CTX MRI Mobile Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 17, is seeking Mobile MRI and Technologist Services for the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) located in Temple, Texas. The contractor must provide a mobile 1.5T MRI Coach equipped with advanced diagnostic imaging capabilities, including neuro, ortho, body, cardiac, vascular, spectroscopy, diffusion tensor imaging, and parametric prostate imaging packages, along with qualified technologist personnel. Key contract requirements include operating the mobile unit five days per week from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, maintaining a 95% uptime rate, ensuring compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, Joint Commission, and VHA standards, and providing comprehensive equipment maintenance with vendor coordination for emergency repairs within two hours. The contractor must supply one primary technologist and one alternate, both holding current ARRT RT licenses with documented competency assessments and continuing education records. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement must be submitted in writing by March 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central Time to Contract Specialist Rafael Rodriguez at the CTVHCS contracting office located at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Building #171, Temple, TX 76504.

This opportunity is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), which significantly restricts the eligible contractor pool. No incumbent contractor or award value is specified in this pre-solicitation notice, which is designed solely to gather information about potential vendors' capabilities rather than to solicit formal proposals. The mobile MRI unit must meet specific technical specifications, including a 70 cm bore, minimum 33 mT/m gradient strength, and 150 T/m/s slew rate, along with comprehensive RF coils and ancillary equipment such as a power injector, noise abatement system, and patient entertainment system. The contractor will be responsible for all transportation, setup, and maintenance of the equipment, while CTVHCS retains sole ownership of all imaging data and study interpretation. Pro-rated monthly fees will apply for both unit downtime and technologist unavailability, ensuring cost adjustments based on actual service delivery performance.