Teleradiology - Dr Barcia

Added: Sep 25, 2010 2:11 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs VA), Northern California Health Center System, plans to issue a Request for Proposal to obtain a cost-effective, durable and efficient means to help meet the considerable imaging requirements of the VA. The Contractor shall provide board certified radiologists for on-demand coverage and interpretation of radiology examinations performed at VA Honolulu, HI. Interpretation and reporting services will be done via a secure web-based system provided by the VA. The Contractor shall provide teleradiologists necessary to perform radiology services. Imaging studies to be interpreted will include those listed in the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology code book (i.e., CPT codes) covering plain film examinations, CT scans, ultrasound imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The examinations will be interpreted and their results communicated to the referring physician by the teleradiologist, utilizing telephone or fax. Final reports will be transcribed into the Veterans Health Information Systems Technology Architecture (VistA), corrected and signed.



The contracted radiologists may be working alongside VA radiologists or on their own, depending on workload and time of day. Contracted radiologists may have up to a 24-hour shift; therefore, the vendor should provide 2 or 3 radiologists to cover a 24-hour shift.



NAICS code 621112 applies with a size standard of $11.5M. The contract will be a requirement type contract and is expected to include a one-year basic period, with two one-year options. The solicitation number for this RFP is VA-261-10-RP-0390. Solicitations will be issued on or about September 27, 2010 with an anticipated proposal due date of October 15, 2010. All questions must be in writing and may be emailed to Gerard.piekut@va.gov. The Offeror is responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the website listed above, without further notification from the VA Contracting Officer. Contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx