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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 SAM #7589
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Q -- Nephrology Pathology & Laboratory Testing CPT Codes 88305 - 88479 for the Memphis VA Medical Center

Notice Date

9/8/2022 12:35:05 PM
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
 

ZIP Code

37129
 

Solicitation Number

36C24922Q0695
 

Response Due

9/23/2022 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

10/23/2022
 

Point of Contact

Jennifer Harper, Contract Specialist, Phone: 615-225-5619
 

E-Mail Address

Jennifer.Harper2@va.gov
(Jennifer.Harper2@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 9, located at 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129, anticipates issuing a solicitation Request for Quotation (RFQ) on or about 09/16/2022 to request quotes for a five (5) year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) consisting of five (5) ordering periods beginning upon anticipated award date of 10/01/2022 through 09/30/2027 for Nephrology Pathology Testing Services. SET-ASIDE: Notice of total small business set -aside, applies to all items/services listed in the statement of work section of the presolicitation notice. NAICS Code: 621511 Medical Laboratories SBA SIZE STANDARD: $35.0 Million PSC: Q515 Medical Pathology DESCRIPTION: This requirement is for the Memphis, TN Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at the addresses listed below: Memphis VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance shall be from October 1st, 2022, to September 30, 2027. The anticipated award date is 10/01/2022 and will be made as a 5 (five) year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) consisting of 5 (five) ordering periods as outlined below: Base Ordering Period: 10/1/2022 through 09/30/2023 Ordering Period 1: 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024 Ordering Period 2: 10/01/2024 through 09/30/2025 Ordering Period 3: 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026 Ordering Period 4: 10/01/2026 through 09/30/2027 This BPA period of performance is a continuous period of performance, however ordering periods are offered as a means for the contractor to provide periodic price increases as necessary. There are no official option years on a BPA. IMPORTANT NOTICE: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020)       (a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause            (1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation.            (2) Affiliates, as used in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.       (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to-            (1) Contracts that have been totally set aside for small business concerns; and            (2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).       (c) General.  (1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.            (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business concern. Point of Contact: Jennifer Harper, Contract Specialist see contact information on notice. END OF PRESOLICITATION NOTICE STATEMENT OF WORK Nephrology Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service 1. INTRODUCTION: The Memphis VAMC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service is seeking to award a 5-year firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Nephrology Renal Biopsy consultation services. The Memphis VAMC Pathology & Laboratory will send all biopsies via FedEx to the contractor. Within the container, identifiable patient health information will be attached to each biopsy. The requirements and performance of this contract shall be in accordance with Supplies or Services Price/Cost and Special Contract Requirements. Contractor shall provide laboratory testing as defined in its laboratory user manual, analysis, reporting of results, and collection, transportation, and result interpretation. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTOR'S LABORATORY: The Contractor shall provide personnel to perform the following tests referred by VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, as required: The Contractor shall perform interpretation of kidney biopsies as required by VA Medical Center. Contractor shall provide packaging and delivery service instructions to the Memphis VAMC. The Contractor shall provide a 48-hour turnaround including personal conversation with the referring nephrologist and nephrology fellows. The Contractor shall provide access to both the biopsy report and the images of the kidney biopsy pathology slides via a password protected website that is available to the Nephrology staff and fellows. The password-protected will unique a password for the Nephrologist to enter onto the database to review biopsy slides and biopsy reports.  Turnaround Time Provide 48-hour turnaround including personal conversation with the referring nephrologist and nephrology fellows. Contractor shall report testing via Order Entry, offering a comprehensive Order Management solution for manual orders conveniently located within a secure web portal for its clients. This service should allow for improved workflow and efficiency by assuring greater accuracy and ease with manual test ordering and results retrieval. Within the Order Management solution, clients should be able to search directly for tests by name or number, edit patient and test information, add comments or special instructions for testing and retrieve test results all without placing a call to Client Services. New medical testing shall not be introduced without prior recommendation and approval of the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The Contractor shall provide advanced notification of test changes, additions, and deletion one month in advance. The Contractor can also fax or mail the tests reports to: (1) Pathology/Laboratory Service Attn: Client Services (901) 523-8990 ext.5514 Fax: (901) 577- 7284. (2) VA Medical Center ATTN: Pathology/Laboratory (113), Client Services 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 All records generated during the performance of the contract are considered Government records. The Contractor shall return the records to the Government upon the termination of the Contract at no additional cost. 3. SPECIMEN TESTING SERVICES: