R431--1 Year Headhunting Clinical Staffing Gastroenterologist and Cardiologist

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 seeks headhunting and clinical staffing services to recruit and place two full-time equivalent Gastroenterologists and one full-time equivalent Cardiologist at Sacramento VAMC (Mather), with proposals due August 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT. This is an SDVOSB set-aside with 100 percent reservation for certified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, foreclosing competition outside that pool.

The contract period runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Place of performance includes Sacramento, Martinez, Redding, and Stockton, California. The NAICS code is 561312, Executive Search Services.

Gastroenterologist candidates must hold Internal Medicine or Gastroenterology credentials and provide clinical care across multiple sites with responsibilities including independent patient care, diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower endoscopy, advanced procedures, and health risk assessments, with workweek Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Cardiologist candidates must hold Board Prepared or Board Certified credentials with four or more years of inpatient and/or outpatient experience; clinical responsibilities include diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions, ECG and echocardiogram interpretation, transesophageal echocardiograms, elective cardioversions per credentialing approval, and preoperative cardiovascular risk assessment, with workweek Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and rotating on-call duties including weekends and nights.

All candidates must maintain current CPR, ACLS, and BLS certification; proficiency with telehealth (VA Video Connect) and VistA; and Privacy Act compliance. The contractor receives an all-inclusive price per placement, paid monthly in arrears upon Contracting Officer's Representative certification. The available budget is $34 million. Evaluation criteria are technical capability, past performance, and competitive pricing, with award to the responsible offeror providing best value. The contractor must comply with 50 percent subcontracting limitations for services and maintain professional liability insurance.