SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q--Q -- Radiation Therapy Medical Physicist Services
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- 244-05-00924
- Response Due
- 6/27/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) has a requirement for Medical Physicist services in its Radiation Therapy Department at University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. The contract period is July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 with two (2) Option Year periods. If the Medical Physicist providing services is not board certified, he/she must be under the supervision of a Medical Physicist certified in therapeutic radiological physics by the American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Medical Physics. The Medical Physicist will be available on site or by telephone during regular working hours of 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Monday through Friday for consultation and didactic discussion of patient treatment planning and other physics related subjects with Radiation Therapy personnel. The Medical Physicist shall be present on-site at the VAPHS approximately 16-20 hours per week. Contractor employee(s) will be paid only for hours actually worked on site at the VAPHS. Physics services to be provided include double-checking all calculations of new field treatments, providing calculations/treatment plans during Dosimetrist's absence, maintaining and updated new revisions/software on the Elekta Renderplan treatment planning system, performing dosimetry measurements (diode/TLD dosimetry and ion chamber measurements), assisting with treatment devices (excluding mold room), performing patient weekly physics chart checks, performing physics quality assurance for the Varian Ximataron simulator and Varian 2100C and 600C linear accelerators (including annual full calibrations), and performing miscellaneous physics services. The offeror will provide hourly rates and submit a technical proposal addressing the evaluation factors outlined in the solicitation. The solicitation issue date is June 13, 2005, and the date for receipt of proposals is close of business (4:30 P.M.) Eastern Time on June 27, 2005. Hard copy and electronic versions of the solicitation will be available on June 13, 2005. Electronic solicitation may be obtained free at the following URLs: http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/ or at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Offerors should contact va.bos.admin@mail.va.gov regarding any problems downloading the solicitation from the website. Any amendments to this solicitation will also be available at the URL addresses. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. Requests for hard copy solicitation must be in writing to Linda Glancy (04A-H), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. No telephone requests will be accepted. Offerors are requested to sign up on the bidder's mailing list. Numbered note 1 applies.
- Web Link
-
RFP 244-05-00924
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=244-05-00924)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Pittsburgh, PA
- Zip Code: 15240
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 15240
- Record
- SN00828624-W 20050615/050613211707 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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