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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 FBO #3957
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Q -- On-Site Ortho Surgery Services to be provided at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Mt. Home, Tennessee - Attachment

Notice Date

9/22/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621111 — Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro, TN 37129
 

ZIP Code

37129
 

Solicitation Number

VA24912R1223
 

Response Due

11/15/2012
 

Archive Date

2/22/2013
 

Point of Contact

Carol Franklin
 

E-Mail Address

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Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE The VA anticipates issuance of a solicitation to provide Orthopedic clinical, surgical and on-call services to the James H. Quillen VAMC (JHQ VAMC). This Notice is not a guarantee or promise that a solicitation will be posted and is not a request for offers. No offers shall be accepted in response to this published Notice. The Statement of Work is anticipated to require the Contractor to provide Physicians (Surgeons) and Mid-Level Providers (Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners) who will provide comprehensive orthopedic clinical and surgical services, including specialized surgical services, to Veteran patients at JHQ VAMC in the operating room, wards, emergency room, and clinics when indicated and appropriate. A listing of the types of services to be provided by CPT code shall be attached to or included within the solicitation when and if a solicitation is posted. Additionally, A.The Contractor must reside within a thirty (30) mile radius of the JHQ VAMC, located at Veterans Way & Dogwood Avenue, Mt. Home, TN, in order to ensure appropriate response time for on-call and emergency services as stated herein. B.The Contractor shall: 1)Provide licensed and credentialed staff physicians and mid-level support providers (Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to undertake professional and direct patient care responsibilities for the purpose of performing comprehensive orthopedic clinical and surgical services in the VA Surgical Service, JHQ VAMC. Contractor physicians and mid-level providers must be credentialed and privileged in accordance with VHA Handbook 1100.19 and other procedures to include submission into VetPro, VHA's credentialing software. 2) Provide licensed and credentialed physicians who are board certified/eligible by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Orthopedic surgeons shall have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the practice of orthopedic surgery. Contractor will immediately notify the VA through the designated COR (Contracting Officer's Representative) immediately in the event one of these physicians loses his/her license during the term of the contract. 3)Contractor shall provide one or more personnel/surgeons who have at least one (1) year of experience post residency in the following areas: arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee; arthroplasty of the hips, knees, and shoulders (including total joint replacements); and general orthopedic surgery services. Further, Contractor shall provide personnel/surgeons who have an appointment to supervise residents (East Tennessee State University). 4)Contractor's personnel shall provide appropriate and complete patient care documentation using the VA CPRS record system on the day services are provided. No written records will be maintained outside of the VA CPRS record keeping system. Any time a provider needs dictation services, the provider must use the dictation services provided at the JHQ VAMC. Documentation must be complete before payment can be issued. 5)Contractor's Surgeons and Mid-Level Providers shall provide professional direction and mentorship to staff physicians, residents, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. 6)Provide licensed and credentialed Physician Assistant(s)/Nurse Practitioner(s) (Mid-Level Providers) to assist physicians in the Orthopedic Clinics and in the Operating Room on an as-needed basis. Contractor will immediately notify the VA through the designated COR (Contracting Officer's Representative) immediately in the event one of these individuals loses his/her license during the term of the contract. 7)As scheduled by mutual agreement, Contractor shall provide Surgeons to provide services in the operating room (OR) located at the JHQ VAMC. These services are to cover the regular OR schedule and emergencies or specialty needs. As scheduled by mutual agreement, provide services in the JHQ VAMC orthopedic clinic. These services are to cover regularly scheduled clinics, in addition to coverage for vacations, emergencies or specialty needs. 8)Contractor's employees shall actively participate in JHQ VAMC's quality assurance activities related to orthopedic surgery. 9)In addition, contractor's physicians and mid-level providers may be directed by the Chief, Surgical Service to perform other occasional miscellaneous work within the scope of their clinical privileges in orthopedic surgery. 10)The contractor shall be responsible for: a.Providing physicians capable in the aggregate of performing the full spectrum of orthopedic surgical procedures; b.Providing pre- and post-operative care of patients operated on to the point of discharge, or transfer to another service; c.Participating in required communication with operating room team members prior to and after surgery; and d.Readily responding to requests of OR staff during the entire phase of care to include pre- and post-operative care. e.Ensuring that all personnel sign in and out each day services are provided on the designated sign-in/sign-out sheet. 11)Contractor shall be required to comply with all VA security policies and applicable confidentiality statues, including 38 U.S.C 5701, 38 U.S.C. 5705, 38 U.S.C. 7332, 5 U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act), as well as 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162 and 164 (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). 12)Contractor shall not under any circumstances charge VA beneficiaries or their insurance companies for services rendered by the contractor even if VA does not pay for those services. This provision shall survive the termination or ending of the contract. 13)Contractor will provide emergency on-call coverage weekdays after normal duty hours (4:00 PM - 7:30 AM) and weekends (from Friday at 4:00 PM until Monday at 7:30 AM) when the JHQ VAMC orthopedic surgeon is not on call. The on-call schedule will be arranged between the JHQ VAMC's Chief Orthopedic Section or designee and the Contractor. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to annotate revisions to the schedule and communicate changes as they become known, as well as to ensure that all contract physicians on the call schedule have met all VA credentialing, privileging, and security requirements. 14)Contractor physicians and mid-level providers will not perform any procedures for which they do not hold current privileges at the JHQ VAMC. 15) On-Call Response time for urgent/emergent off-hour requests for care must be done quickly and appropriately as follows: Telephone within 30 minutes. Arrival at JHQVAMC within 2 hours, or as deemed appropriate by the on-call physician. This response time may be reduced by subsequent agreement of the parties.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/NaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24912R1223/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA249-12-R-1223 VA249-12-R-1223_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=484331&FileName=VA249-12-R-1223-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=484331&FileName=VA249-12-R-1223-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: James H. Quillen VAMC;Veterans Way & Dogwood Avenue;Mt. Home, TN 37684

Zip Code: 37684
 

Record

SN02895020-W 20120924/120922233844-268f81af1b55045c7e35580c306d5565 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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