PWS.pdf

The VISN 1 Healthcare System is searching for contractors to provide Rheumatology, Renal and

Pulmonary Testing Services for the below coverage areas:

VA Boston Healthcare System

1400 VFW Parkway

West Roxbury, MA 02132

VA Maine Healthcare System

1 VA Center

Augusta, ME04330

Other Additional sites to use the services are as follows:

Manchester VA Medical Center (608)

718 Smyth Road

Manchester, NH 03104

VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus (Station 689)

950 Campbell Avenue

West Haven, CT 06516

White River Junction VA Medical Center (Station 405)

215 North Main Street

White River Junction, VT 05009

VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (Leeds, MA) (Station 631)

421 North Main Street

Leeds, MA 01053-9764

Providence VA Medical Center (Station 650)

830 Chalkstone Avenue

Providence, RI 02908-4799

VA Bedford Healthcare System

200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730

Description/Part Number CPT Code Quantity

C-ANCA 86021x2,88346 220

C-ANTI-GBM 84181 10

ANTI-PLA2R 86021, 88347 75

The contractor must perform the following requirements.

1. Shall perform testing services entirely upon their premises.

2. Will provide faxed results as well as hard copy.

3. Must carry out its functions in full compliance of all local, state, and federal laws or regulations.

4. The CONTRACTING LABORATORY shall not release patient’s records that include test results, without the specific written consent to release such information as provided by the patient, to any person other than the ordering healthcare provider or designee.

5. Must comply to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

6. The contractor shall provide telephone number(s) and contact person(s) to be used by the VA

Medical Center to make specimen problem inquiries and problem solving at all times.

7. Contractor agrees to maintain the minimum acceptable service, reporting systems. Immediate

(within 24 hours) notification must be given to VA upon adverse action by a regulatory agency.

8. Contractor shall assign a specific local account representative.

9. Must provide a current Laboratory Manual containing the following information:

➢ Department hours of operation

➢ Accreditation

➢ Technical Staff

➢ Service Departments (Method of contracting, phone numbers, hours of availability)

➢ Quality Assurance Information such as but not limited to specimen labeling and rejection criteria

➢ Procedures and criteria for phoning reports and other important information

Report forms

LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION- CONTRACTING LABORATORY

➢ Shall have all licenses, permits, accreditation certificates required by law.

➢ Shall be licensed by the CLIA and accredited by the College of American

Pathologists or The Joint Commission.

➢ Copies of all certifications and renewal certifications will be provided upon submission of a proposal to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s

Technical Representative (COTR).

➢ Medical Director must be licensed Physician with suitable qualifications and experience to direct a laboratory providing consultation services under this contract according to CLIA and CAP or TJC standards.

➢ Must submit a copy of the professional certification and/or licensure of the

Laboratory Director and/or Medical Director to the COR with proposal.

➢ Must comply with the regulatory requirements of Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Administration.

➢ Must notify the Contracting Officer immediately, in writing, upon its loss (or any of its subcontractors) of any required certification, accreditation, or licensure.

➢ Contractor Personnel assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be eligible to provide the services of this contract and licensed in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the

District of Columbia. All licenses held by Contractor personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractor Personnel assigned by the Contractor to work under this contract shall be licensed by the governing or cognizant licensing board