC

Notice Date

8/14/2012
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN 9 ASC (90C);1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
 

ZIP Code

37129
 

Solicitation Number

VA24912I0821
 

Response Due

8/20/2012
 

Archive Date

9/19/2012
 

Point of Contact

Angela Bailey
 

E-Mail Address

.bailey5@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Network Contracting Office 9 is conducting market research for the Memphis VA Medical Center to identify potential sources for a contract to provide renal cryoablation services. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely to obtain industry capability to meet the requirement and request comments of the draft SOW. This RFI DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT REQUEST PROPOSALS/QUOTATIONS/BIDS. This RFI is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e). The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI. Responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of submission of responses to this RFI and the Government's use of such information. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. This RFI describes the Department of VA's basic requirement. The Dept of VA requests comments on the draft SOW and responses to the following questions: 1) Does the SOW provide enough information for industry to provide a technical and price response? 2) What technical factors are not identified in the SOW that is essential to successful performance? 3) What would be the preferred contract type for these services? 4) Is an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) task order contract appropriate or are there better alternatives? 5) Have you provided these services for Federal Agencies? 6) Can these services be provided under a firm fixed-price contract? 7) What are the customary price provisions, structure or drivers? Firms responding to this RFI should include company name, cage code, point of contact, address and indicate whether they are a small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: NAICS Code 339112, Size Standard 500 employees. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Firms should provide capability statements not to exceed 5 pages and should include responses to questions and/or comments on Dept of VA basic requirement not later than Monday, August 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. CST to be considered as part of the Government's market research. Submissions shall be sent via e-mail to the attention of Angela Bailey at angela.bailey5@va.gov. Please include in the Subject line: VA249-12-I-0821 Renal Cryoablation. Do not contact medical center staff in regards to this requirement, as they are not authorized to discuss matters related to this procurement action. All questions should be submitted in writing for this procurement to the Contract Specialist. Telephone calls will not be accepted. DRAFT SOW Descriptions and Specifications (CT Renal Cryoablation) I.Introduction and Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide to the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) at Memphis, Tennessee cryosurgical equipment and all related cryosurgical disposable probes required to perform cryosurgical procedues, and a technician trained in the services and operation of the CryoCare CS or Cryo 20 unit as required to perform targeted cryoblation of the kidney (TCAP) procedures for the treatment of localized adenocarcinoma of the kidney. Contractor technician shall assist the attending Interventional Radiologist or other physician in the operation of the Unit. II.Requirements: The contractor shall make the CryoCare CS or Cryo 20 unit and technician available to the VAMC Radiology Service CT Department in accordance with a schedule mutually agreed upon between the parties. In the event the facility requires the use of the Unit at an unforeseen time other than those scheduled, contractor will make every effort to provide the Unit to the facility upon 48 hours advance notice from facility personnel. A.The contracting technician, also known as a Clinical Applications Specialist shall be responsible for setting up the equipment, and will be responsible for the following criteria: "Proper sterilization and decontamination of the cryosurgical Cryo probes and temperature probes, the holders and the ultrasound probe. "Proper gas setup and power on sequence. "Connect cryosurgical probe and temperature probe to the cryosurgical system. "Enter patient information into the proper fields. "Run pre-test for the cryosurgical probe. "Properly will run mapping portions of the procedure unless dictated otherwise by the physician. "Demonstrate the ability to add or delete probes when needed. "Engage auto freeze or manual mode as needed. "Store case information. "Load printer paper. "Print case information. "Shut down and bleed the cryosurgical systems at termination of the case. B.The technician is also responsible for: 1.Identification cryosurgical machine and use of console components. 2.Have knowledge of the parameters of Auto freeze treatment modes (target temperature and safety stops, etc). 