Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (East Campus), 2400 Hospital Road, Tuskegee, AL 36083

Q -- URGENT CARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES SOL 619A4-29-99 DUE 102999 POC Paulette Z. Ingram, Contracting Officer (334/727-0550, Ext. 3518) Provide Urgent Care Physician services during non-administrative hours for the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), East and West Campuses. The East Campus is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and the West Campus is located in Montgomery, Alabama. The Contractor shall provide a Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) for each campus. The hours of duty are from 6:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. (West Campus), and 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. (East Campus) Monday through Thursday. Friday the hours of duty are from 4:30 p.m. (Friday) until 8:00 a.m. (Monday). All federal holidays are from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. to the following morning. The Medical Officer of the Day is responsible for the care of all medicine, surgery, psychiatric, dom. & rehab., intensive care unit, substance abuse patients and nursing home care unit residents in the hospital and those patients who report to the admitting/emergency room during the tour of duty (to determine need for medical care). The Medical Office of the Day is also responsible for providing care to the Medical Center personnel. The Contractor shall provide multiple physicians to perform the required services, and each physician must be credentialed and privileged by the VA prior to acceptance. Personnel assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract must be Board Certified Physicians (either MD or DO) with AMA or AOA approved residency training in Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Emergency Medicine or documented experience. Graduates of non-US/Canadian Medical Schools must be certified by the E.C.F.M.G. Individual must possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine from the United States, its territories, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Individual must be able to pass the Medical Center's credentialing process in accordance with the Department of Veterans Affairs guidelines and regulations. The contract period will be December 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000, with the Government having the option torenew the contract annually for four (4) additional years. Please request solicitation in writing. Telephone requests will not be honored. The estimated issue date is October 8, 1999, with an anticipated response date of November 29, 1999. Posted 09/30/99 (W-SN386731). (0273)

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