Q522--Other - VISN 9 Tele-Radiology Contract - VISN Replacement base+4 requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 9 is seeking teleradiology physician services to support medical centers located in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis and Mountain Home, Tennessee; and Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The contractor must provide Board Certified or Board Eligible teleradiology physicians to deliver diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine interpretation services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year in compliance with American College of Radiology Practice Parameters and VA guidelines. Critical performance requirements include interpretation of STAT exams within 45 minutes, stroke protocol CTs within 30 minutes, and routine exams within 24 hours of image availability. Physicians must maintain unrestricted medical licenses in any U.S. state, obtain credentialing and privileging approval from the VA facility Medical Executive Board, and complete mandatory VA training in privacy, security, and HIPAA compliance. The formal solicitation number 36C24926R0007 will be issued on or about April 20, 2026, with responses due April 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time, and all inquiries must be directed via email to Contract Specialist Ramona Bonness at ramona.bonness@va.gov.

This acquisition is exclusively set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBC) under NAICS Code 621111 with a size standard of $16 million. The contract will be structured as a five-year term with annual and as-needed ordering periods, and the contractor will be responsible for all personnel costs including workers' compensation, professional liability insurance, and income tax withholding. Performance standards require 95 percent timeliness of reports and 99 percent physician availability, with quarterly reporting of all VISN 9 exam reads and peer review submissions of 100 reviews annually for full-time radiologists and 50 for part-time radiologists. The contractor must secure and maintain FIPS-compliant encrypted communications links and provide HL7-compatible interfaces to transmit orders and final reports to VA VistA systems. All offerors are responsible for downloading solicitation documents and amendments from sam.gov, and no incumbent contractor or award value information is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice.