Q522--Radiation Oncology Physician Services NAICS 621111, PSC Q522 VAAR 873 Procedures Phased Acquisition

Network Contracting Office 15 is conducting market research to ascertain the capabilities of staffing companies to provide two (2) FTE on-site Physician Radiation Oncology at the John Cochran VA Medical Center (VAMC) in St. Louis, MO geographic region. No on-call or outside regular duty hours/weekends/holidays required.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND NO CONTRACTS SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in

response to this notice or any follow up information requested. Questions will not be entertained at this time.

1. This request is for capability statements to assist with appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of concerns with interested and parties capable of providing Physician services

relative to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 621111. The Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $16 M.

2. Qualifications of an experienced Physician Radiation Oncology (RO) must have MD/DO, graduated radiation oncology residency, board certified in radiation oncology from the ABR. RO must also have the following expertise and knowledge on the following procedures, equipment and software:

(a) 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)

(b) Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

(c) Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

(d) Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)

(e) Experience using Varian ARIA and Eclipse Treatment Planning System

3. Please provide a capability statement addressing your company s ability to provide the requested services. This is not a request for offer and in no way, obligates the Government. The list below is requested information that will assist in our market research.

a) Your company s name, addresses, point of contact, phone number, and email address.

b) What is your company s socioeconomic status?

c) What is your company s interest in submitting an offer on a solicitation, if issued.

d) Your company s ability to meet the requirements.

e) How many contracts has your company been awarded in the last 24 months that were for Physician Radiation Oncology?

f) How many Physician Radiation Oncology Candidates are readily available for placement in the St. Louis, MO geographic region? How would you fulfill this requirement?

g) Is your company Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) verified? (see para 4 below)

4. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) respondents are encouraged to provide proof of verification in VetCert. Consistent with Public Law 109-461 (38 U.S.C. 8127 and 8128), the VA shall award contracts based upon competition restricted to SDVOSBs or VOSBs when a contracting officer has a reasonable expectation, based on market research, that two or more firms listed as verified in VetCert database are likely to submit offers and an award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States.

If you are unfamiliar with VetCert or have not verified, you are encouraged to complete this process at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ please let me know and I will identify a point of contact for you.

5. Responses and capability statements are to be submitted no later than 17:00 PM (CST) on Friday March 15th, 2024. All interested companies must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov/) to be eligible for award of government contracts. Please email your response to: Mike Carson, NCO 15 Contracting Office: Michael.Carson1@va.gov. Note: Only e-mail responses will be accepted.