Autopsy Assistant Services - Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, has a requirement for intermittent, on-call Autopsy Assistant services for the Edward Hines VA Hospital (VAH) in Hines, Illinois and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Chicago, IL.

The purpose of this solicitation is for the contractor to provide all labor and technical expertise as well as organizational support necessary to successfully assist at autopsies at the Hines VAH and the Jesse Brown VAMC. Additional requirements are contained in the Statement of Work (SOW), specifications, and terms and conditions listed within this Request for Quote (RFQ). The contract period of performance will be from the date of award (anticipated April 1, 2015) for one year with four (4) one-year option periods that may be exercised at the discretion of the Government.

This contract is being solicited as a small business set-aside. All qualified offerors/firms who believe they can provide the required services are encouraged to submit a quote. The small business size standard for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 621999 is $15M.

Offerors are reminded to complete registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) system, including Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The electronic version of solicitation will be available on or about March 19, 2015. Date for receipt of quotes is March 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM CDT. The electronic solicitation may be obtained FREE at the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.fedbizopps.gov. Any amendments to this solicitation will also be available at this address. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining any amendments which are to be submitted with your response.

If there are any questions regarding this solicitation, they need to be submitted via email to Roberta.DeWeese@va.gov no later than 1:00 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 24, 2014.