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VA St. Louis Health Care System

GENERAL INFORMATION

SOLICITATION NUMBER

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT

Kayla Haas Contract Specialist kayla.haas@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

John Cochran Division

915 N. Grand Blvd.

St. Louis Missouri

DESCRIPTION

PRN / “As needed” Radiology Technologist Services (6 modalities) VA St. Louis Health Care System

The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is for market research and is for informational purposes only, to be used for preliminary acquisition planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION OR SOLICITATION AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award of a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

The purpose of this notice is to gain market research to determine the level of interest among qualified small businesses and their size classifications: HUBZone, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Business, Veteran Owned Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business relative to NAICS Code 561320, temporary help services, with a small business size standard not to exceed $30 million in gross annual receipts.

Only firms interested and capable should send their information and/or capability statement in writing by email to the point of contact, Kayla Haas, Contract Specialist. Responses to this notice shall be sent by email to kayla.haas@va.gov by the due date and time of September 3rd, 2021 by 5:00pm (CST). Please note “36C25522Q0001_1 Sources Sought Notice” in the subject line of the email. No phone calls will be accepted in regard to this sources sought notice. Description of requirement and submittal requirements are below:

The VA Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 has been tasked to solicit for and award for the provision of on-site PRN (“as needed”) registered Radiology Technologist services at the VA St. Louis Health Care System in the St. Louis, Missouri geographic region. PRN/”as needed” providers are not guaranteed a 40-hour work week or 8-hour workday. Services required must include all six (6) of the following radiology technologist modality services: Diagnostic Radiology Technician (DRT); Ultrasound (US); Computer Tomography Technologist (CT); Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist (MRI); Mammographer (Mammo); and Nuclear Medicine Technician Nuclear Med). The duration of this requirement is anticipated for one base year plus four option years. Travel and lodging will not be provided/included for this acquisition.

After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement a synopsis and/or solicitation announcement may be published at a later time. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. After review of the responses to this sources sought announcement, a synopsis and/or solicitation announcement may be published at a later time. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this notice.

All interested and qualified parties should provide the following information:

· Company Information including point of contact info and DUNS

· Socio-economic status (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included.) SDVOSB/VOSB status will be verified using VetBiz.

· Capability statements

· Can you provide all 6 Radiology Technologist modalities? (DRT, US, CT, MRI, Mammo, Nuclear Med)

· How many employees do you have in or around St. Louis, Missouri?

· Describe experience providing radiologic technologists.

Responses to this sources sought announcement will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. No solicitation is currently available at this time.

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