Q301--Asheville VAMC Medical Physics Testing and Services

This solicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VISN 6 seeks diagnostic physics equipment testing and services for the Asheville VA Medical Center. The contractor must test 40 radiology tubes, 3 nuclear medicine units, and 2 MRI machines annually. Additional requirements include attending quarterly radiation safety meetings, reviewing CT protocols and quality assurance programs, providing radiation safety training up to 10 times per year, conducting shielding integrity surveys, and designing shielding for new equipment. Proposals are due by October 19, 2023 and the primary evaluation criteria will be technical experience, past performance, and price.

This appears to be an unrestricted small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541690 for other scientific and technical consulting services and the period of performance is a base year through September 2024 with four option years. Services will be provided on-site at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, North Carolina and include equipment inspections, quality control surveys, shielding designs and integrity tests, radiation safety training, and committee meeting attendance. The base year price is requested along with option year pricing. The solicitation number is 36C24624Q0023 and was issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 6.