Amendment 0001 - RFQ 36C25623Q1573 - Anesthesiologist and CRNA.pdf

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0001 08-08-2023

36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

36C256

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

To all Offerors/Bidders

36C25623Q1573

08-02-2023

X x x

Due 08-11-2023 at 3:00PM CST x 1 (one)

The purpose of this amendment is to post Questions and Answers (Q & A).

A. See continuation page 2.

B. This amendment 0001 will need to be signed and returned with quote submission to be eligible for award.

Stephanie Keo Contracting Officer

VA-VHA-RPOC-2023-0081

36C25623Q1573 Amendment 00001

CONTINUATION PAGE

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 received questions in response to Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C25623Q1573.

Please see below Contractor’s questions and NCO 16’s respective answers accordingly.

Contractor Questions VA Responses Q1 Is there call? If so, what does the call schedule look like and what’s the call rate?

No call schedule.

Q2 What is the census? Average census is estimated at 8,500 to 9,000 OR cases plus 3,000 Out of OR cases.

Q3 Will Anesthesia contractors be required to supervise any CRNA’s? Is it supervision or medical direction?

Supervise CRNAs, Residents and SRNAs.

Should be able to do and may do own cases.

Q4 What type of cases? Will the provider be required to work cardiac or heads?

No cardiac, or OB. Some head surgeries.

Should be able to do vascular cases.

Q5 How many OR’s?

Seventeen operating rooms plus out of operating room sites (GI, MRI, Bronchoscopy, IR)

Q6 Do Anesthesia Assistants work at this facility?

No anesthesia assistants.

Q7 Do you expect the provider to do "heads and hearts?'

See response above

Q8 Is there any major vascular work? See response above

Q9 We are assuming no OB...correct?

No OB cases

(End of Amendment 0001)