3.Turning the power on and off on the cryosurgical machine. 4.Attaching the Argon regulators. 5.Attaching the Helium gauge. 6.Being able to connect the Argon supply line to the cryosurgical system. 7.Connecting the Helium supply line to the cryosurgical system. 8.Being able to connect the Cryoprobes to the back of the Cryocare system. 9.Being able to attach the temperature probes and label according to the anatomy. 10. Accomplishing the breakdown of equipment, bleed and shutdown the cryosurgical system. 11.Operating the Cryocare keypad. 12.Identifing disposable supplies necessary for cryosurgery. 13.Making sure the Cryoprobe holder is affixed to a sterile drape fixture. 14.Ensuring the Cryoprobe is tested prior to patient use. 15.Knowing that one Argon tank should be regulated at 3000 psi and the other at 3200 psi, another Argon tank is considered empty once it reaches less than 3000 psi. 16.Having a Helium tank ready to be used which will be supplied by the hospital. 17.Hooking up the helium tank and know that once it falls below 900 psi for 2500 psi tanks and below 3000 psi for 6000 psi tanks, it should be considered empty. C.The technician supplied by the contractor must demonstrate the ability to: 1.Turn the fluid warmer and circulating pump power on and off; 2.Insert the heat exchanger cassette in the fluid warmer; 3.. 4.Apply IV pressure cuff to fluid and maintain fluid between 100 mm Hg and 200 mm Hg. 5.Install tubing into circulating pump with proper placement of tubing between "A" and "B" indicators. 6.Prime tubing after opening all clamps and turn pump speed at "2", ensuring that all air bubbles are removed for proper priming. 7.Increase circulating pump speed to "3" and confirm with physician. 8.Set temperature to 37.5 C and verify temperature of fluid warmer with physician. 9.Increase and decrease temperature on fluid warmer. 10.Increase and decrease temperature on fluid warmer. 11. Knowing that If a leak does occur, notify physician immediately and replace urethral warming catheter, or any or all components of tubing set as necessary. 11.Handing off two distal ends of catheter tubing and separate spike tubing. 12.Securing tubing to OR field. The remainder of the case and the actual performance of the targeted cryoablation of the kidney cancer will be performed by a VA licensed Interventional Radiology Physician. D.The Contractor shall provide the following supplies: "CryoCare CS or Cryo 20 "Argon & Helium regulator set "Stepper (check bed for compatibility) "Disposables o(Renal: 2 R1.7, 2 R2.4L. 2 R 3.8 & 2 CRYO-55 temp probes) "Grid "Probe Holder "Laparoscopic or intra-operative US probe (renal) "Tank carts (Min. 2) E.Memphis VAMC shall provide the following supplies: "Gas requirements for the Cryocare system "ARGON: 99.998 pure or better 6000 PSI (grade 4.8 or better) Fitting: CGA677 "HELIUM: 99.995 pure or better 6000 PSI (industrial grade or better) Fitting: CGA677 "Gas: per prostate procedure - Hospital should order all gases and have on-site 5 days prior to cases "1 Tank Argon (Grade 4.8 - 99.998% Pure - 6000 PSI) "1 Tank Helium (6000 PSI) "A back up of 1 Argon and 1 Helium should be on hand for each prostate procedure INSTRUMENTATION (Kidney) 1 ea. Hyperthermia Unit with upper body pad (Bair Hugger) 1 ea. Bowl set (1 large, 1 med., 1 small) 1 ea.Pressure bag for urethral warming system fluid 1 ea.Flexible Cystoscopy set 1 ea. Light source 1 ea. Video Set Up Minor Tray 6 ea. Hemostats 2 ea. Kelly 3 ea. Allis 2 ea. Std. Mayo (scissors) 1 ea. Short Needle Holder 2 ea. Tissue Forceps with teeth Suture 1 ea.Blade holder 4 ea.Towel clamps Drugs / Irrigation: 1 ea. 1-liter water bottles for probe testing Drapes: 1 ea. Back table cover Disposables: 1 pair Ted Hose, SCD's 2 Tubes KY jelly 2 ea. 10cc syringe 1 ea. 6Occ syringe (luer lock) 1 ea. 6Occ syringe (toomey) 1 ea. 18fr or 20fr Foley with balloon 1 ea. Amplatz Super Stiff Guidewire,.035 or.038. 1 pk. 4 X 4 1 pk. Towels 1 ea. Perineal prep. Kit 1 ea. Cysto tubing 1 ea.Microtek Sterile endocavity transducer cover PC3688 (prostate) Instrumentation Renal Set up as partial laparoscopic nephrectomy unless Surgery is specified as "open" Disposables: 2 ea.FloSeal or comparable hemostasis product (do not open) 1 ea.Civco Sterile laparoscopic transducer cover 610-941 (renal) F.Maintenance of Unit: Contractor shall provide service and preventive maintenance of the Unit. Preventive maintenance shall include the performance of reasonable tests to ensure that the Unit is in the highest level working condition. III.Special Contractor Responsibilities: A.Training: The Contractor shall provide VAMC Memphis Radiology Service with documentation of each technician's training and current competence in operation of the Unit in advance of scheduling any cases and update said documentation upon request by the facility. B.Parking: In regard to the facility location and parking, the contractor supplied clinical technician requires available parking, and access to the clinic from the parking lot must be convenient and easily