Q519--LOCUM - Psychiatry Services - 603 MSO-2026-COM-0010 | POP: 10/1/26 - 9/30/32

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 seeks onsite Board-Certified Psychiatry services for the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with proposals due July 13, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside recompete procurement replacing incumbent contract 36C24926P0022.

Place of performance is Robley Rex VAMC, 800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40206, with relocation to 4906 Brownsboro Road upon that facility's opening during the contract term. The contractor must provide a minimum of six Board-Certified Psychiatrists holding current, full, unrestricted medical licenses from any U.S. state, with American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification, current Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications, and completion of mandatory VA training including ACLS/BLS, EHR training, privacy/HIPAA training, and infection control training.

Services cover weekend and holiday coverage from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, with an estimated 0.64 Full-Time Equivalent (1,250 hours annually) across inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. Inpatient census typically ranges from 7 to 12 patients; psychiatrists are expected to round on inpatients and complete 1 to 2 psychiatric consults daily for other inpatient services. Preferred experience includes diverse psychiatric diagnoses including PTSD, substance use disorders, bipolar disorders, psychotic disorders, and medication-assisted treatment for opiate use disorders, with priority given to candidates with prior inpatient and consult experience.

The contract is a Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle with an estimated $13.5 million ceiling and $15,000 minimum guarantee. The base period runs October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2031. Personnel substitutions are restricted for the first 90 days and require seven days' notice thereafter, with comparable qualifications required for replacements. The contractor must maintain professional liability insurance, workers' compensation, provide quarterly invoicing, and comply with all VA credentialing, privileging, Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, federal security, and privacy regulations. NAICS 621112; PSC Q519.