Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information from qualified sources to perform Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Physician Services at the Lexington VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The services required include providing Board Certified/Board Eligible Abdominal/GU, Breast Imaging, Cardiovascular, General, Interventional, Muscoskeletal, Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine, and PET/CT Physician Services. The contractor will be responsible for providing various path and lab staff, including daytime, evening, weekend, and federal holiday coverage. The period of performance is projected to be for a base period of one year with four one-year option periods. The contractor must comply with VA policies, directives, and handbooks, and provide proof of licensure, certification, and training for all contract personnel.
Some key requirements for the contractor include:
* Providing proof of a negative Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST) or interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) for all contract physicians
* Providing proof of immunity for measles, mumps, and rubella, and varicella
* Providing proof of 1 dose of Tdap vaccination for all contract physicians
* Providing proof that all contract physicians have received the annual Influenza vaccine unless it is contraindicated
* Completing and passing generic self-study blood-borne pathogen training for all contract physicians
* Maintaining an exposure determination and control plan
* Providing verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences for all contract physicians
* Complying with all VA educational requirements and mandatory course requirements
* Providing proof of current DEA certificate
* Reviewing the HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities to ensure that proposed contract physicians are not listed.