accessible to the contractor. C.Personnel Policy: The Contractor shall be responsible for protecting the personnel furnishing services under this contract. To carry out this responsibility, the Contractor shall provide the following: "Worker's Compensation "Professional Liability Insurance "Health Examinations including: a. Annual TB Skin Test and recent (within the last year) chest x-ray if there is a history of positive TB skin test; b. Evidence of Hepatitis B immunity (hepatitis immune titer, if provider has had the series of shots; if no immunity, evidence that provider has started the Hepatitis B vaccination series); c. Evidence of a Hepatitis C titer; d. Varicella titer if provider has not had chicken pox. The parties agree that the Contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. D.The contractor must possess all licenses, permits, accreditation and certificates as required by law. The contractor must perform the required work in accordance with Joint Commission, VHA and other regulatory standards. Joint Commission standards may be obtained from Joint Commission, One Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Copies of such certificates, licenses and permits must be presented with contractor's proposal. E.APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL: The Department of Veterans Affairs reserves the right to refuse employment under this contract or require dismissal from contract work of any Contractor employee for unsatisfactory performance at the VAMC, Memphis, TN or any other objectionable reason considered by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall receive a ninety (90) day written notification of unsatisfactory performance with ninety (90) days to cure the problem. If a disagreement about performance still exists at the end of the ninety (90) day period, the Contracting Officer will make a final determination with the input of the VAMC, Director within a reasonable period of time. (1)The VA Chief of Staff and/or the Chief Radiology Service may provide professional direction to the Contractor and/or the Contractor's employee(s). (2)There is no employer-employee relationship between the VA and the Contractor or the Contractor's employee(s). APPENDIX B B-1 VA ACQUISITION REGULATION SOLICITATION PROVISION AND CONTRACT CLAUSE NOTE: This clause will undergo official rule making by the Office of Acquisitions and Logistics. The below language will be submitted for public review through the Federal Register. The final wording of the clause may be changed from what is outlined below based on public review and comment. Once approved, the final language in the clause can be obtained from the Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Programs and Policy. 1. SUBPART 839.2 - INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS 839.201 Contract clause for Information and Information Technology Security: a. Due to the threat of data breach, compromise or loss of information that resides on either VA-owned or contractor-owned systems, and to comply with Federal laws and regulations, VA has developed an Information and Information Technology Security clause to be used when VA sensitive information is accessed, used, stored, generated, transmitted, or exchanged by and between VA and a contractor, subcontractor or a third party in any format (e.g., paper, microfiche, electronic or magnetic portable media). b. In solicitations and contracts where VA Sensitive Information or Information Technology will be accessed or utilized, the CO shall insert the clause found at 852.273-75, Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources. 2. 852.273-75 - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (INTERIM- OCTOBER 2008) As prescribed in 839.201, insert the following clause: The contractor, their personnel, and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract. (END OF CLAUSE) Personal Health Information(PHI) is on paper record, not recorded into IT equipment. The C&A requirements do not apply, and Security Accreditation package is not required. ACCESS TO VA INFORMATION AND VA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (1) All contractors, subcontractors, and third-party servicers and associates working with VA information are subject to the same investigative requirements as those of VA appointees or employees who have access to the same types of information. The level and process of background security investigations for contractors must be in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability and Security Program. The Office for Operations, Security, and Preparedness is responsible for these policies and procedures. (2) Contract personnel who require access to national security programs must have a valid security clearance. National Industrial Security Program (NISP) was established by Executive Order 12829 to ensure that cleared U.S. defense industry contract personnel safeguard the classified information in their possession while performing work on contracts, programs, bids, or research and development efforts. