Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2022)
Recipient: COLORADO ASSOCIATES IN MEDICAL PHYSICS, LLC
Awarding agency: Department of Veterans Affairs / Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding agency: Department of Veterans Affairs / Department of Veterans Affairs
Period of performance: 2018-06-01 to 2023-07-31
Current total value of award: $730937.12
Description: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A CERTIFIED HEALTH PHYSICIST (CHP) WHO MEETS RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER TITLE 10, PARTS 33.13, 35.50 AND 35.59, OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO PERFORM ALL DUTIES OF A RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER IN A VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VHA) FACILITY. A CERTIFIED HEALTH PHYSICIST (CHP)/RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) IS A REQUIRED POSITION TO OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM AT THE VA EASTERN COLORADO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (ECHCS). THIS INDIVIDUAL MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO BE NAMED AS A RSO IN ACCORDANCE WITH VA NATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICS PROGRAM (NHPP) REQUIREMENTS ON A RADIOACTIVE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) OR AN AGREEMENT STATE WITH AN EQUIVALENT SCOPE OF USE AS ECHCS OR CAN OBTAIN A PRECEPTOR-SIGNED ATTESTATION [E.G., NRC FORM 313A(RSO)] BY A NAMED RSO FOR MEDICAL USES INCLUDING EXPERIENCE WITH RADIATION SAFETY ASSOCIATED WITH RESEARCH USES. THE CHP/RSO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ECHCS RADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH NRC REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ECHCS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PERMIT. THE AWARDEE SHALL ORGANIZE AND INTEGRATE ALL RADIATION SAFETY PROCESSES THROUGHOUT THE ECHCS, PROTECT THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS FROM IONIZING RADIATION, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM CONTAMINATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS (I.E., JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (JCAHO), AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR), FEDERAL&DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), NATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICS PROGRAM (NHPP), AND THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)) CONCERNING RADIATION EXPOSURE AND HANDLING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.