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Contractor Solicitation Questions and Responses Solicitation 36C25620Q1253 Medical Physicist Annual X-ray & Imaging Inspections G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC, Jackson, MS
Reference
| 1. |
| 0001 |
| Should we add the cost for the 16 DENTAL X-RAY BIENNAL EVALUATIONS each year or only every other year? If every other year what year should we start, the base year, or option 1 year? |
| These costs should be added every other year beginning with dental units being check in 2021. |
| 2. |
| CT, MRI testing |
| Are these modalities (or any other) accredited by The Joint Commission, ACR, IAC, or another accrediting agency? |
| Joint Commission Standards Revision for Organizations Providing Fluoroscopy Services Standard EC.02.04.03 effective 1/1/19; Joint Commission New Requirements for Diagnostic Imaging Services Standard HR.01.02.05 effective 9/1/16; professional society recommendations such as ACR or AAPM are also taken into consideration. The Medical Physicist also completes an annual two-page checklist verifying that the facility CT annual optimization program meets VHA policies. |
| 3. |
| 0009 |
| Will we be required to perform any nuclear medicine audits either quarterly or semi-annually? |
| No – only annual checks of the three gamma cameras in accordance with Joint Commission requirements above. |
| 4. |
| 0009 |
| Will we be responsible for calibrating survey meters? |
| No – the RSO calibrates all survey meters. |
| 5. |
| All equipment |
| Would the hospital be willing to allow us to schedule and perform all the required annual testing over a few continuous days? |
| Scheduling is dependent on minimizing the disruption of patient services. |
Evaluation Factors
| Are the References and Past Performance limited to Government agencies? How does having only one impact our submission? |
| Not limited to government agencies. Any references can be provided for similar contracts performed. Offerors without a record of relevant past performance will be assigned a neutral rating. However, the quote of an offeror with no relevant Past Performance history, while rated “Neutral” in Past Performance, may not represent the most advantageous quote to the Government and thus, may be an unsuccessful quote when compared to the quotes of other offerors. |
Administrative
| How does a business change their socio-economic status? |
| Socio-economic status changes would be made using the same process as initial registration for small business status. |
