VISN 6 Mobile PET/CT Scan Contract, Asheville, Beckley, Fayetteville, Salem, and Salibury

Pre-Solicitation Notice:

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for a commercial requirement for VISN 6 Mobile Positron Emission Tomography / Computerized Tomography (PET/CT) Services for five medical centers/outpatient clinics (Asheville, NC VAMC, Beckley, WV VAMC, Fayetteville, NC VAMC, Salem, VA VAMC and Charlotte, NC - Outpatient Clinic (Salisbury, NC VAMC)) within Veterans Administration (VA) Mid Atlantic Health Care Network VISN 6. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 6) has a need for Contractor provided labor, material, tools, equipment, maintenance and repair of all Contractor furnished equipment (including a mobile trailer/unit), specialized staff, training, required supplies, and medications/drugs necessary to perform Mobile Positron Emission Tomography / Computerized Tomography (PET/CT) Services. VISN 6 currently provides an estimated 600 PET/CT Scans annually covering three (3) states: North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. The Contractor must be Joint Commission (JC) accredited for PET/CT Scan or equivalent accredited standard and must maintain the certification or equivalent accredited standard for the duration of the contract. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers with a size standard of $14.0M. This acquisition is a 100% Small Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside.



Offerors must demonstrate that their socio-economic status is "Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business" which will be verified through the VA's VetBiz.gov "Vendor Information Pages" (VIP) database. Companies that are not registered in VetBiz.gov must submit an application to substantiate their status as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans or eligible surviving spouses. Only those companies already listed or who submit an application and are approved for inclusion in the database will be eligible for award.



A Firm Fixed Price -- with Economic Price Adjustment, Requirements type contract with a one (1) year base period and up to four (4) one (1) year option periods, to be exercised at the Government's discretion is contemplated under this solicitation. A formal Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation will be issued on or about August 15, 2013 via FEDBIZOPPS at www.fbo.gov . It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the website for downloading the solicitation and any amendments. Email, facsimile or telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be accepted. All inquiries should be directed in writing to the Contract Specialist (Contractor) Mr. Larry Lapp, at Larry.Lapp@VA.GOV, or 100 Emancipation Drive, Bldg. 27, Hampton, VA 23667. No hard copy solicitations will be provided. Solicitation documents may be obtained electronically at www.fbo.gov.