Q501--Locum - Anesthesiology Phys Svcs 1-Yr ER K 621-26-2-162-0021

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 is soliciting Board Certified Anesthesiology Physician Services for the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee. The contractor must provide on-site anesthesiology physician services including pre-operative evaluations, administration of anesthesia during surgical and procedural cases, post-anesthesia care, and emergency anesthesia services, with physicians holding current Board Certification by the American Board of Anesthesiology, unrestricted state medical licenses, valid DEA registration, and current BLS/ACLS certifications. The solicitation requires compliance with VA policies regarding credentialing, privileging, infection control standards, HIPAA requirements, and completion of mandatory training covering topics such as Active Threat Training, Patient Safety, Infection Control, and Suicide Prevention. Evaluation will prioritize past performance as the most important factor, followed by technical capabilities and staffing approach, with price considered as the least important criterion. The deadline for proposal submission is March 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central Time, with all submissions directed to Ramona Bonness via email at ramona.bonness@va.gov; past performance surveys must be submitted by March 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM Central Time.

This solicitation is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) with 100% preference. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement with a base period of one year (April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027) and an option for an additional six-month extension, with a minimum contract value of $10,000 and a maximum value of $3,000,000. The contractor must provide comprehensive anesthesiology coverage totaling approximately 9,433 hours annually, encompassing 2,080 hours of daytime physician services, 353 hours of call-in activation services, 3,640 hours of on-call weekday services, 2,496 hours of on-call weekend services, and 264 hours of on-call holiday services. Professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per person and $3,000,000 per occurrence is required, and invoicing will be submitted monthly in arrears through the Tungsten electronic invoicing system. The contract performance location is the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center located in Mountain Home, Tennessee, with all work performed on-site at the medical center.