Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

R -- TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES SOL 549-76-2000 DUE 070700 POC David L. Hill, (214) 857-0031 1. Introduction: The VANTHCS issues this solicitation and anticipates the award of a firm fixed price ID/R contract therefrom for the provision of transcription services resulting in an accurately and neatly typed record which will serve as a medico-legal document, the accuracy of which will affect the continuity of patient care and the VA image and may affect the outcome of legal issues. 2. Scope of Work: The Contractor shall transcribe, from DVI, hospital and Social Work Service summaries and highly technical reports of procedures to include operations, Discharge Summaries, miscellaneous procedure notes, History and Physical Examinations. The Contractor shall transcribe all reports in a final format without access to the patient's medical chart, including transcription of medical data from any vocal delivery. Because the VANTHCS is a teaching facility, foreign and regional accented dictation is often encountered and there is frequent change in dictators due to rotation of medical residents and interns. The Contractor edits for stylistic consistency and is required to format, punctuate and spell correctly, as well as use proper grammar in producing an accurate medical report that becomes a permanent record for medical legal and research purposes. The Contractor may be required to change wording to eliminate idiomatic expressions, provide clarity of expression, correct grammatical errors and insure text consistency. Any editing which may possibly change the meaning of the document will be brought to the attention of the VANTHCS COR for guidance. The Contractor is also required to maintain confidentiality of patient records. 3. Contractor Qualifications: The Contractor shall be able to provide, if requested by the CO, evidence of past performance, in the past calendar year, of medical transcription services that are similar in magnitude to those services required in the solicitation. If requested by the CO, past performance will be evidenced by the Contractor's provision of references. Those Contractor employees performing transcribing duties under the terms of an agreement shall have knowledge of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, grammar, medical terminology, and arrangement of all material on completion of a transcribed document. 4. This acquisition is for a commercial item and has been totally set aside for small business. Electronic copies of the solicitation may be obtained FREE at the following URL: http//www.va.gov/oa&mm/busopp/sols.htm. Note; it shall be the responsibility of interested parties to obtain amendments at the same URL. Written request for hard copies of the solicitation may be obtained for a cost of $10.00 and should be addressed to David L. Hill, VANTHCS (90C), 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, Texas 75216. The written request must be accompanied by a check made out to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Should the solicitation be amended, hard copy amendments will be provided at no additional cost. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is on or about 6/20/2000. Posted 06/16/00 (W-SN465573). (0168)

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