Send out Kidney Biopsy Consultation, interpretation, and reports. CPT CODE TEST DESCRIPTION Estimated test Annually 88321 88323 88325 Pathology Consultation 32 88305 Light Microscopy, H&E 32 88346 Immunofluorescence (first antibody) IF - IgA, IgG, IgM, C3, C4, C1q, Albumin, Fibrinogen, Kappa & Lambda Light Chains - 88346 x 1 & 88350 x 8 32 88348 Electron Microscopy 32 88313 Immunofluorescence (additional antibody), Congo Red 32 88313 Special Stains 6 PAS, 2 Jones Silver, 2 Gomori Trichrome, SMMT 32 88342 SV40 6 88350 C4d 6 88346, 88342 or 88479 Special Stains PLA2r, THSD7A, Nell 1, EXT 1/2, Alports, APOL1, DNAJB9, Lect 2 6 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VA MEDICAL CENTER: The Department of Veterans Affairs will prepare test kits and notify the contractor when the tests are ready for delivery. The specimen will be prepared and packed according to contractors guidelines; the specimen will be placed inside a shipping container and sealed with tape, then placed inside a shipping container and made available for pickup and delivery to the reference lab. The VAMC shall include with the specimen all necessary information and the service requesting testing to ensure that the Contractor has all the required information to complete the test and report the findings to VA Medical Center Memphis. Contact point for the VA Medical Center is Client Services (901) 523-8990 ext. 5514. Client Services will be responsible for coordination with the testing Lab. 5. HOLIDAYS: The following is a list of legal federal holidays. · New Year s Day, January 1st · Martin Luther King's Birthday, 3rd Monday in January · President s Day, 3rd Monday in February · Memorial Day, Last Monday in May · Juneteenth Day, June 19th · Independence Day, July 4th · Labor Day, 1st Monday in September · Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October · Veteran's Day, November 11th · Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November · Christmas Day, December 25th NOTE: Any of the above holidays that fall on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday; holidays falling on a Sunday will be observed the following Monday. 6. PLACE/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The contractor shall provide service to the Memphis VAMC, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104. Ms. MaeShell Chambers, Administrative Officer, will be the COR for this contract and is responsible for the record-keeping and certification of payments. The Contractor can reach the VA Medical Center at (901) 523-8990 ext. 7760. The period of performance shall be from October 1st, 2022, to September 30, 2027. The anticipated award date is 10/01/2022 and will be made as a 5 (five) year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) consisting of 5 (five) ordering periods as outlined below: Base Ordering Period: 10/1/2022 through 09/30/2023 Ordering Period 1: 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024 Ordering Period 2: 10/01/2024 through 09/30/2025 Ordering Period 3: 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026 Ordering Period 4: 10/01/2026 through 09/30/2027 This BPA period of performance is a continuous period of performance, however ordering periods are offered as a means for the contractor to provide periodic price increases as necessary. There are no official option years on a BPA. APPENDIX B B-1 VA ACQUISITION REGULATION SOLICITATION PROVISION AND CONTRACT CLAUSE The Authorization requirements do not apply, and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. NOTE: This clause will undergo official rulemaking by the Office of Acquisitions and Logistics. The below language will be submitted for public review through the Federal Register. The final wording of the clause may be changed from what is outlined below based on public review and comment. Once approved, the final language in the clause can be obtained from the Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Programs and Policy. 1. SUBPART 839.2 INFORMATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS 839.201 Contract clause for Information and Information Technology Security: a. Due to the threat of data breach, compromise, or loss of information that resides on either VA-owned or contractor-owned systems and to comply with Federal laws and regulations, VA has developed an Information and Information Technology Security clause to be used when VA sensitive information is accessed, used, stored, generated, transmitted, or exchanged by and between VA and a contractor, subcontractor, or a third party in any format (e.g., paper, microfiche, electronic or magnetic portable media). b. In solicitations and contracts where VA Sensitive Information or Information Technology will be accessed or utilized, the CO shall insert the clause found at 852.273-75, Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources. 2. 852.273-75 - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (INTERIM- OCTOBER 2008) As prescribed in 839.201, insert the following clause: The contractor, their personnel, and their subcontractors shall be subject to the Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks regarding information and information system security as delineated in this contract. (END OF CLAUSE) APPENDEX C C-1 GENERAL Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors, and subcontractor personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards, and VA Directives and Handbooks as VA and VA personnel regarding information and information system security. ACCESS TO VA INFORMATION AND VA INFORMATION SYSTEMS A contractor/subcontractor shall request logical (technical) or physical access to VA information and VA information systems for their employees, subcontractors, and affiliates only to the extent necessary to perform the services specified in the contract, agreement, or task order.43 All contractors, subcontractors, and third-party servicers and associates working with VA information are subject to the exact investigative requirements of VA appointees or employees who have access to the same types of information. The level and process of background security investigations for contractors must be in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability and Security Program. The Office for Operations, Security, and Preparedness is responsible for these policies and procedures. Contract personnel who require access to national security programs must have a valid security clearance. National Industrial Security Program (NISP) was established by Executive Order 12829 to ensure that cleared U.S. defense industry contract personnel safeguard the classified information in their possession while performing work on contracts, programs, bids, or research and development efforts. