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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 05, 2012 FBO #3876
DOCUMENT

Q -- Cancer Tumor Registry Services LV - Attachment

Notice Date

7/3/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 22;4811 Airport Plaza Drive;Suite 600;Long Beach CA 90815
 

ZIP Code

90815
 

Solicitation Number

VA26212R0873
 

Response Due

7/6/2012
 

Archive Date

9/4/2012
 

Point of Contact

Imelda Martinez
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

1. On page 5, Item #10- Would you like hardcopy submittals? If so, how many copies would you like? RESPONSE: YES, REFERENCE IS MADE TO PAGE 1 -SF 1449 ITEM 28, CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 2 COPIES TO THE ISSUING OFFICE. 2. On page 6 Pricing, what do you mean by rejects? RESPONSE: RECORDS ARE REJECTED BY THE VA CANCER REGISTRY BECAUSE THEY LACK SUPPORTING TEXT AND/OR HAVE MISSING DATA ELEMENTS. 3. Page 12. Item #7-Health Requirements. Are these health requirements required for personnel who work remotely? RESPONSE: NO 4. Page 45. In regards to the BA Agreement, we have a national BA Agreement, do we need to complete the one in the solicitation? RESPONSE: YES 5. Page 55. Evaluation Method. Is the sliding scale used in the evaluation method? RESPONSE: NO 6. Page 56. If these representations are done online, do we need to submit a hard copy? RESPONSE: NO, MAKE SURE TO INDICATE ON SOLICITATION THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS WERE DONE ONLINE. 7. Please confirm on Page 6 of 71 of the Item description and price section, Clin 0002 Follow-up, what is the amount of the Est. Qty ("0") is indicated. Clin 0004 Rejects; Please define Rejects as it pertains to cancer registry work. The contract is based on a 6-month period - the start of which will be based on the initial award. BASE PERIOD (6 MONTHS): ____________________TO__________________________ (Dates to be determined by the Contracting Officer upon award) CodeItem No. DescriptionEst. Qty. Unit Unit PriceEst. Extended Amount Tumor Registry Services Hours of Operation: 7:30am to 4:00pm Weekdays CLIN0001Abstract Cases 500EA $___________ CLIN0002Follow Up - CHANGE TO 300300EA $___________ CLIN0003Consult Hours100EA $___________ CLIN0004Rejects- DELETE THIS LINE ITEM0EA $___________ RESPONSE: FOR NUMBER 7 - PLEASE DELETE LINE ITEM CLIN 0004 AND INSTEAD ON PAGE 10 OF 71 UNDER CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES LETTER (h) SHALL STATE (h) Contractor shall guarantee the quality of work performed, specifically accuracy and completeness. Regular quality checks of the contractor's work will be performed. The Contractor will make data corrections free of charge as a result of edit error reports received from the VA Cancer Registry (Central Office) or records rejected because they lack supporting text and/or have missing data elements. Contractor shall correct all inconsistencies found through any quality assurance review within 2 months of submission of inconsistencies, errors, warnings, or any other data quality problems. FOLLOW UP CASES FOR THE 1ST 6 MONTHS SHOULD BE 300 8. On page 6 and 7 - Clin 0002 Follow up estimated quantity is listed as zero(0) however on page 7 estimated quantity is listed as one hundred (100). Since this task is mentioned on page 10 as one of the responsibilities I will assume that the first 6 months require no follow-up duties since the quantity is zero. RESPONSE: FOLLOW UP CASES FOR THE 1ST 6 MONTHS SHOULD BE 300 9. Is there a need to complete the ACH vendor form if already registered to receive payment that way? RESPONSE: YES 10. On page 53 under E1 Technical Evaluation factors and criteria - under 2nd paragraph, 4th line - it is noted that I should show how I will provide "qualified physicians" for this contract. I assume this is a typo and it is meant to say qualified certified tumor registrars. RESPONSE: SHOULD STATE - QUALIFIED CERTIFIED TUMOR REGISTRARS 11. I am understanding that the bid must be submitted through hand carried mail not through e-mail or fax. Please confirm this is the requirement. RESPONSE: HAND CARRIED OR MAILED, REFERENCE IS MADE TO BLOCK 8 OF SF-1449 AND PAGE 5 OF 71, NO ELECTRONIC AND/OR FAX SUBMISSIONS SHALL BE ACCEPTED. 12. On page 33 of 71, S (7) SF 1449. Where do I find this form for completion. RESPONSE: IT'S THE FIRST PAGE OF THE SOLICITATION, SEE BELOW AND IT STATES, STANDARD FORM 1449. 13. First page of solicitation, Item 17a, define (Code) and (Facility Code). RESPONSE: SOME CONTRACTORS USE THE CAGE CODE FROM THEIR CCR REPORT TO ENTER IN THE CODE FIELD, FACILITY CODE ENTER 593 STANDS FOR VA SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. 14. Is there a registrar in place at Las Vegas who will be assigning cases and looking over the abstracts? RESPONSE: YES 15. Will we be responsible for the QA? RESPONSE: VA SOUTHERN NEVADA TUMOR REGISTRAR & VA CANCER REGISTRY (CENTRAL OFFICE) 16. Is the COTR at Las Vegas going to be doing the review, or will it be our staff? RESPONSE: NO THE COTR WILL NOT DO THE REVIEW THE VA SOUTHERN NEVADA TUMOR REGISTRAR WILL 17. Regarding the 400 cases--is this a suspense list or a verified case list? RESPONSE: BOTH SUSPENSE AND VERIFIED CASE LIST ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANING THROUGHOUT THE SOLICITATION: HCC - HEALTHCARE COORDINATOR AJCC - AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON CANCER TNM - TUMOR, LYMPH NODES AND METASTASIS SEER - SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/LBVANBC/VAMD/VA26212R0873/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA262-12-R-0873 A00001 VA262-12-R-0873 A00001.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=388973&FileName=VA262-12-R-0873-A00001000.docx)

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Place of Performance

Address: VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System;6900 North Pecos Road;North Las Vegas, CA

Zip Code: 89086
 

Record

SN02793013-W 20120705/120703235104-1b79f9028440ec9d3208fc87f2fb6056 (fbodaily.com)
 

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