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Onsite Emergency Department Services - HOU

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Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

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Contract Specialist Troy L Davis troy.davis@va.gov 713-791-1414 ext. 27978

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Sources Sought Notice

This is a sources sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract will be award from this announcement.

The purpose of this announcement is to perform market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 621111, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) with a size standard 16 million dollars. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16) is seeking to identify any vendor capable of providing a pool of qualified and experienced Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine/Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine Physician Services on site for the Emergency Department of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030.

All physicians referred for privileges must have a full unrestricted license in any of the 50 states, extensive Emergency Department experience within the VA system, have a solid working knowledge of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) System and must have experience using the Emergency Department Integration Software (EDIS) system. Hours of coverage consists of day shifts as needed, full evening and night shift coverage, and 24 hour/7 days a week coverage on weekends and federal holidays.

Prior to issuing a solicitation, and pursuant to the Veterans First Contracting Program, the VA is trying to ascertain if there are any qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) with the capability of providing the above services: (Respondents are not limited to SDVOSB/VOSB concerns; the Government seeks to identify all potentially interested sources). Disregard the set aside designation in this notice, it is a system error. The Contracting Officer has not made a determination regarding any set aside opportunities. The purpose of this notice is gather information only.

Responses to these sources sought must include the following information:

1. Your company name, address, contact person name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address(s) and ueiSAM number and company website if available.

2. Your company GSA/FSS contract number if available.

3. Socio-economic status of business (i.e. VIP verified SDVOSB/VOSB, 8(a), HUB Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUB Zone business)

4. Capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

5. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside).

The interested vendor should submit an email to troy.davis@va.gov. All responses must be received in writing no later than 12:00 PM CST on January 20, 2023. Questions or inquiries will not be answered or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided. No solicitation document is available at this time; this notice is to acquire information only.