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not have a Memorandum of Agreement with Defense Security Service (DSS). Verification of a Security\ (3) The contractor or subcontractor must notify the Contracting Officer immediately when an employee working on a VA system or with access to VA information is reassigned or leaves the contractor or subcontractor's employ. The Contracting Officer must also be notified immediately by the contractor or subcontractor prior to an unfriendly termination. VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE (1) Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of the VA. This clause expressly limits the contractor/subcontractor's rights to use data as described in Rights in Data - General, FAR 52.227-14(d) (1). (2) VA information should not be co-mingled, if possible, with any other data on the contractors/subcontractor's information systems or media storage systems in order to ensure VA requirements related to data protection and media sanitization can be met. If co-mingling must be allowed to meet the requirements of the business need, the contractor must ensure that VA's information is returned to the VA or destroyed in accordance with VA's sanitization requirements. VA reserves the right to conduct on site inspections of contractor and subcontractor IT resources to ensure data security controls, separation of data and job duties, and destruction/media sanitization procedures are in compliance with VA directive requirements. (3) Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from VA, or gathered/created by the contractor in the course of performing this contract without prior written approval by the VA. Any data destruction done on behalf of VA by a contractor/subcontractor must be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management and its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, applicable VA Records Control Schedules, and VA Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met must be sent to the VA Contracting Officer within 30 days of termination of the contract. SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION (1) The term "security incident" means an event that has, or could have, resulted in Un-authorized access to, loss or damage to VA assets, or sensitive information, or an action that breaches VA security procedures. The contractor/subcontractor shall immediately notify the COTR and simultaneously, the designated ISO and Privacy Officer for the contract of any known or suspected security/privacy incidents, or any unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, including that contained in system(s) to which the contractor/subcontractor has access. (2) To the extent known by the contractor/subcontractor, the contractor/subcontractor's notice to VA shall identify the information involved, the circumstances surrounding the incident (including to whom, how, when, and where the VA information or assets were placed at risk or compromised), and any other information that the contractor/subcontractor considers relevant. (3) With respect to unsecured protected health information, the business associate is deemed to have discovered a data breach when the business associate knew or should have known of a breach of such information. Upon discovery, the business associate must notify the covered entity of the breach. Notifications need to be made in accordance with the executed business associate agreement. d. In instances of theft or break-in or other criminal activity, the contractor/subcontractor must concurrently report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement entity (or entities) of jurisdiction, including the VA OIG and Security and Law Enforcement. The contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors and their employees shall cooperate with VA and any law enforcement authority responsible for the investigation and prosecution of any possible criminal law violation(s) associated with any incident. The contractor/subcontractor shall cooperate with VA in any civil litigation to recover VA information, obtain monetary or other compensation from a third party for damages arising from any incident, or obtain injunctive relief against any third party arising from, or related to, the incident. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR DATA BREACH (1) Consistent with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. §5725, a contract may require access to sensitive personal information. If so, the contractor is liable to VA for liquidated damages in the event of a data breach or privacy incident involving any SPI the contractor/subcontractor processes or maintains under this contract. (2) Clearance must be processed through the Special Security Officer located in the Planning and National Security Service within the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness. Confidentiality of Patients Records: (1) The Contractor is a VA Contractor and will assist in the provision of health care to patients seeking such care from or through VA. As such, the Contractor is considered as