VA Medical Center (90C), University & Woodland Aves, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Q -- Q SOL RFP-642 DUE 061499 POC Debra Fisher Radiation Safety Officer Services -- The Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, has a requirement for a Locum Tenens Health Physicist who meets NRC requirements for an interim Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Basic requirements include Bachelor's Degree in natural science or engineering and at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. As the medical center Health Physicist, the contractor is responsible for eliminating radiation hazards, such as, controlling contamination (gas, liquid, solid). The contractor is responsible for investigation accidents and decontaiminating personnel, equipment, and structures; assuring safe receipt, handling, transport, storage, and disposal of radioactive materials; determinining that personnel exposure is As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA); and selects, evaluates, designs, and maintains (where applicable) protective devices and confinement systems. The contractor takes action on the basis of analysis of findings and develops and implements educational programs in radiation safety for users of radioactive material. Services require Twenty-Four hour-Seven Days a week coverage which include 40 hrs/week on-site services, variable start times, holiday, weekend and off-duty beeper/phone availability and emergency on-site/call back services. Vendors with the capability to provide Locum Tenens/RSO services are invited to submit in writing, sufficient information which demonstrates the ability to fulfill this requirement. Responses must contain descriptive literature in sufficient detail to permit technical evaluation and include educational background and experience data, evidence that contractor/candidate is credentialed/licensed and meets all NRC requirements, a point of contact(name and telephone #) and if applicable, federal contract number and pricing. All responses received will be fully considered. A request for a copy of the solicitation will be deemed non-responsive as no solicitation document exists. Information received shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Posted 05/12/99 (I-SN330777). (0132)

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