36C26224Q1311.docx

Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Ramonalisa Aviles Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov N/A

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

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COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

Sources Sought Notice

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) – SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.

RFI # 36C26224Q1311

1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work.

2. The NAICS/PSC for this requirement is:

NAICS Code: 621512 – Diagnostic Imaging Centers PSC: Q255 – Medical – Radiology Size Standard: $19.0M

3. Description of Requirement: The contractor shall furnish board certified Radiology Physician services in accordance with the specifications of the performance work statement (PWS) to the beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS). The VA Radiology Services follow the standards & guidelines set forth by American College of Radiology (ACR) https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Practice-Parameters/IRClin-Prac-Mgmt.pdf.pdf. A contractor providing teleradiology services shall provide services consistent with TJC and that meet or exceed VA and the American College of Radiology Guidelines. Services shall be provided off-site at the Contractor’s location. See attached PWS and the list of most common CPT codes for NMVAHCS.

4. Interested and capable contractors should respond to this notice not later than Monday June 17th, 2024, 05:00 PM, PDT. Provide the following via email only to Ramonalisa Aviles, Contract Specialist, at Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov.

(a) company name

(b) address

(c) point of contact

(d) phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact

(e) Contractor’s Unique Entity ID (SAM) number

(f) Type of small business, if applicable, (e.g., Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-owned small business (VOSB), 8(a), HUB-Zone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business).

(g) A capability statement that addresses the organization’s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g., contract number, point of contact information) of the contractor’s experience providing the same or similar supplies/services to that described herein.

5. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents.

(a) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause.

(b) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, §

125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows:

(1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that:

(2) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

6. The Contractor shall provide the services stated herein the PWS.

7. Please note that if VA’s pending market reDRAsearch establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA’s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ can provide the services, VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127.

8. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov . Registration must include Representations and Certifications.

--End of Sources Sought Announcement--

See attached documents:

1. Teleradiology Services - PWS – NMVAHCS

2. CPT Codes and Descriptions - NMVAHCS

See attached document: Source Sought Description - Teleradiology Services - NMVAHCS.

See attached document: Teleradiology Services - PWS - NMVAHCS.

See attached document: CPT Codes and Descriptions - NMVAHCS.