SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Respiratory Therapy Services
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, (660/04A), 500 Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148
- ZIP Code
- 84148
- Solicitation Number
- 660-021-04
- Response Due
- 4/12/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/12/2004
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Richard Garrard, Contracting Officer, Ph: (801) 584-1243, Fx:(801) 584-2506, Contracting Officer - Richard Garrard, Contracting Officer, Ph: (801) 584-1243, Fx:(801) 584-2506
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Richard Garrard
(richard.garrard@med.va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, requires Respiratory Therapy Services. The contractor shall provide licensed respiratory care practitioners (LRCP) that are certified in BLS and ACLS. LRCPs are proficient in spoken and written English and have pone year of recent experience related to respiratory therapy. This experience must have provided the therapist with a wide knowledge of commonly used respiratory equipment, procedures and techniques, including an understanding of the basic medical sciences such as anatomy, physiology, chemistry and physics, and how they relate to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the human body; knowledge of the various respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema, including the appropriate methods of treatment; and knowledge of commonly used respiratory drugs such as bronchodilators. Duties are as follows: 1. Administering oxygen and aerosols containing prescribed medications, 2. Drawing and analyzing blood gas samples from patients, 3. Setting up and monitoring complex respiratory equipment such as volume and pressure ventilators, 4. Performing airway care and maintenance on intensive care and acute care patients, 5. Performing tracheal suctioning, chest physical therapy and postural drainage to facilitate the removal of secretions, and providing oxygen and life support to patients during emergency resuscitation. 6. Performing pulse oximetery HOURS OF AVAILABILITY: 24 hours/day, seven days a week including holidays. The section has three 8 hour shifts. Therapist to report at 4 hours notice; approximately 200 hours of work per year. Services will be provided at the facility at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148. This solicitation will be issued UNRESTRICTED. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING BY EMAIL TO Richard.Garrard@med.va.gov or by fax to 801-584-2506. Proposals in response to this solicitation must be received no later than April 12, 2004, 1:00 PM local time. . This solicitation will be issued in accordance with FAR Part 12, Commercial Items procedures, utilizing negotiation procedures as per FAR 15.
- Web Link
-
RFP 660-021-04
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=660-021-04)
- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
- Zip Code: 84148
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 84148
- Record
- SN00536496-W 20040306/040304222301 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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