Health Physics

Document Type:

Combined Solicitation/Synopsis

Solicitation Number:

36C24719Q1067

Posted Date:

09/05/2019

Original Response Date:

09/09/2019

Current Response Date:

09/09/2019

Product or Service Code:

H358

Set Aside:

Total SDVOSB

NAICS Code:

541690

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, 1826 Veterans Blvd, Dublin Ga 31021

DESCRIPTION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation, Request for Quotation (RFQ), for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The acquisition procedures at FAR Part 13 are being utilized. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a Firm -Fixed Price Contract for services to provide annual Radiation Safety Surveys for all equipment producing ionizing radiation and monthly monitoring of radiation badges for all badged employees as described in the Statement of Work (Attachment A). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and size standard are 541690 and $15M respectively. This requirement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). All Offerors must be registered in VIP under the applicable NAICS and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov with no active exclusions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, 1826 Veterans Blvd, Dublin Ga 31021

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

All eligible and interested vendors shall provide quotations using Attachment B Price Cost Schedule. Please read the Statement of Work at Attachment A before completing the Price Cost Schedule for Submittal.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base Year: 1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2020

Option year 1: 1 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2021

Option year 2: 1 Oct 2021 - 30 Sep 2022

Option year 3: 1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2023

Option year 4: 1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2024

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01 (01-22-2019). Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference or attached have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) can be accessed on the internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far and full text of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) can be accessed at http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/.

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring this solicitation for any amendments. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and size standard are 541690 and $15M respectively. This requirement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). All Offerors must be registered in VIP under the applicable NAICS and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov with no active exclusions.

OFFERS. The deadline for all offers is September 9, 2019, 2:00 PM ET. Absolutely no offers will be accepted after this deadline. Offers submitted for award consideration must include 36C24719Q1067 - Health Physics Services on each page and be submitted in a single email to Lasonja.harvey@va.gov no later than the specified deadline.

52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

The Government will award a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose quote, confirming to the solicitation, will be most advantage to the Government on the basis of lowest price technically-acceptable.

To be considered technically acceptable, the Contractor must meet the appropriate Qualification factors as follow:

Contractor s offer must specify that it includes radiation monitoring badges monthly to all badged employees, the exchange of badges monthly, and a monthly dose report on each badged employee.

The Contractor shall provide documentation that diagnostic medical physicists that support CT services have board certification in diagnostic radiologic physics, or

radiologic physics by the American Board of Radiology, or

in Diagnostic Imaging Physics by the American Board of Medical Physics, or

in Diagnostic Radiological Physics by the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, or

meet all of the following requirements:

A graduate degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiologic physics, medical health physics, or a closely related science or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university

Formal graduate-level coursework in the biological sciences with at least one course in biology or radiation biology and one course in anatomy, physiology, or a similar topic related to the practice of medical physics

Documented experience in a clinical CT environment conducting at least 10 CT performance evaluations under the direct supervision of a board-certified Medical Physicist

Failure to meet any of the Qualification requirements noted above will result in a Unacceptable technical rating and eliminate the offeror from further consideration for contract award. For price evaluation purposes, the lowest price technically acceptable offer will be selected for award. Offeror quotes shall be evaluated under FAR Part 13.106-2(b) -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. A technical evaluation template has been attached to this notice for Offeror reference only of the Evaluation Criteria. The technical evaluation template should not be submitted with offer.

(End of Evaluation Criteria)

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

FAR Number

Title

Date

52.217-8

OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES

NOV 1999

52.217-9

OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT

MAR 2000

52.232-40

PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS

DEC 2013

852.203-70

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING

MAY 2018

852.219-10

VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

JUL 2016

852.219-74

LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE

JUL 2018

852.232-72

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS

NOV 2018

52.212-5

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS COMMERCIAL ITEMS ALTERNATE II (JAN 2019)

MAY 2019

52.204-13

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE

OCT 2018

52.212-4

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL OCT 2018

ITEMS

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/.

FAR Number

Title

Date

52.204-7

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

OCT 2018

52.212-3

OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OCT 2018

852.270-1

REPRESENTATIVES OF CONTRACTING OFFICERS

JAN 2008

(End of Provision)

The Department of Labor Wage Determination applicable to this requirement is: WD 2015-4506 Revision 13. Descriptions for the occupations for this requirement and determining the appropriate wage determinations are the responsibility of the contractor, and the offeror is encouraged to coordinate with the Department of Labor in order to determine the appropriate job classifications for this requirement. The Agency assumes no responsibility or liability for a contractor s determination of the appropriate classification.