Q522--621-26-2-159-0004 - Mobile CT Knoxville - Emergency

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 is seeking a contractor to provide mobile CT equipment services for the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee, and its associated rural Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The procurement involves providing a fully equipped mobile CT scanning unit with advanced technical capabilities, including a minimum 64-slice scanner with 128-slice reconstruction, DICOM compatibility, contrast injection capabilities, and various diagnostic imaging protocols to serve 11 rural CBOCs in the Mountain Home VA and Lexington VA catchment areas. The VA will staff the mobile unit with its own CT technologists, while the contractor will be responsible for equipment procurement, maintenance, delivery, and setup. This is a Sources Sought Notice with responses required by September 8, 2025, at 10:00 Central Time, and interested vendors must complete a detailed questionnaire addressing their capabilities, small business status, SAM registration, previous federal experience, and equipment procurement timeline. The solicitation is classified under NAICS code 621512 (Diagnostic Imaging Centers) with a small business size standard of $19.0 million.

This procurement has no set-aside designation and is currently unrestricted, with no incumbent contractors identified in the documentation. The contract structure will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) arrangement for an initial 12-month emergency award period with one 12-month option period, with services anticipated to begin January 1, 2026. While specific award values are not disclosed in the pre-solicitation notice, the small business size standard of $19.0 million provides context for the potential contract value range. The mobile CT unit must serve 11 rural clinic locations across the Mountain Home VA and Lexington VA catchment areas, requiring significant logistical coordination and scheduling capabilities. Respondents claiming Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or Veteran-Owned Small Business status must be registered and verified in SBA VetCert to qualify for any potential preferences.