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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 H Physicist Service Inspections 23667 36C24619Q0236 01-30-2019 N 541690 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Katie Lavely W.G Bill Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144

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katie.lavely@va.gov This is a Sources Sought Notice for a Certified Medical Physicists to perform services at the Salisbury VAMC and its outlying areas (Charlotte HCC, Charlotte CBOC and Kernersville HCC). Please respond if you have the ability and intent to complete this requirement. Include in your response a copy of your capabilities statement and FSS or GSA Contract Number, if applicable.

This Sources Sought Notice is intended to locate Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), and Small Businesses.

The anticipated NAICS Code for this requirement is 541690.

This is not a Request for Quotation and quotes shall not be reviewed at this time.

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the contractor as a result of this Sources Sought Notice.

This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. 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.

Technical requirements to meet the minimum needs of the Government are as follows:

Annual performance and quality control testing on all diagnostic x-ray equipment to include: radiation safety testing, regulatory compliance testing and imaging performance testing of the equipment.

· Vendor will coordinate annual surveys and quarterly NucMed reports with facility appointed designee/Radiation Safety Officer.

· Nuc Med surveys to be completed in April/July/October/January.

· Quarterly NucMed Hot lab quality review of Nuc Med reports (QI Review only).

· Annual NucMed program review.

· Annual Inspection on lead aprons, lead gloves and thyroid collars. (365 total items).

· 2 Additional new equipment certifications (value at highest cost modality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

· 1 Recertification for post equipment repair: Mammography

· 2 Recertification for post equipment repair: X-Ray

· 1 Recertification for post equipment repair: Computerized Tomography (CT).

· For additional new equipment and recertification’s, the vendor is to be able to provide support within 5 business days after VA has made contact, with the vendor.

· Vendor will provide completed reports no later than 15 business days after completion of inspections for both NucMed reviews and Annual Surveys to Biomed COR and Salisbury Radiation Safety Officer.

· Annual inspection will be for the imaging devices in accordance with American College of Radiology (ACR) & Joint Commission requirements.

· The Contractor shall comply with the Federal/California OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.

· Contractors providing any on-site support/services are REQUIRED to have an RepTrax account to conduct business on VA property. The contractor is to sign into RepTrax in advance to obtain a visitor badge/access to the Salisbury VAMC, Charlotte HHC, Charlotte CBOC and Kernersville HCC. If the FSE does not have a valid account one must obtain one prior to performing onsite support.

· To be completed for all sites for all equipment NLT March 30, 2019.

All responses shall be submitted via email by Monday, January 30, 2019 at 8:00 AM EST. Responses shall be submitted to Katie Lavely at Katie.Lavely@va.gov. Phone calls shall not be accepted for this notice.