being part of the Department health care activity. Contractor is considered to be a VA Contractor for purposes of the Privacy Act, Title 5 U.S.C. 552a. Further, for the purpose of VA records access and patient confidentiality, Contractor is considered to be a VA Contractor for the following provisions: Title 38 U.S.C. 5701, 5705, and 7362. Therefore, Contractor may have access, as would other appropriate components of VA, to patient medical records including patient treatment records pertaining to drug and alcohol abuse, HIV, and sickle cell anemia, to the extent necessary to perform its contractual responsibilities. However, like other components of the Department, and not withstanding any other provisions of the contract, the Contractor is restricted from making disclosures of VA records, or information contained in such records, to which it may have access, except to the extent that explicit disclosure authority from VA has been received. The Contractor is subject to the same penalties and liabilities for unauthorized disclosures of such records as VA. (2) The records referred to above shall be and remain the property of VA and shall not be removed or transferred from VA except in accordance with U.S.C.551a (Privacy Act), 38 U.S.C. 5701 (Confidentiality of claimants records), 5 U.S.C. 552 (FOIA), 38 U.S.C. 5705 (Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records) 38 U.S.C. 7332 (Confidentiality of certain medical records) and federal laws, rules and regulations. Subject to applicable federal confidentiality or privacy laws, the Contractor, or their designated representatives, and designated representatives of federal regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over Contractor, may have access to VA 's records, at VA's place of business on request during normal business hours, to inspect and review and make copies of such records. Liability: In the event of litigation/investigation of a claim of liability or malpractice, the Contractor and/or the Contractor's personnel shall cooperate fully with Government authorities and designated officials in the investigation of the claim or preparation for litigation. Rules of Behavior (Attachment 1) : (1) The Rules of Behavior Automated Information Systems (AIS) Security Policy (Attachment 17), describes the security operations of the information system and delineates security responsibilities and expected behavior of contractor employees. The rules include the consequences of inconsistent behavior and non-compliance and all significant aspects of information system use, including policy on the usage of electronic mail. Signed acknowledgement of these rules is a condition for access to the VA information systems. All contractor employee(s) must read and sign the Rules of Behavior and complete the security awareness training prior to receiving access to the information systems. All contractors must ensure that each contractor employee has completed the VA System Access Agreements. Violations may be cause for termination of the contract (2) I will not use other equipment (OE) (non-contractor owned) for the storage, transfer, or processing of VA sensitive information without a VA CIO approved waiver, unless it has been reviewed and approved by local management and is included in the language of the contract. If authorized to use OE IT equipment, I must ensure that the system meets all applicable 6500 Handbook requirements for OE. (3) Protect information and systems from unauthorized disclosure, use, modification, or destruction. I will only use encryption that is FIPS 140-2 validated to safeguard VA sensitive information, both safeguarding VA sensitive information in storage and in transit regarding my access to and use of any information assets or resources associated with my performance of services under the contract terms with the VA. TRAINING a. All contractor employees and subcontractor employees requiring access to VA information and VA information systems shall complete the following before being granted access to VA information and its systems: (1) Sign and acknowledge (either manually or electronically) understanding of and responsibilities for compliance with the Contractor Rules of Behavior, Appendix E relating to access to VA information and information systems; (2) Successfully complete the VA Privacy and Information Security and Rules of Behavior Training. (3) Successfully complete the appropriate VA Privacy and HIPAA Training and; (4) Successfully complete any additional cyber security or privacy training, as required for VA personnel with equivalent information system access [to be defined by the VA program official and provided to the contracting officer for inclusion in the solicitation document - e.g.,any role-based information security training required in accordance with NIST SpecialPublication 800-16, Information Technology Security Training Requirements.] b. The contractor shall provide to the contracting officer and/or the COTR a copy of the training certificates and certification of signing the Contractor Rules of Behavior for each applicable employee within 1 week of the initiation of the contract and annually thereafter, as required. c. