Q527--Locum - Medical Physicist - Onsite - 621 1-YR ER Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 seeks on-site locum Medical Physicist services at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee, with proposals due September 29, 2026, at 1:00 PM CDT. This procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside; offerors must be verified in the SBA VetCert database at proposal submission or be rendered technically unacceptable and ineligible for award.

Place of performance is on-site at the Radiation Oncology Service, Mountain Home, Tennessee. The facility operates two Varian Truebeam linear accelerators and one Phillips 64-slice big bore CT scanner, treating approximately 200 patients annually with SBRT, IGRT, IMRT/VMAT, and 3D conformal radiotherapy. The contract covers a one-year base period from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with two line items: 240 hours of Therapeutic Medical Physicist Services (Board Certified or Board Eligible) and 12 each of monthly and annual quality assurance services on linear accelerators and CT scanner. Estimated contract value is $41.5 million for the single year.

Contractor personnel must hold Board Certification or Board Eligibility with a minimum two years of continuous experience within the last three years in 3D treatment planning, IGRT, SRS, SBRT, IMRT, and quality assurance. One qualified physicist must be on-site daily when coverage is needed, with 90% of time devoted to direct patient care and 10% to administrative duties. Mandatory qualifications include BLS/ACLS certification, VA Cyber Security and Privacy training, CPRS training, negative TB testing, current immunizations (TDaP, Influenza, Hepatitis B, Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Varicella), professional liability insurance, and workers' compensation. All services must comply with American College of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and American Association of Physicists in Medicine standards. Quality assurance performance measures require 100% compliance with radiation safety standards, quarterly reporting to the VA Radiation Safety Committee, and zero privacy breaches; liquidated damages are $37.50 per day per affected individual for data breaches. NAICS 621512; PSC Q522.