Specifications include, but are not limited to: The District is home to the JPS Oncology & Infusion Center, a cancer care facility which is accredited by the American College of Surgeons and nationally recognized for providing quality cancer care. At the center, the District offers state-of-the-art care to patients with cancer and blood disorders. The District provides laboratory, pharmacy, and social services in addition to radiology, chemotherapy, and general clinical treatment. In order to provide this integrated oncology care, the District seeks qualified and appropriately licensed professionals to provide additional specialized services including medical physics and dosimetry services, imaging equipment/room evaluation, imaging equipment inventory, regulatory inspection assistance, regulatory meetings, radiation safety officer support, and District policy and procedure review and recommendations. Respondents do not need to be able to provide all services requested. The District may award one contract or may elect to award multiple contracts to multiple vendors depending on the proposals received from Respondents. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - Scheduling and Staffing: Provide Dosimetrist coverage Monday–Friday. Hours will be dependent on the needs of the department. Provide Physics and Dosimetry emergency on-call coverage on an as-needed basis, for the following categories for radiation oncology services: Superior vena cava syndrome (bleeding) treatment. Symptomatic brain tumor (pain, vomiting, loss of motor skills) treatment. Malignant spinal cord compression (paralysis) treatment. Uncontrolled pain – palliation treatment. Bleeding/obstruction (rectal cancer, lymphoma, and lung cancer) treatment. Postoperative heterotrophic ossification treatment. Imaging Equipment/Room Evaluation/Inventory: Timely equipment evaluation and report, meeting or exceeding regulatory guidelines (State of Texas, The Joint Commission, and accrediting agencies) by licensed medical physicists. Review of machine output checks daily, monthly, and yearly depending on quality performance. Allow immediate corrective measures, when possible, before failing equipment. Provide expected turnaround time for physicist reports.