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training and sign the Rules of Behavior annually, within the timeframe required, is grounds for suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the training and documents are complete. Background Investigations: 1.Contractor(s) shall insure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information and shall be held liable in the event of breech of confidentiality according to federal regulations contained in HIPPA. Any person, who knowingly or willingly discloses confidential information from the VA Medical Center, may be subject to fines of up to $50,000.00 and may be subjected to civil litigation from the patient. 2.Background Investigations: Contractor(s) personnel performing work under this contract shall satisfy all requirements for appropriate security eligibility in dealing with access to sensitive information systems belonging to or being used on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs. To satisfy the requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Minimum Background Investigation shall be conducted prior to performing work under this contract. The level of access and the individual's capability to perform work under this contract will be the determining factor in deciding if a higher investigative requirement is needed. The Contractor(s) shall ensure that those requirements are fully satisfied within 30 days of initiation of such investigations. 3.The investigative history for Contractor(s) personnel working under this contract must be maintained in the databases of either with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Organization (DISCO). Should the Contractor(s) use another vendor other than OPM or Defense Security Service (DSS) to conduct the investigation, the investigative company must be certified by OPM/DSS to conduct Contractor(s) investigations. 4.The Contractor is expected to maintain a Drug-free Work Place in accordance with Federal regulations. The Contractor will establish and maintain a drug-free workplace program. The administration of this program will be the responsibility of the contractor, as well as, the establishment of disciplinary actions. 5.All costs associated with obtaining clearances for Contractor(s) provided personnel will be the responsibility of the Contractor(s). Further, the Contractor(s) will be responsible for the actions of those individuals they provide to perform work for the VA under this contract. In the event that damages arise from work performed by Contractor(s) provided personnel, under the auspices of this contract, the Contractor(s) will be responsible for all resources necessary to remedy the incident. K.Records: Contractor(s) personnel who obtain access to hardware or media which may manipulate or store drug or alcohol abuse data, sickle cell anemia treatment records, records or tests or treatment for or infection with HIV, medical quality assurance records, or any other sensitive information protected under 38 U.S.C. §4132 or §3305, as defined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall not have access to the records unless absolutely necessary to perform their contractual duties. Any individual who has access to these data will disclose them to no one, including other employees of the Contractor(s) not involved in the performance of the particular contractual duty for which access was obtained. Violation of these statutory provisions, as stated in department regulations by the Contractor(s)'s employees may involve imposition of criminal penalties. L.System of Records: The Veterans Administration system(s) of records to which the Contractor(s) personnel will have access in order to maintain is "Patient Medical Records - VA (24VA136). M.System Security: The Contractor(s) shall provide VHA with the full assurance that security measures have been implemented which are consistent with OMB Circular A-130 and VA Departmental Standards. N.Procedures for User Access: Access requirements to VA information systems by Contractor(s)s and Contractor(s) personnel shall meet or exceed those requirements established for VHA employees as described in VHA Directives (and others) and in any subsequent VHA policy statements. A written and signed request for user access by VHA Management, or designee(s), constitutes management approval (sponsorship) to initiate a request for access to any sensitive automated information system. Access shall be granted to non-VA users only if the purpose for access meets criteria of the Privacy Act and VA Confidentiality regulations and transfer. O.Contractor(s) will be required to sign and abide by the VA Computer Access Security Agreement and Confidentiality Agreement.
 

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Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Memphis VA Medical Center;1030 Jefferson Avenue;Memphis, TN.

Zip Code: 38104
 

Record

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