Q522--Onsite Interventional Radiology Physician Services JJP

The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to publish questions concerning this RFQ with their corresponding answers; ref. the attached document, "Answers to Vendor Questions RFQ 36C24226Q0690" in the Attachments/Links section. There are no other changes to this solicitation as a result of this amendment. This requirement is being solicited under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8153 and VAAR 873. Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO2), on behalf of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center (JJP VAMC) in the Bronx, NY, has a need for one Full-Time Equivalent (1.0 FTE) interventional radiology (IR) physician to provide onsite and on-call nonpersonal healthcare services to eligible beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA is anticipating procurement of these services from a contractor that can propose a minimum of four (4) board certified/board eligible IR physicians as key personnel to be credentialed & available for scheduling with JJP VAMC. The VA Radiology Services (and are accredited by ACR for Mammography) follow the standards of Abdominal/GU, Breast Imaging, Cardiovascular, General, Interventional, Musculoskeletal, Neuroradiology & guidelines set forth by American College of Radiology (ACR). A contractor providing IR services shall provide services that meet or exceed the American College of Radiology Guidelines https://www.acr.org/...IRClin-Prac-Mgmt.