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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Q Cleveland Perfusionist Services Cleveland VAMC 43219-1834 36C25019Q0015 11-30-2018 N 621111 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center 420 North James Road Columbus OH 43219-1834 Karen Williams at Karen.Williams4@va.gov Alexander Daniel at Alexander.Daniel@va.gov Louis Stokes VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106-1702 The Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) located at 10701 East Blvd, Cleveland OH 44106, is announcing their requirement for Cardiac Perfusionist Services. It is anticipated that a single firm-fixed price contract with one 12-month base and four 12-month options will result from the solicitation.

Contractor’s employees shall cover the range of Perfusionist services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by The American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP): http://www.abcp.org/index.html.

Cardiac Perfusionist services include, but are not limited to the support of:

Coronary Artery By-pass, Aortic Valve Replacement, Mitral Valve Replacement, Tricuspid Valve Replacement, Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR), Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Intra-operative auto-transfusion, Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation, Ventricular assist device troubleshooting, Hemo-filtration, Myocardial protection, ultra-filtration, cell saver, balloon pump, monitoring heart lung machine, septal defects, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), platelet rich plasma harvesting (PRP), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), placement of an Impella and other duties normally performed within the scope of a Cardiac Perfusionist. The expectation is for 1 or 2 Perfusionists to be on duty to handle scheduled surgeries. The third will be on-call to handle emergencies, vacations and sick calls. PRN Perfusionist will be available on an as needed basis to handle over flow and ECMO.

The VA Full Time Equivalency (FTE) for the Perfusion services required is 3.5 FTE for 7,280 hours annually. This includes three (3) FTE Cardiac Perfusionists, one being the Chief Perfusionist, and a PRN Perfusionist estimated at 0.5 FTE.

The Principle NAICS Code is 621111 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists). The size standard is $11 Million. The PSC is Q523 Medical-Surgery. The RFQ reference is 36C25019Q0015 Cardiac Perfusionist Services Cleveland VAMC and should be referenced in all correspondence/inquires. The RFQ will be posted to FedBizOpps websites on or about October 31, 2019 with quotations due on or about November 30, 2018. These dates are subject to change. All information for this solicitation will be posted on the FBO website at www.fbo.gov. Contractors are advised that they are responsible for checking the website periodically for amendments. No hard copies will be provided. A question period will be opened at time of solicitation posting and will close 10 days after solicitation posting. Questions must be submitted in writing. Answers will be provided via amendment after question period closing.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. No response to this notification is necessary. The sole purpose is to provide interested parties with a preliminary notice of the forthcoming solicitation.