SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- AFTER HOUR TELERADIOLOGY SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;CONTRACTING OFFICER (90C);4815 N Assembly ST;Spokane WA 99205-6197
- ZIP Code
- 99205-6197
- Solicitation Number
- VA-668-07-RP-0002
- Response Due
- 8/3/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
- Description
- After Hour Teleradiology Services Contractor shall provide professional radiology services for on-demand coverage and interpretation of radiology examinations performed at the Spokane VA Medical Center. Interpretation services will be done via a secure, web-enabled Teleradiology network provided by the Contractor. Contractor shall provide health care providers, personnel and technical support, medical facilities, medical and other equipment, telecommunication and transcription services, supplies, and supervision necessary to perform, implement and administer these Radiology Services to meet these specific medical needs of the VAMC. The Contract is responsible for all Contractor personnel, Subcontractors, agents, and anyone acting for or on behalf of the Contractor. Contractor shall be required to provide "over read" services on an estimated 600 images per year as part of the VAMC Spokane's internal imaging QA program. The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions, to the offeror which provides the "best value" to the Government. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost/price and technical standpoint. The Contractor shall be responsible for management of all aspects of the contract, and this includes the following: (a) Distribute appropriate studies to remote reading radiologists for primary diagnosis. Provide radiology professional physician services, offsite from the VAMC, 24 hours daily, for radiological interpretation of diagnostic images. The image procedures shall include but not be limited to Radiology procured codes listed in the American Medical Association's Current Procedure Code Book (CPTs) 70010-78499, covering plain film cases, CT cases, and Ultrasound cases as listed herein. (b) The images will be sent to the contractor via VA's Teleradiology System (VISTA Imaging) or through the VA Brit PACS System when available. The Contractor shall convert the images to DICOM and securely transmit to contractor's central server and distribute image to radiologists. Radiologists shall be available for telephone consultation regarding urgent examinations and shall provide recommendations for appropriate procedures to attending or referring physicians. They shall coordinate with VA technical staff for performance of procedures. (c) STAT/Urgent images shall be interpreted with results communicated by phone to the referring physician within forty-five (45) minutes of receipt of image study. (d) Preliminary reports shall be faxed and/or called in within 16 hours of receipt of image study. Provide final reports for routine cases and will be verified in the VISTA system within 48 hours. Each report shall identify the files reviewed, objective findings, the radiologist's impression of the patient's condition, and recommendation for treatment and additional procedures. (e) Final reports will be dictated into the VA Medical Center's dictation system, reviewed and signed by the radiologist within six (6) hours. VAMC will provide the phone number for dial-in. Any reject of dictated reports will be redone within 24 hours of notification at no additional cost. NAICS Code 621111/$9.0million applies. THIS SOLICITATION HAS BEEN SET-ASIDE 100% FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERN OWNED SMALL BUISNESSES (SDVOSB). OFFERS RECEIVED FROM OTHER THAN SDVOSB SHALL BE REJECTED. Electronic solicitations may be obtained at no cost from the following website:http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SpVAMC/postdatePrevDays_1.html the solicitation will be made available after July 1, 20007. The due date for this solicitation is August 3, 2007, by 3:00 p.m. pacific time. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Thomas, Contracting Officer at the following e-mail address: brian.thomas3@va.gov
- Record
- SN01331507-W 20070701/070629220627 (fbodaily.com)
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