Mammography Services July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011

The Department of Veterans Affairs Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS), Reno, Nevada plans to issue a Request for Proposal for Mammography Services. The contractor shall provide services for VASNHCS patients in the Reno/Sparks, Nevada area. The contactor will perform the requirements of this contract at the contractor's facility (i.e. administering, reading of mammograms and performing interventional procedures). The contractor will furnish board-eligible or board-certified specialty trained radiologists to perform a variety of screening, diagnostic, and interventional mammography procedures such as aspirations, wire localization and stereotactic biopsies at the contractor's facility. The contractor will provide these services with state-of-the-art equipment and qualified medical and technical staff.

NAICS code 621111 applies with a size standard of $10 million. This solicitation will be unrestricted full and open competition. The contract will be an indefinite quantity type contract with a guaranteed $5,000.00 minimum per contract year and is expected to include a one-year basic period, with four one-year options. The solicitation number for this RFP is VA-261-10-RP-0042. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 29, 2010, with an anticipated proposal due date of April 13, 2010. All questions must be in writing and may be emailed to megan.barr@va.gov. The offeror is responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the website listed above, without further notification from the VA Contracting Officer. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. New vendors wishing to conduct business with the VA must complete and submit a Standard Form (SF-3881) to VA FSC; it can be submitted by fax to (512) 460-5221.