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not have a Memorandum of Agreement with the Defense Security Service (DSS). Verification of a Security Clearance must be processed through the Special Security Officer located in the Planning and National Security Service within the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness. Custom software development and outsourced operations must be located in the U.S. to the maximum extent practical. If such services are proposed to be performed abroad and are not disallowed by other VA policy or mandates, the contractor/subcontractor must state where all non-U.S. services are provided and detail a security plan, deemed to be acceptable by VA, specifically to address mitigation of the resulting problems of communication, control, data protection, and so forth. Location within the U.S. may be an evaluation factor. The contractor or subcontractor must notify the Contracting Officer immediately when an employee working on a VA system or with access to VA information is reassigned or leaves the contractor or subcontractor s employ. The Contracting Officer must also be notified immediately by the contractor or subcontractor prior to an unfriendly termination. VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE Information made available to the contractor or subcontractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor/subcontractor in performance or administration of the contract shall be used only for those purposes and shall not be used in any other way without the prior written agreement of the VA. This clause expressly limits the contractor/subcontractor's rights to use data as described in Rights in Data General, FAR 52.227-14(d) (1). If possible, VA information should not be co-mingled with any other data on the contractors/subcontractor s information systems or media storage systems to ensure VA requirements related to data protection and media sanitization can be met. If co-mingling must be allowed to meet the requirements of the business need, the contractor must ensure that VA s information is returned to the VA or destroyed in accordance with VA s sanitization requirements. VA reserves the right to conduct onsite inspections of contractor and subcontractor IT resources to ensure data security controls, separation of data and job duties, and destruction/media sanitization procedures are in compliance with VA directive requirements. Prior to termination or completion of this contract, contractor/subcontractor must not destroy information received from VA, or gathered/created by the contractor in the course of performing this contract without prior written approval by the VA. Any data destruction done on behalf of VA by a contractor/subcontractor must be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management and its Handbook 6300.1 Records Management Procedures, applicable VA Records Control Schedules, and VA Handbook 6500.1, Electronic Media Sanitization. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met must be sent to the VA Contracting Officer within 30 days of termination of the contract. The contractor/subcontractor must receive, gather, store, back up, maintain, use, disclose and dispose of VA information only in compliance with the terms of the contract and applicable Federal and VA information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies. If Federal or VA information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies become applicable to the VA information or information systems after execution of the contract, or if NIST issues or updates applicable FIPS or Special Publications (SP) after execution of this contract, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to implement the information confidentiality and security laws, regulations and policies in this contract. The contractor/subcontractor shall not make copies of VA information except as authorized and necessary to perform the terms of the agreement or to preserve electronic information stored on contractor/subcontractor electronic storage media for restoration in case any electronic equipment or data used by the contractor/subcontractor needs to be restored to an operating state. If copies are made for restoration purposes, after the restoration is complete, the copies must be appropriately destroyed. If VA determines that the contractor has violated any of the information confidentiality, privacy, and security provisions of the contract, it shall be sufficient grounds for VA to withhold payment to the contractor or third party or terminate the contract for default or terminate for cause under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12. If a VHA contract is terminated for cause, the associated BAA must also be terminated and appropriate actions taken in accordance with VHA Handbook 1600.01, Business Associate Agreements. Absent an agreement to use or disclose protected health information, there is no business associate relationship. The contractor/subcontractor must store, transport, or transmit VA sensitive information in an encrypted form, using VA-approved encryption tools that are, at a minimum, FIPS 140-2 validated. The contractor/subcontractor s firewall and Web services security controls, if applicable, shall meet or exceed VA s minimum requirements. VA Configuration Guidelines are available upon request. Except for uses and disclosures of VA information authorized by this contract for performance of the contract, the contractor/subcontractor may use and disclose VA information only in two other situations: (i) in response to a qualifying order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) with VA s prior written approval. The contractor/subcontractor must refer all requests for, demands for production of, or inquiries about, VA information and information systems to the VA contracting officer for response. Notwithstanding the provision above, the contractor/subcontractor shall not release VA records protected by Title 38 U.S.C. 5705, confidentiality of medical quality assurance records and/or Title 38 U.S.C. 7332, confidentiality of certain health records pertaining to drug addiction, sickle cell anemia, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, or infection with human immunodeficiency virus. If the contractor/subcontractor is in receipt of a court order or other requests for the above-mentioned information, that contractor/subcontractor shall immediately refer such court orders or other requests to the VA contracting officer for response. For service that involves the storage, generating, transmitting, or exchanging of VA sensitive information but does not require C&A or an MOU-ISA for system interconnection, the contractor/subcontractor must complete a Contractor Security Control Assessment (CSCA) on a yearly basis and provide it to the COTR. VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE The following standard Items relate to records generated in executing this contract: 1. Citations to pertinent laws, codes and regulations such as 44 U.S.C. Chapter 21, 29, 31 and 33; Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a); 36 CFR Part 1222 and Part 1228. 2. Contractor shall treat all deliverables under the contract as the property of the U.S. Government for which the Government Agency shall have unlimited rights to use, dispose of, or disclose such data contained therein as it determines to be in the public interest. 3. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract using Government IT equipment and/or Government records. 4. Contractor shall not retain, use, sell, or disseminate copies of any deliverable that contains information covered by the Privacy Act of 1974 or that which is generally protected by the Freedom of Information Act. 5. Contractor shall not create or maintain any records containing any Government Agency records that are not specifically tied to or authorized by the contract. 6. The Government Agency owns the rights to all data/records produced as part of this contract. 7. The Government Agency owns the rights to all electronic information (electronic data, electronic information systems, electronic databases, etc.) and all supporting documentation created as part of this contract. Contractor must deliver sufficient technical documentation with all data deliverables to permit the agency to use the data. 8. Contractor agrees to comply with Federal and Agency records management policies, including those policies associated with the safeguarding of records covered by the Privacy Act of 1974. These policies include the preservation of all records created or received regardless of format [paper, electronic, etc.] or mode of transmission [e-mail, fax, etc.] or state of completion [draft, final, etc.]. 9. No disposition of documents will be allowed without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer. The Agency and its contractors are responsible for preventing the alienation or unauthorized destruction of records, including all forms of mutilation. Willful and unlawful destruction, damage or alienation of Federal records is subject to the fines and penalties imposed by 18 U.S.C. 2701. Records may not be removed from the legal custody of the Agency or destroyed without regard to the provisions of the agency records schedules. 10. Contractor is required to obtain the Contracting Officer's approval prior to engaging in any contractual relationship (sub-contractor) in support of this contract requiring the disclosure of information, documentary material and/or records generated under or relating to this contract. The Contractor (and any sub-contractor) is required to abide by Government and Agency guidance for protecting sensitive and proprietary information. SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION The term security incident means an event that has, or could have, resulted in unauthorized access to, loss or damage to VA assets, or sensitive information, or an action that breaches VA security procedures. The contractor/subcontractor shall immediately notify the COTR and simultaneously, the designated ISO and Privacy Officer for the contract of any known or suspected security/privacy incidents, or any unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, including that contained in system(s) to which the contractor/subcontractor has access. To the extent known by the contractor/subcontractor, the contractor/subcontractor s notice to VA shall identify the information involved, the circumstances surrounding the incident (including to whom, how, when, and where the VA information or assets were placed at risk or compromised), and any other information that the contractor/subcontractor considers relevant. With respect to unsecured protected health information, the business associate is deemed to have discovered a data breach when the business associate knew or should have known of a breach of such information. Upon discovery, the business associate must notify the covered entity of the breach. Notifications need to be made in accordance with the executed business associate agreement. In instances of theft or break-in or other criminal activity, the contractor/subcontractor must concurrently report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement entity (or entities) of jurisdiction, including the VA OIG and Security and Law Enforcement. The contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors and their employees shall cooperate with VA and any law enforcement authority responsible for the investigation and prosecution of any possible criminal law violation(s) associated with any incident. The contractor/subcontractor shall cooperate with VA in any civil litigation to recover VA information, obtain monetary or other compensation from a third party for damages arising from any incident or obtain injunctive relief against any third party arising from, or related to, the incident. