Intraoperative Neurophysiology Monitoring Technician

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina (VAMC Asheville) is seeking potential sources to provide the staffing, equipment and interpretation required to perform Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring assigned to the Surgical and Preoperative Care office. The Contractor shall provide credentialed Technologist to provide electrophysiological (EP) monitoring of patients undergoing spinal surgery at VAMC Asheville. Electrophysiological monitoring includes, standard lower and upper limb somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP), motor evoked potential (MEP) and electromyography (EMG) and brainstem evoked potential (BSEP) for medically indicated neurosurgical cases, such as cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis, cervical myelopathy, and cervical and lumbar disc herniations associated with radiculopathy. The contractor shall provide credentialed Neurophysiologist to provide real-time electro-diagnostic monitoring and interpretation for patients undergoing spinal cord surgery at VAMC Asheville. The Neurophysiologist must be certified in Neurophysiology by the American Board of Neurophysiology Monitoring. The contractor will use the most up to date equipment, software and supplies. The contractor shall provide all equipment within 24 hours prior to surgery cases for inspection by VAMC Asheville's Biomedical Equipment Services. The monitoring services provided by the Technician are subject to overall technical direction by a Neurophysiologist, who will provide on-site or remote real-time intra-operative electro diagnosis during the entire neurosurgical procedure. The government is anticipating an average of 24-36 cases per year. The Government anticipates award of a commercial item contract to the responsible offeror whose offer provides best value to the Government. This is a Firm Fixed Price type contract; base year and three (3) option years. The size standards for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are: 621111 and 621399; size standard is $10 million. It is the responsibility of the offeror to read the Request for Quote (RFQ) in its entirety and follow all the instructions for submission of a proposal. Questions should be submitted in writing via e-mail beginning Monday February 6, 2012 and ending on Wednesday February 8, 2012 at 4 p.m. local time. Incomplete proposals will be considered non-responsive and not considered for award. Electronic proposals are due by 4 PM local time on February 17, 2012 to the attention of George Spade, Contracting Officer at George.Spade@va.gov.