Q524--Cardiothoracic Physician Assistants VA San Francisco Health Care System

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted Apr 3, 2026

Not the latest version. See the latest solicitation from Apr 30, 2026.

Solicitation number: 36C26126Q0568
Agency: Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due: Apr 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 561320 Temporary Help Services
PSC: Q524 Cardiothoracic Surgery
Place of performance: Department of Veterans Affairs VA San Francisco Health Care System
Points of contact: Cynthia Diezel cynthia.diezel@va.gov (916) 923-4567

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Apr 3, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Apr 3, 2026

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is seeking cardiothoracic physician assistant (CTPA) services through a Sources Sought Notice to support the VA San Francisco Health Care System. The contractor must provide one qualified CTPA to work two days per week, six hours per day, performing critical duties including endoscopic vein harvesting, ultrasound-guided vascular access, chest tube insertion and removal, Swan-Ganz catheter procedures, and first and second assistant duties in cardiothoracic surgery. Key qualifications include full and unrestricted state licensure, current board certification, documented experience exceeding 100 endoscopic procedures in both radial and saphenous vein harvesting, current required vaccinations, negative tuberculosis testing, professional liability insurance, and compliance with all VA credentialing and privileging requirements. The government will use contractor responses to this Sources Sought Notice to determine procurement strategy and identify viable sources; no formal evaluation criteria have been established at this pre-solicitation stage. Interested contractors must submit detailed capability statements via email to Cynthia Diezel at cynthia.diezel@va.gov by 10:00 A.M. PST on Monday, April 13, 2026, with responses addressing socioeconomic status, company legal name, SAM Unique Entity ID, points of contact, relevant experience, past similar projects, subcontracting approach, and five-year price estimates.

This opportunity carries no small business set-aside designation and applies the NAICS code 561320 (Temporary Help Services) with a small business size standard of $34 Million. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in this Sources Sought Notice. The anticipated contract structure includes a base year plus four option years totaling five years of performance, requiring 624 hours of service annually based on the two days per week, six hours per day staffing requirement. Specific award values or budget ranges have not been disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials, and compensation will be based on actual hours and procedures performed, invoiced electronically through the Tungsten network. The contractor will operate as a non-VA employee but must maintain full compliance with VA directives, Joint Commission standards, federal privacy laws, and maintain a contingency plan for service continuity with no personnel substitutions permitted during the first 90 days except for illness, death, or employment termination.

Notice text

Sources Sought Notice

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DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

No Solicitation is currently available.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561320, Temporary Help Services, and the small business size standard is $34 Million.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) is soliciting information from contractors that can provide cardiothoracic physician assistant services for the VA San Francisco Health Care Service (VASFHCS). A draft copy of the Statement of Work (SOW) is attached.

Brief Description of Services

See attached Draft SOW.

Capability Statement

All interested contractors must respond by email to Cynthia.diezel@va.gov before 10:00 A.M. PST on Monday, April 13, 2026.

Please answer the following questions when responding:

What is your company s Socioeconomic Status? (ex: small business, large business, SDVOSB, etc.)

a. If SDVOSB or VOSB, are you registered with the Small Business Administration?

Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)

Provide Company s legal name along with Unique Entity ID (SAM) number.

Primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address.

Capabilities Statement.

Describe experience in providing : Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant services

List other Projects (Government and Commercial) that are similar in scope and size.

As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have a Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_217_221.html

7a. Of the service actions listed above, which one(s) will your company perform as the prime contractor using its own personnel without subcontracting?

7b. With respect to the service actions listed above, which action(s) do you intend on subcontracting or using other than your company s own personnel?

7c. Of those services that will be performed, approximately what percentage will be paid to the subcontractor(s)?

GSA Contract Number, if applicable.

Fill out the price estimate (5 Option Years) attached.

*Failure to provide the information requested above (items 1-9) will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered a viable source.

RFQ 36C26126Q0568 number has been assigned and should be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.

The Government will use this information when determining its business type decision.

This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government and no contract will be awarded as a direct result of this Sources Sought announcement.

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