Intraoperative Monitoring

Statement of Work 1. SCOPE OF WORK 1.1. The Contractor shall provide intraoperative monitoring (IOM) and interpretation for the Naval Medical Center (NMCP), Portsmouth, Virginia. (hereafter referred to as "the MTF" (Military Treatment Facility)). 1.2. Services shall be provided by technicians and shall be overseen by contractor physicians. Services shall be performed off-site via internet. 1.3. The Contractor shall have a sufficient number of fully trained physicians and technicians to ensure that qualified individuals provide services on a regular basis as specified herein. 1.4 Resulting order will be issued as a not to exceed value with no minimum guarantees. 2. DUTIES/QUALIFICATIONS. During, or prior to, scheduled orientation, the Contractor shall ensure that the technician assigned to serve in operating rooms possess a knowledge of the affects of anesthesia and of various artifacts such as electrical interference from operating room equipment, etc, in order to be able to assess their effects on the data collected during the surgical procedure. Technician must have knowledge of potential morbidity caused by the monitoring process itself, quality control systems and procedures for preventive maintenance and performance testing and calibration of equipment and recognize when problems are beyond scope of expertise and must be referred to others. Technician shall be able to effectively communicate with surgical team members in order to provide recommendations based upon interpretation of monitoring results. 2.1. On site technician (s) must be a certified to provide intra-operative monitoring. Monitoring includes EMG, SSEP, BAER. The technician provides the equipment to provide internet transmission of live-time monitoring to a board-certified physician, to assess the monitoring and provide intra-operative interpretation of data. 2.2. Physicians shall possess the following minimum qualifications: 2.2.1. Graduation from a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association or permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). 2.2.2. Board certification in Neurology. 2.2.3. Possess a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands. 2.2.4. Have a minimum of 12 months experience within the last 36 months as a neurologist interpreting IOM. 2.2.5. Must have professional knowledge of a wide range of monitoring concepts, principles, practices, and methods to perform highly specialized monitoring assignments of advanced nature and considerable complexity such as somatosensory evoked potentials, auditory brainstem and cortical responses, electroencephalography, visual evoked responses, facial nerve monitoring, motor evoked potentials, intraoperative electromyography, intraoperative nerve conduction velocity, etc., requiring extensive specialized training and experience in order to determine the methods/procedures required during the surgical procedures, prepare the patient, interpret the data, provide recommendations to the surgeon, and train other professional/technical personnel. 3. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The services rendered by the Contractor are rendered in the capacity of an independent Contractor. The Government will evaluate the quality of both professional and administrative services for purposes of contract inspection and acceptance. The Government retains no direct control over professional assessments and/or recommendations. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any and all liability caused by the acts or omissions of its agents or employees. The Contractor shall not in any manner represent or infer that it is an instrumentality or agent of the United States Government. The Contractor shall recognize that the Commanding Officer of the MTF maintains administrative and operational responsibility for all activities within the command and may take such actions as necessary to preserve and maintain the integrity of the command, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and U.S. Navy Regulations. 4. INSURANCE: Since this is a non-personnel service contract - the contractor is required to have their own insurance. 4.1. The Contractor shall maintain during the term of this contract medical liability insurance issued by a responsible insurance carrier of not less than the following amount(s) per specialty per occurrence: $1,000,000. 4.2. Liability insurance may be on either an occurrences basis or on a claims-made basis. If the policy is on a claims-made basis, an extended reporting endorsement (tail) for a period of not less than 3 years after the end of the contract term must also be provided. 5. RECORDS. 5.1. All records produced in the performance of this contract and all evaluations of patients are the property of, and subject to the exclusive control of, the Government. The Contractor may retain a copy of all such records or evaluations, but may not provide further copies or disclose the information from such records or evaluations to third parties. All requests from other treatment facilities or other individuals for patient records shall be handled in accordance with procedures specified by applicable MTF instructions. 5.2. Confidentiality Of Information. Unless otherwise specified, all financial, statistical, personnel and/or technical data which is furnished, produced or otherwise available to the Contractor during the performance of this contract are considered confidential business information and shall not be used for purposes other than performance of work under this contract nor be released by the Contractor without prior written consent of the Commander of the MTF. Any presentation of any statistical or analytical materials, or any reports based on information obtained from the studies covered by this contract, will be subject to review and approval by the Commander of the MTF before publication or dissemination. 6. REPORTS: 6.1 A formal report must be faxed to the performing surgeon within two days.; a formal original copy must be mailed to the performing surgeon within two weeks. 7. CREDENTIALING: 7.1 Neurologist providing this service must have privileges granted by the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. POC: To be Determined prior to award. 8. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS All contract employees having access to Government facilities will be required to obtain a DoD "Base ID" badge. In addition all contract employees having access to Government supplied computer equipment will be required to obtain a DoD "CAC Card". The processing of Base ID and CAC Card request will be performed by the Government. In addition the Government shall bear the cost of processing both the Base ID and CAC Card. The vendor and its employees shall be required to submit to a general back ground check prior to start of work. The Government shall require a minimum of 72 hours of advanced notice for the issuance of security badges. The vendor will be encouraged to perform general back ground checks of its employees prior to the submission to the Government for clearances. The Government shall retain the right to seek reimbursement for excessive request for back ground checks which may result from such matters as (but not limited to) excessive employee turnover and excessive rejection of contract employees. Note that excessive request for clearances shall be defined as greater than 2.5 times the annual manning rate. For details of personal requirements to obtain DoD Base ID and CAC Card can be obtained at: http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcp/visitors/Pages/Contractors.aspx 9. REQUIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATION All on-site contract employees may be required to obtain "Medical Screening". All employees may be required to obtain physicals, latex screening, immunization records (including TB). Medical screening forms shall be provided at time of award (where required). For a review of forms prior to award, contact Curtis Price (+1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov).