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Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 3495 Bailey Avenue Building 3, 2nd floor Buffalo NY 14215

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Meaghan Gallagher Meaghan.Gallagher@va.gov (716)864-0388

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

113 Holland Ave.

Albany NY

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Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Request for Information (RFI)/ Sources Sought Notice only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 Market Research, in order to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification.

The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of current market capabilities in relation to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 621512 with a Size Standard $19.0 Million.

The Product Service Code (PSC) is Q999- Medical- Other Network Contracting Office (NCO 2) of the Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of the VISN 2 Upstate Medical Centers (Albany Stratton VA Medical Center) is seeking a contractor (s) to assist with teleradiology services.

This is a request for a two year contract for teleradiology services to be provided to the Albany-Stratton VA Medical Center. Teleradiology will be supplied during WHEN hours and normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm) when VA staffing is inadequate for timely reading of images. The services are needed urgently to prevent diversion to local hospitals, as diversion negatively impacts clinical outcomes, patient safety and patient satisfaction and results in exorbitant costs to VA.

The Contractor shall furnish Board Certified Radiology Physician Services to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Albany-Stratton VA Medical Center. The VA Radiology Services are accredited by ACR and follow the standards & guidelines set forth by American College of Radiology. A contractor providing tele-radiology services shall provide services consistent with The Joint Commission (TJC) and that meet or exceed VA and the American College of Radiology Guidelines as defined in this document.

Contract physician(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by the contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in the State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia where services are being performed. All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Information on state licensing in tele-radiology may be found at this site: Teleradiology | American College of Radiology (acr.org). Contract physician(s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.

All contract physician(s) shall be board certified. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times Contract physician(s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government’s requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. Contractor’s physicians shall have knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to serve Radiology & Nuclear Medicine patient population. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contract physician(s) and other contract provider (s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.

The following services are needed from a provider who offers teleradiology:

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Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must include all of the following information and not a boiler plate capability statement or marketing material.

1. Company Name

2. Address

3. Contact Person Name

4. Contact Person Phone Number

5. Contact Person Email Address

6. Company SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

7. Company website

8. Type of business (such as 8(a), small business, Hub Zone small business, Small Disadvantaged business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business, Veteran Owned small business, Woman Owned small business, large business)- Note for SDVOSB or VOSB only: If responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be certified in the Small Business Administration (SBA)’s VetCert database, which is available at: http://veterans.certify.sba.gov/

9. Does your company have at least one year of experience providing teleradiology services with an active contract in good standing with the local VA medical center OR At least one year of experience performing teleradiology services in good standing with the local VA medical center OR Other City, State, or Federal projects, programs, grants, or contracts deemed relevant by the VA that meet the immediate teleradiology service requirements to serve our veterans.

If so, provide the following information:

1. Contract number

2. Location

3. Number of cases

4. Total award amount (base period + any option periods)

5. Name of Contracting Officer

10. Has your company ever submitted an offer for a VA Teleradiology service contract?

11. Will your company be a joint venture with another company?

Responses to this market survey should be in writing only and emailed to Meaghan Gallagher, Contracting Specialist at Meaghan.Gallagher@va.gov. No telephone or faxed responses will be accepted. Do not submit capability statements. Only responses to the above questions will be considered responsive to this market research request.

Responses must be received no later than 12:00PM ET December 16th 2025.

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