Q523--Perfusionist Services for VA New England Healthcare System

PERFUSIONIST SERVICES

VA NEW ENGLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

It is the Government s intent to make a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) award in response to this solicitation. However, the Government reserves the right to make multiple BPA awards if it determines it is in the Government s best interest to do so.

Services Provided:

The contractor shall furnish all personnel to provide Perfusion Services in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) VISN 01 New England Healthcare Systems.

Place of Performance - Contractor shall furnish services for the VA New England Healthcare Systems (HCS) at any of the locations below as required:

VA Central Western Massachusetts HCS, 421 N. Main St., Leeds, MA 01053

VA Bedford Medical Center (MC), 200 Springs Rd., Bedford, MA 01730

VA Boston HCS

150 South Huntington Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

940 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301

1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132

VA Connecticut HCS

950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT 06516

555 Willard Ave., Newington, CT 06111

VA Maine HCS, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330

VA Manchester MC, 718 Smyth Road, Manchester, NH 03104

VA Providence MC, 830 Chalkstone Ave., Providence, RI 02908

VA White River Junction MC, 215 North Main St., White River Junction, VT 05001

The Contractor s perfusionists care shall cover the range of perfusion 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, http://www.abcp.org. All Perfusionists shall be certified with at least a minimum of five (5) years of experience. All Perfusionists shall be a graduate of an accredited Allied Health Education Program School of Perfusion Technology and shall be certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, demonstrate evidence of meeting continuing education requirements and shall have performed a minimum of 1000 clinical cases. Experience shall be demonstrated in the following areas: Open heart surgery, autotransfusion, heart lung machine, membrane oxygenation, left/right heart bypass, intra-aortic balloon pumping and centrifugal ventricular assist device.

The contractor shall provide qualified Perfusionists for a consistent, stable work force, which will sustain the VA s outstanding quality of care and provide practices that are unique to our institution such as use of myocardial pH, low dose heparin, and no blood to gas interface. These practices provide highly desirable outcomes in decreased transfusions and reduced lengths of stay.

The VA Full Time Equivalency (FTE) is defined by VA as a minimum of 80 hours every two weeks and does not include holidays.