Naval Hospital, Code 017, 3600 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405-7769

65 -- MEDICAL SUPPLIES/SERVICES SOL n68084-99-q-mri1 DUE 091599 POC contact, sylvia boatwright, code 017.1, naval hospital, 3600 rivers ave., north chas sc 29405-7769 E-MAIL: contracting officer sylvia boatwright, sboatwright@charleston.med.navy.mil. services to provide a mobile magnetic resonance imaging facility per specifications listed below. 1.1 SCOPE OF WORK. 1.1.1 The Contractor shall provide a mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility, equipment, supplies, and services of two Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologists in support of the Naval Hospital Charleston. The Government will furnish personnel required for interpretation of the MRIs. 1.1.2 The MRI services shall be provided within the Contractor's Mobile facility on Government property next to the Naval Hospital Charleston, SC, utilizing Contractor equipment and supplies as specified in Section C-4, and services of support personnel as specified in Sections C-5, according to the schedule in C-7, and with qualifications in C-13. 1.1.3 The Contractor shall provide all facilities, equipment, supplies and services specified herein commencing not later than 30 days following contract award. The Contractor shall provide MRI technologist services to meet the requirements of the scope and complexity of this contract commencing not later than 30 days following contract award. 1.1.4 The Contractor shall provide a normal range of MRI procedures, as specified in Section J, Attachment VIII, to include pulse sequences and physiologic synchronized imaging, to eligible beneficiaries of the Naval Hospital Charleston. The Government reserves the right to add other types of MRI procedures not specifically listed in Section J, Attachment VIII. 1.1.5 It is essential that continuity of services be maintained to the maximum degree possible; hence, substitution of Contractor employees shall be kept to the absolute minimum necessary to perform the services required and to provide adequate back-up personnel. 1.2 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The services rendered by the Contractor are rendered in the capacity of an independent contractor. The Government will evaluate the quality of both professional and administrative services for purposes of contract inspection and acceptance. The Government retains no direct control over professional assessments and/or recommendations. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any and all liability caused by the acts or omissions of its agents or employees. The contractor shall not infer in any manner represent or infer that it is an instrumentality or agent of the United States Government. The Contractor shall recognize that the Commanding Officer maintains administrative and operational responsibility for all activities within the command and may take such actions as necessary to preserve and maintain the integrity of the command, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and U.S. Navy Regulations. 1.3 MODIFICATIONS. The Contracting Officer will designate and authorize an individual to act as the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Any such representative appointed will be specifically designated by letter from the Contracting Officer. The COR exclusively represents the Contracting Officer in all technical phases of the work, but is not authorized to issue Change Orders, Supplemental Agreements, or direct any contract performance requiring contractual modification or adjustment. Changes in the scope of work can only be made by modification properly executed by the Contracting Officer. All observations made by persons other than the Contracting Officer or the COR are strictly advisory and shall not influence the Contractor's operations except for administrative requirements and responsibilities specified herein. 1.4 BACKGROUND INFORMATION. This is a non-personal services contract covering a professional discipline which provides healthcare services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Defense direct care system. The system comprises Government-owned, staffed and operated hospitals and clinics throughout the world. Contracting has been chosen as a strategy to permit expansion of the healthcare capacity of DOD facilities by overcoming shortfalls in the numbers of uniformed practitioners/providers and support personnel. 1.5 RESERVED. 1.6 QUALITY OF SERVICE. The services specified in this work statement shall be performed in accordance with established principles and ethics of the medical profession. The quality of health care provided shall meet or exceed the current recognized standards established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission), the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Radiology, the American Board for Radiology, and those other professional associations which specify standards of performance for the medical profession. In all cases, the dignity of the patient shall be given the highest regard, and the precepts of the American Hospital Association's "Bill of Rights for Patients" shall be observed. 1.6.1 Quality Control Program. 1.6.1.1 In fulfilling contract requirements, the Contractor is responsible for compliance with applicable, existing MTF procedures to control quality of services. The MTF Quality Control Program consists of various Instructions shown at Section J, Attachment V. 1.6.2 Medical Quality Improvement/Risk Management Program. All contract health care staff shall participate in the MTF's Quality Improvement/Risk Management Program, shown at Section J, Attachment IV, for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of care. 1.6.3 Quality Control (QC) Program. After contract award and not less than 15 days prior to provision of services a comprehensive quality control program shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Representative and Contracting Officer for approval. The Contractor QC program shall consist of plans/procedures for not less than the following elements: 1.6.3.1 Maintenance of 95% equipment up-time capability. 1.6.3.2 Maintenance of one-hour guaranteed maintenance response time. 1.6.3.3 Maintenance of 24-hour parts replacement guarantee. 1.6.3.4 Compliance with existing MTF instructions, shown in Section J, Attachment V. 1.6.3.5 A plan to ensure coverage of the hours in Section C-7 by appropriate numbers of personnel. The plan shall include a specific methodology for providing coverage during planned and unplanned absences and when there is short notice of an absence. 1.6.3.6 A statement of standards of conduct for employees. 1.6.3.7 A periodic employee performance appraisal system which addresses professional performance. Personnel evaluations shall be based on employee position descriptions which shall be developed by the Contractor and included in the quality control plan. 1.6.3.8 Forms anticipated to be used in the provision of pre- and post-MRI procedure instructions to the patient, as specified in Section C-5. see Note 26.**** Posted 09/04/99 (W-SN376685). (0247)

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