Amendment 0001 Radiation Safety Officer for the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 seeks onsite Radiation Safety Officer services for the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, with proposals due November 3 and questions due October 19. The procurement is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

Place of performance includes three facilities: Jack C Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma; Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma; and James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Work is onsite only with no remote administrative duties permitted.

The RSO must meet qualifications in 10 CFR 35.2 and possess a minimum of two years' RSO experience at a similarly-sized facility. The contractor must maintain a Low-Risk non-critically sensitive clearance and comply with VHA National Health Physics Program requirements and VHA Directives 1105, 1105.02, and 1129. Key responsibilities include monitoring radiation exposure badges, fluoroscopy safety training, CT/MRI/Mammography/Nuclear Medicine protocol and quality assurance oversight, radiation surveys, dosimetry management, Radiation Safety Committee support, SRDL incident reporting, equipment shielding reviews, and onsite emergency response within two hours (24/7). The RSO covers one Hot Lab and two Nuclear Medicine Cameras, all located at Jack C Montgomery VA in Muskogee, operating under a single permit (VHA Permit Number 35-13184-01).

The base year runs December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through November 30, 2031. Compensation is hourly for 156 hours annually for RSO services and 16 hours for quarterly audits and dose calibrations, invoiced monthly in arrears. The NAICS code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services; PSC is H999. Contractors must complete information security and privacy training, comply with VA Rules of Behavior, obtain organizational conflict-of-interest certification, and meet E-Verify and immigration certification requirements. General liability insurance of $500,000 per occurrence is required.