VA Medical Center, 1011 Honor Heights Drive, Muskogee, OK 74401

Q -- PRIMARY CARE SERVICES SOL SOL# 623-15-97a DUE 040897 POC Cynthia Due (90C), (918) 683-3261, Ext. 210 Part II of III. c. Contractor shall participate in activities of the medical center that are designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) pertaining to Quality Improvement (QI) for which medical staff are responsible, i.e. maintain medical records and participate in peer review. The contractor shall be responsible for assuring that medical records are completed in a timely fashion satisfying VHA and Medical Center Policies and JCAHO requirements within times documented on the chart. d. Evaluate and report an incident or adverse event in accordance with current VA or medical Center policy and procedures. 3. Scheduling Requirements: a. Work Hours: 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. All physicians who are to work under this contract are to be scheduled by the contractor. The 10 holidays observed by the Federal government are New Years Day, Washington's Birthday, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas or any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a National Holiday. b. Contracting Personnel will be paid only for actual performance at TOPC. Contracting Personnel will not be required to be on call or standby and will not be paid for on call services or given standby pay. A record keeping system of contractor days and hours worked will be established. 4. Qualifications: Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia. The qualifications of such personnel shall also be subject to review by the Chief Medical Officer TOPC and approval by the VA Facility Director. Physicians assigned by the contractor to perform the services in any resulting contract shall be U.S. citizens and credentialed and privileged in accordance with VA regulations. Physicians assigned by the contractor to perform the services must be certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. It is also desirable that physicians be currently ACLS certified and maintain that certification for the duration of any resulting contract. 5. Personnel Policy: The contractor shall be responsible for protecting the personnel furnishing services under this contract. To carry out this responsibility the contractor shall provide the following for those personnel: worker's compensation, professional liability insurance, health examinations, income tax withholding and social security withholding. Payments for sick leave, vacation time, or any other fringe benefits are the responsibility of the contractor. The parties agree that such personnel shall not be considered VA employees. The Government has the right to determine whether or not any physician is appropriate or in the best interest of the Government, not subject ot appeal by the physician. The Government shall not pay any finders fee for physicians recruited in conjunction with these services. 6. Billing: Billing will be made in arrears for services performed and must be supported by an itemized breakdown indicating the name of the physician, times and number of hours worked each day. Provision 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition, NOTE: Offeror must submit criteria in accordance with 52.212-2. Provision 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, is applicable. (0084)

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