St Cloud Ophthalmologist - Sources Sought
This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought publication only. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Please do not submit a proposal in response to this RFI. This notice is to assist the VA in the determination of sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), St. Cloud Health Care System, is seeking potential Contractors capable of providing a 0.2 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Board certified Ophthalmologist for surgical procedures, consultations, and clinic visits for eligible Veterans at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303-2099. These services are solely dedicated to Veteran patients of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System.
The St. Cloud VA is looking for responses from contractors regarding their capability to provide 0.2 FTE Ophthalmologist, all work to be performed on-site at VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. 0.2 FTE is defined as 8 hours per week; 416 hours per year. All work will be performed one day a week, due to scheduling and space availability limitations.
Services to be provided include:
Contracted Ophthalmologist's duties shall include: Diagnostic Procedures, Patient evaluations, Interpretations of readings, Follow-up patient care orders, Patient referrals to other VA or private hospital as required, Result reporting to providers and patients.
The Contracted Ophthalmologist's duties shall include all procedures common to Ophthalmology Services including, but not limited to the following:
Removal of foreign body
Form skin pedicle flap
Revision of lower eyelid
Revision of upper eyelid
Temporal artery procedure
Repair of eye wound
Removal of eye lesion
Corneal transplant
Drainage of eye
Laser surgery of eye
Injection treatment of eye
Glaucoma surgery
Incision of eye
Implant eye shunt
Follow-up surgery of eye
Removal of iris
Repair iris & ciliary body
Ciliary transsleral therapy
After cataract laser surgery
Removal of lens material
Cataract surgery complex
Cataract surgery w/eye stent
Partial removal of eye fluid
Release of eye fluid
Injection eye drug
Removal of inner eye fluid
Laser treatment of retina
Repair detached retina
Remove eye implant material
Treatment of retinal lesion
Removal of Eyelid Lesion
Repair eyelid defect
Revise eyelid defect
Correction eyelid w/implant
Repair eyelid wound
Revision of eyelid
Removal of tear sac
Create tear sac drain
Probe nasolacrimal duct
Refraction
Additional Information: The VA seeks to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (HUBZone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged or service disabled veteran owned small business) relative to NAICS Code 621111, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), size standard of $10 Million.
Responses to this Sources Sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and developing a potential procurement strategy. After review of responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published in the FedBizOpps website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond directly to any corresponding solicitation by submitting a proposal.
Responses: If you are interested and are capable of providing the required services please provide the requested contact information. The intended contract period will be for one base year and four, one-year option periods. Responses to this notice should include a company name, address, point of contact (Name, Phone Number and e-Mail Address), DUNS number, business size, Socioeconomic Status (Veteran Owned, SDVOSB, HUBZONE, 8(a), etc.) and a capability statement. Direct all responses via email to Scott E. Hendrix, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] by July 8, 2014, 3:00PM CST.
Please limit your response to this synopsis to five pages.
DISCLAIMER
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.
Scott E. Hendrix
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