Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI 48201

Q -- INTERPRETATION AND DICTATION OF SLEEP STUDIES SOL RFP 515-17-99 DUE 032699 POC Katherine S. Young, (313) 576-1000, Extension 3009 E-MAIL: E-Mail Contracting Officer@, KATHERINE.YOUNG2@MED.VA.GOV. The Lower Michigan Acquisition Center, Detroit, Michigan, is soliciting offers to provide a polysomnographer to interpret and prepare dictation for sleep studies for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Battle Creek, Michigan for the period April 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999. Services are required for approximately 190 studies during this period.Work under this contract shall be scheduled to ensure that studies are interpreted, dictated and returned within 5 work days after receipt by the contract polysomnographer. The contractor shall be responsible for interpretation and preparation of dictation only. Individuals proposed work under this contract shall be certified in Polysomnography. The sleep laboratory is equipped with two Grass model 78E polysomnographs interfaced to an Oxford Medical Instruments Sleep Analyzing Computer system. Other equipment used includes, but is not limited to, Ohmeda oximeters and Healthdyne and Respironics CPAP machines. The sleep laboratory will conduct the following studies for the VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, Michigan: (1) CPAP Set-up, (2) Multiple Sleep Latency, (3) Polysomnography with CPAP, (4) Polysomnography-Sleep Apnea for indications including but not limited to, Psychiatric Sleep Disorder, OSAS (consisting of Obstructive, Central, and Mixed Apneas), PLMD, Narcolepsy, Medical Sleep Disorders REM sleep-related headaches, and Caffeinism; monitor patients for sleep staging, detecting various sleep disorders, and periodic leg movements. Requests for the solicitation may be requested via E-Mail at the address provided below, or via facsimile at (313) 576-1077. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8099, Health and Allied Services, N.E.C. The small business size standard is 3.5 million average annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is a total set-aside for small business concerns. See Note 1. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301479). (0054)

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