Q527--Mobile PET-CT Services Jesse Brown VAMC

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Intent to Sole Source for

Mobile Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography (PET-CT) Services

On behalf of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (JBVAMC), the Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, intends to award a sole source contract to Dockside Imaging, LLC, Manahawkin, New Jersey, under the authority of VAAR 41 USC §3304(a)(5), 38 U.S. Code § 8127(c), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5, and VAAR 819.7007 Sole source awards to a verified service-disabled veteran-owned small business.

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center located at 820 S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612, has a need for Mobile PET-CT services for the period of performance June 20, 2021 through June 19, 2022. Contractor shall provide all management, labor (minimum of two PET-CT Technologists), equipment, supplies, and tools necessary to perform mobile (PET/CT). Services also include maintenance and repair of all Contractor furnished equipment (including the mobile trailer/scanner) and the provision of pharmaceuticals. The resultant contract will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.

The Product/Service Code for PET-CT is Q527 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers, with a small business size standard of $16.5 million.

This notice is not a request for competitive offers. If any vendor believes it can meet the needs of the Government, the following information shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at becky.cincotta@va.gov and Contract Specialist timothy.rosenwald@va.gov by Friday, May 28, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. local time.

Company Background Information Number of years in business, number of years providing Mobile PET/CT Services as the prime vendor or subcontractor, DUNS number.

Technologist staffing methodology to be used (employees, independent, subcontractor).

Documentation of the technical specifications of the scanner that will be utilized in the performance of this contract. Indicate whether the scanner is leased, rented, or owned.

Phase-In Plan that details how the requirements in the solicitation will be met by the start of the performance period. The Phase-In Plan shall include a timeline with dates, key tasks and what steps will be taken during the time to achieve full performance (i.e., hiring new staff, if necessary; training staff on the contract requirements; completing VA credentialing and background investigation paperwork; obtaining the equipment to be used in performing the contract requirements; etc.).

No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be used to determine whether it is in the Governments best interest to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Interested parties are reminded to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov to be eligible to do business with the Government. If a contractor is wishing to receive Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) credit, registration in VetBiz (VIP) at https://www.vetbiz.va.gov/ is required.

A solicitation document is not available at this time.