PERFUSIONIST SFVAHCS

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking qualified contractors to provide perfusionist and autotransfusionist services at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System under solicitation number 36C26126Q0703, issued as a sources-sought notice on May 12, 2026, with responses due by May 18, 2026. The work requires certified professionals to deliver clinical perfusion services in operating rooms and catheterization labs, ensuring full compliance with Joint Commission standards, VA policies, HIPAA regulations, and OSHA requirements. Contractors must supply three board-certified perfusionists and one certified autotransfusionist to be on-site daily, with strict personnel requirements including NPI and taxonomy code validation, current ACLS/BLS certification, annual cybersecurity and privacy training, and proof of immunizations including Hepatitis B, Varicella, and TB testing. Substitutions of key personnel are heavily restricted during the first 90 days and require detailed documentation and government approval. The place of performance is the VA Medical Center in San Francisco, with all services required to be performed within the United States and no foreign performance allowed without prior approval. All contractor personnel must meet the same security and clearance standards as VA employees, with access to federal systems governed by NISPOM and VAAR 852.204-71. Contractors are responsible for maintaining professional liability and workers’ compensation insurance, and are explicitly excluded from Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, making them fully liable for their actions. Performance is monitored through a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan using CPARS adjectival ratings—Exceptional, Very Good, Satisfactory, Marginal, or Unsatisfactory—based on metrics such as 100% OPPE documentation compliance, 97% provider availability, 100% certification validity, and timely incident reporting via VA’s Patient Safety Reporting System. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through Tungsten Automation on a monthly basis in arrears, with no use of WAWF or IPP permitted. The contract structure includes a base period and up to four option years through June 30, 2031, with fixed annual labor hour volumes for weekdays and weekends, though actual pricing has not been established as this is a market research request. All submissions require a UEI from SAM.gov, a completed conflict of interest statement, validation against the HHS OIG Excluded Entities List, and adherence