Intent Sole Source Notice - Teleradiology - NMVAHCS.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: Teleradiology Services for New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS).

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FPP), Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Teleradiology Services for NMVAHCS.

The contractor shall furnish board certified or board eligible Radiology Physician services in accordance with the specifications contained herein to the beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the NMVAHCS. The VA Radiology Services follow the standards & guidelines set forth by American College of Radiology (ACR). A contractor providing teleradiology services shall provide services consistent with The Joint Commission (TJC) that meet or exceed VA and the ACR guidelines.

The contractor shall be available Monday through Friday from 16:00 PM to 08:00 AM, and 24 hours per day on Saturdays, Sundays, and all Federal holidays. Transmission of images for interpretation may occur outside of these work schedule windows. In addition , the contractor shall be available to the facility for consultation and interpretation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year for STAT, urgent, and routine exams as needed. The period of performance for this effort will be base period of 6 (six) months.

This sole-source contracting action is conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). This notice is NOT a request for competitive quotations or proposals. This is not a solicitation; it constitutes the synopsis of the proposed action. This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the action proposed in this announcement.

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission or objective.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals. This is not a solicitation.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Ramonalisa Aviles, at Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission – Teleradiology Services for NMVAHCS.

Future notices and announcements regarding this effort will be an amendment to this post.

mailto:Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov