Q301--Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is soliciting proposals for Diagnostic Medical Physicist Services at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The contractor must provide a qualified Diagnostic Medical Physicist to deliver comprehensive quality assurance testing and radiation safety services for medical imaging equipment, including dental units, radiography systems, CT scanners, PET/CT, SPECT, mammography units, and nuclear medicine equipment. The Diagnostic Medical Physicist must possess a master's degree in Medical Physics, current board certification, and demonstrated expertise in radiation safety, equipment testing, and compliance with NRC, ACR, FDA, and Joint Commission standards. The government will evaluate proposals using a best-value comparative analysis that considers technical capability, past performance, and pricing. The proposal submission deadline is December 16, 2025 at 3 PM CST, with the contract performance period beginning January 1, 2026.

This solicitation is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), restricting competition to eligible small business concerns. The estimated contract value is $41.5 million, with pricing structured as rates per equipment type and a guaranteed minimum of $1,000 against a maximum potential value of $400,000 over the contract period. The contract will run for five years from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030, divided into five twelve-month ordering periods. The scope includes annual quality assurance testing for 35 pieces of medical imaging equipment located throughout the Overton Brooks VAMC facility, along with radiation protection surveys, structural shielding design plans, and support for radiation safety committees. Performance will take place at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.