Notice ID: 36C25622Q0556
“Software Overview: The Contractor shall provide Menu and Food Service Management (MFSM) software that shall link to the in-house patient database VISTA and may be integrated with other VAMCs as necessary for shared services and production reports. The software shall accommodate future growth, changes in meal service or delivery systems, and be capable of individualization within facility specifications. The Contractor shall provide the MFSM software with a graphical user interface (GUI) display in a windows-based environment.”
“System Architecture: The Contractor shall provide a system capable of supporting autonomous Nutrition and Food Service operations at the VAMC; which includes associated clinics, alternative food delivery locations, Community Based Outpatient Clinics and Veteran domiciliary facilities. The Contractor shall provide a centralized database with schemas to support these autonomous operations. The Contractor shall provide a system able to accommodate multiple data feeds (HL7 or comparable) from each of the autonomous operations. The Contractor shall provide a System Architecture Document detailing data base and functional architecture including data centers, facilities, and intra-relationships of these.”
“MNT Software Requirements: The Contractor shall provide a fully integrated Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) software module that supports select and non-select tray ticket inpatient meal delivery systems for the VAMC facility. The fully integrated MNT software module shall interface with both VISTA and the MFSM Software and shall include the following capabilities:
- Select Menu
- Patient Cardex
- Nutrient Analysis (Data from USDA, manufactures data, branded items)
- No hold/Late trays…”
“Data Files: The Contractor shall build and provide the initial food data sets prior to software implementation. Food data files shall consist of Government-provided data including ingredients, recipes, menus, food preferences, and allergies…”
