SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Perfusionist Services New Requirement Base + 4
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2024 6:08:18 AM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24924R0041
- Response Due
- 8/29/2024 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/28/2024
- Point of Contact
- Robert Pritchard, Contract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
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robert.pritchard2@va.gov
(robert.pritchard2@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- 36C24924R0041 Amendment 0001 - Perfusionist Services Memphis VA Medical Center QUESTION AND ANSWERS Is this a new requirement or is there an incumbent? There is an incumbent If there is an incumbent, what is the incumbent company s name and contract information? Con-Nect Supplies LLC Does the VA practice AMSECT best standards such as N+1? We have one perfusionist on site for each case and another available in the city to come in if needed. But not N+1. How many Cardiac Surgeons do you have? 2 Are the Cardiac Surgeons Government employees or contractors? Government Employees How many Perfusionists are on staff? 4 with privileges Are you Perfusionist Government employees or contractors? Contractors What days of the week does the VA schedule Open-Heart cases? Monday - Friday Are Open-Heart cases performed on the weekend? No Does the VA do off-Pump with Perfusion stand by? Yes What is the make of the Heart Lung Machine (HLM)? How many HLM are available? 2 What is the make of the Cell Saver and Balloon Pump? Medtronic Autolog and the Balloon Pumps are Arrow. Does the VA use an IStat, a HMS Plus, a Sat/Crit Monitor or a CDI 500? ISTAT for both ABG and ACT How many total cases per year have they averaged over the past 4 years? 50 Do they do Heart, Liver, Lung transplants? No Do they do AngioVac cases? No Do they do TAVR cases, and do they have Perfusionists on standby? In the operating room or not? No How many cell saver cases do they do per year? Are Perfusionists responsible for these? Same as number open hearts. Yes How many ECMO s do they do per year? No ECMO Who covers bedside ECMO monitoring? See #19 Do they do any HIPEC Chemo cases for cancer treatments? No Is the Perfusionist required to be in the hospital even when there are no cases scheduled? No How many VADs do they do per year? None What type of VADs do they use? See # 23 Who is responsible for VAD monitoring? See #23 What is the estimated number of concurrent perfusion cases by days of the week? Maximum concurrency vs average concurrency. Maximum 3 and Average -1 What is the average number of hours per case? 7 hours Will VA consider extending the on-call response time from 30 minutes to 60 minutes? No How often are on-call perfusionists historically called for services outside of regular work hours? Rare Please clarify both the anticipated award date and the anticipated performance start date. As stated. Proposals are due August 29, but page 68 says Past Performance sheets are due by August 12. Please confirm that everything is due August 29. Confirmed Consistent with common practice nationally in the perfusion field, would the VAMC allow contractor to provide a transitional bridge team until the permanent team is onboarded? Yes What is the estimated number of cases annually per case type (e.g. Coronary Artery Bypass, Aortic Valve Replacement, Valve Replacement, Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Autotransfusion, Balloon Pump, Platelet Rich Plasma harvesting (PRP), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), placement of an Impella, and other duties normally performed within the scope of a Cardiac Perfusionist)? 50 cases For ECMO, how many cases are started at the VAMC? How many ECMO hours on average are monitored at the VAMC? How many ECMO patients are transported to other facilities? Will the perfusionist be required to transport? Average less than one/year. All transferred to another facility. Please confirm how many cases annually require the contractor to provide autotransfusion independent of other open heart procedure? What about IABP? Other? None Please clarify expectations regarding: Perfusionist will train nurses to set up and operates autotransfusion pump for other surgical procedures and help with troubleshooting. Is the expectation that contractor will fully train nurses to perform the autotransfusion independent of open heart procedures? Normally equipment training would be performed by the manufacturer. Autotransfusion done by Anesthesia outside open heart procedures. Initial in service was provided by perfusion w/troubleshooting by phone as needed. Will the contractor provide disposable supplies? If so, please provide additional information about the types needed so that supplies can be included in the RFP response. In house logistics We understand that the VAMC will provide the capital equipment. Which models are in usage? Heart lung machine Terumo System 1 Auto transfusion pump Medtronic Autolog I Q Intra-aortic balloon pump - Arrow Centrifugal ventricular assist device None END OF QUESTIONS
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