Ambulatory Surgery Center Services

The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH), located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 requires a contract to provide ambulatory surgery center services to eligible beneficiaries of the JAHVH. The Offeror shall provide the facilities in which to perform ambulatory surgery including but not limited to anesthesia services; qualified operating room nurses and technicians; operating microscopes and instruments; and customary supplies required to perform operative procedures as specified within the performance work statement (PWS).

The Authority for this procurement is the Department of Veterans Affairs Directive 1663 implementing provisions of Public Law 104-262, the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996, which expands VA's health care resources sharing authority in Title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sections 8153 (sharing authority).

The anticipated period of performance for this contract will be from June 22, 2016 through June 21, 2017 for the base year and four (4), one (1) year option periods. The solicitation will be prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12 and evaluated in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 15. The solicitation document will be issued as Request for Proposal (RFP) VA248-16-R-0259. The procurement will be competed full and open. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621493 with a size standard of $15.0 million. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available on or about April 11, 2016 at the FedBizOpps (FBO) website: https://www.fbo.gov

It is anticipated that the closing date for submission of proposals will be May 11, 2016 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Any amendments or additional information issued to this solicitation will also be available at the FBO website. Offerors are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information.

All questions must be submitted in writing to the following e-mail address: Brett.Cook@va.gov. Please submit your questions after the solicitation has been posted. No telephone responses will be accepted.