Source Sought Description - Teleradiology Services - NMVAHCS.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

DESCRIPTION

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).

https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Practice-Parameters/IRClin-Prac-Mgmt.pdf.pdf https://www.acr.org/-/media/ACR/Files/Practice-Parameters/IRClin-Prac-Mgmt.pdf.pdf mailto:Ramonalisa.Aviles@va.gov

Sources Sought Notice

(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 re D R A search 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.

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See attached documents:

1. Teleradiology Services - PWS – NMVAHCS

2. CPT Codes and Descriptions - NMVAHCS https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/