Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Diagnostic Medical Physicist Equipment Inspection Services to support Medical Imaging Services for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. The selected contractor will be responsible for performing imaging equipment inspections to ensure compliance with current American College of Radiology (ACR) and Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requirements. The contract will be for a period of five years, with one-year ordering periods. The contractor will be required to provide a capability statement addressing their ability to meet the requirements outlined in the Performance Work Statement.
Some key responsibilities of the contractor include:
• Performing imaging equipment inspections to ensure compliance with ACR and MQSA requirements
• Providing consultation for additional services as needed
• Reviewing CT protocol optimization at least annually
• Providing shielding design calculations for each new, replaced, or relocated x-ray imaging system
• Assisting in the development of a comprehensive technical quality assurance program
• Performing follow-up inspections to verify compliance of any necessary corrective action
• Conducting equipment inspections or quality control surveys of the imaging equipment as needed