Q523--New Offsite Surgery Center- Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System (NAVAHCS) Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole-source contract for off-site surgery center services supporting the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System (NAVAHCS). This notice pertains to a fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that would establish a relationship with a local ambulatory surgery center to provide outpatient surgeries and anesthesia-requiring procedures for Veterans. The contract structure includes a 12-month base year with four one-year option periods. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and falls under NAICS code 621493 for Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers. This is explicitly not a competitive solicitation or request for proposals, but rather a synopsis of the proposed sole-source action.

The primary purpose of this notice is to fulfill regulatory requirements by providing interested parties an opportunity to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government while not being cost or time prohibitive or hindering the mission objective. Potential respondents must submit their responses via email to Contracting Officer Danielle Trudeau at Danielle.Trudeau@va.gov by October 10, 2025, with clear and convincing evidence supporting the benefits of competition. Phone calls and voicemail messages will not be accepted, and all communications must include the specified subject line regarding the off-site surgery center notice. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to pursue competitive procurement based on received responses and will not be responsible for any costs incurred by parties responding to this notice. Eligibility is not explicitly restricted, as any party may submit evidence arguing for competitive procurement, though the underlying requirement is for ambulatory surgery center services in the Northern Arizona region.