VA Central Iowa Health Care System (Des Moines) Ophthalmology Pysician On-call Services
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 offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS), is currently seeking information from any Vendor that can provide Board Certified Ophthalmology Physician Services on-site and on-call for the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310. These services are solely dedicated to Veteran patients of the VACIHCS.
VACIHCS is looking for responses from contractors regarding their capability to provide on-call and in-patient consultation for hours outside normal VACIHCS Ophthalmology clinic hours. Vendor will be required to provide phone consultation response within 15 minutes, and/or geographically able to see the patient in person within 60 minutes at VA-CIHCS main campus (3600 30th St, Des Moines, IA 50310) and/ or a vendor clinical space as required.
Weekday on-call is estimated at 3875 hours annually and weekend/holiday on-call is estimated at 2640 hours annually. Emergent encounters are estimated at 1 per month and have historically consisted of the following:
Testing Procedure
CPT
Est Annual Qty
Removal of Foreign Body, external eye, conjunctival surficial
65205
2
Removal of Foreign Body, conjunctival embedded, subconjunctival, or scleral non perforating
65210
2
Removal of Foreign Body, Corneal, without slip lamp
65220
1
Removal of Foreign Body, Corneal, with slip lamp
65222
1
Repair of laceration, conjunctiva, with or without no perforating laceration sclera, direct closure
65270
2
Repair of eye socket wound
65290
1
Repair eyelid wound
67930
2
Repair eyelid wound
67935
1
Exam (low to Mod)
92002
3
Exam (moderate to High)
92004
3
Exam (low to moderate)
92012
3
Exam (moderate to high)
92014
3
Office/outpatient visit new
99201
1
Office/outpatient visit new
99202
3
Office/outpatient visit new
99203
4
Office/outpatient visit new
99204
3
Office/outpatient visit new
99205
1
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 $11 Million.
***Only Vendors who currently are (or employ) Ophthalmology physicians within the on-call radius (60 minutes) of the VACIHCS need respond. Responses from Vendors who are not (or do not currently employ) Ophthalmology physicians within the on-call radius are not currently capable of providing services and will not be considered as part of this market research. ***
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 scott.hendrix@va.gov by February 23, 2018 3:00PM CST.
Please limit your response to this synopsis to no more than 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 Hendrix
scott.hendrix@va.gov
Scott.Hendrix@va.gov