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR DATA BREACH Consistent with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. §5725, a contract may require access to sensitive personal information. If so, the contractor is liable to VA for liquidated damages in the event of a data breach or privacy incident involving any SPI the contractor/subcontractor processes or maintains under this contract. The contractor/subcontractor shall provide notice to VA of a security incident as set forth in the Security Incident Investigation section above. Upon such notification, VA must secure from a non-Department entity or the VA Office of Inspector General an independent risk analysis of the data breach to determine the level of risk associated with the data breach for the potential misuse of any sensitive personal information involved in the data breach. The term 'data breach' means the loss, theft, or other unauthorized access, or any access other than that incidental to the scope of employment, to data containing sensitive personal information, in electronic or printed form, that results in the potential compromise of the confidentiality or integrity of the data. Contractor shall fully cooperate with the entity performing the risk analysis. Failure to cooperate may be deemed a material breach and grounds for contract termination. Each risk analysis shall address all relevant information concerning the data breach, including the following: Nature of the event (loss, theft, unauthorized access); Description of the event, including: date of occurrence; data elements involved, including any PII, such as full name, social security number, date of birth, home address, account number, disability code; Number of individuals affected or potentially affected; Names of individuals or groups affected or potentially affected; Ease of logical data access to the lost, stolen or improperly accessed data in light of the degree of protection for the data, e.g., unencrypted, plain text; Amount of time the data has been out of VA control; The likelihood that the sensitive personal information will or has been compromised (made accessible to and usable by unauthorized persons); Known misuses of data containing sensitive personal information, if any; Assessment of the potential harm to the affected individuals; Data breach analysis as outlined in 6500.2 Handbook, Management of Security and Privacy Incidents, as appropriate; and Whether credit protection services may assist record subjects in avoiding or mitigating the results of identity theft based on the sensitive personal information that may have been compromised. Based on the determinations of the independent risk analysis, the contractor shall be responsible for paying to the VA liquidated damages in the amount of $37.50 per affected individual to cover the cost of providing credit protection services to affected individuals consisting of the following: Notification; One year of credit monitoring services consisting of automatic daily monitoring of at least 3 relevant credit bureau reports; Data breach analysis; Fraud resolution services, including writing dispute letters, initiating fraud alerts and credit freezes, to assist affected individuals to bring matters to resolution; One year of identity theft insurance with $20,000.00 coverage at $0 deductible; and Necessary legal expenses the subjects may incur to repair falsified or damaged credit records, histories, or financial affairs. SECURITY CONTROLS COMPLIANCE TESTING On a periodic basis, VA, including the Office of Inspector General, reserves the right to evaluate any or all of the security controls and privacy practices implemented by the contractor under the clauses contained within the contract. With 10 working-days notice, at the request of the government, the contractor must fully cooperate and assist in a government-sponsored security controls assessment at each location wherein VA information is processed or stored, or information systems are developed, operated, maintained, or used on behalf of VA, including those initiated by the Office of Inspector General. The government may conduct a security control assessment on shorter notice (to include unannounced assessments) as determined by VA in the event of a security incident or at any other time. TRAINING All contractor employees and subcontractor employees requiring access to VA information and VA information systems shall complete the following before being granted access to VA information and its systems: Sign and acknowledge (either manually or electronically) understanding of and responsibilities for compliance with the Contractor Rules of Behavior, Appendix E relating to access to VA information and information systems; Successfully complete the VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior Training (i.e. TMS VA10176) and annually complete required security training; Successfully complete the appropriate VA privacy training and annually complete required privacy training (i.e. VA Privacy and HIPAA Focused Training TMS VA10203); and Successfully complete any additional cyber security or privacy training, as required for VA personnel with equivalent information system access [to be defined by the VA program official and provided to the contracting officer for inclusion in the solicitation document e.g., any role-based information security training required in accordance with NIST Special Publication 800-16, Information Technology Security Training Requirements.] The contractor shall provide to the contracting officer and/or the COTR a copy of the training certificates and certification of signing the Contractor Rules of Behavior for each applicable employee within 1 week of the initiation of the contract and annually thereafter, as required. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training and sign the Rules of Behavior annually, within the timeframe required, is grounds for suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the training and documents are complete. SECURE FAX Please review VA Handbook 6500 that requires the following statement on all fax cover sheets to be included: This fax is intended only for the use of the person or office to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or protected by law. All others are hereby notified that the receipt of this fax does not waive any applicable privilege or exemption for disclosure and that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this fax in error, ple...
 

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Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Memphis VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis 38104

Zip Code: 38104
 

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