Pulmonology Physician Locum - SDVOSB Set-Aside

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) anticipates issuing a solicitation on behalf of the Veterans Affairs Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS) for a Board Certified Pulmonologists in accordance with FAR parts 12/15, and 38 USC 8153. A Firm fixed price contract with a six (6) month base, and one (1) six (6) Month option is contemplated. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposals. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice.

The solicitation will be for a Board-Certified Pulmonologists to provide services necessary to perform onsite Pulmonary Physician Services to eligible beneficiaries of the VACIHCS in Des Moines, Iowa. The contractor s physician (s) care shall cover the range of Pulmonary services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by the American College of Chest Physicians

The estimated requirement is for one (1) FTE (VA s definition for full time- working the equivalent of 80 hours every two weeks, 2080 hours per year).

This solicitation shall be issued as 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Small Business s competition. The NAICS code assigned to this procurement will be 561320 Temporary Help Services, with a size standard of $27.5 million. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on the Government Point of Entry on or about August 4, 2017. All inquiries should be submitted via e-mail to Ken Eshom at ken.eshom@va.gov. Solicitation documents may be obtained electronically at www.fbo.gov. The prospective offeror is responsible for downloading all documents including amendments at the Federal Business Opportunities website without further notification from the Contracting Officer.