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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF OCTOBER 20, 2017 FBO #5810
DOCUMENT

H -- OY1 -YRLY PHYSICIST INSPECTIONS - Attachment

Notice Date

10/18/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 6;100 Emancipation Drive;Hampton VA 23667
 

ZIP Code

23667
 

Solicitation Number

36C24618Q0053
 

Archive Date

1/25/2018
 

Point of Contact

Veronica Boston
 

E-Mail Address

1-4130<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors who can provide Annual Physics Radiation Inspections for the Durham VA Medical Center and Greenville Health Care Center, Durham, NC 27705-3897. Specific Requirements The Biomedical Engineering Service of the Durham VA Medical Center requires the performance of physics radiation inspections on radiology imaging systems. All services shall be performed and provided by a Board Certified/Board Eligible M.S. or Ph.D. in Health Physics or a qualified medical physicist as applicable, from an accredited University. The Health Physicist must provide documentation of certification by one of the following boards: American Board of Radiology, American Board of Medical Physics, or the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine. For mammography, a qualified medical physicist can have state licensure to perform mammography inspections in lieu of board certification. A graduate degree in physics, medical physics, biophysics, radiologic physics, medical health physics, or a closely related science or engineering discipline from an accredited college or university Formal graduate-level coursework in the biological sciences with at least one course in biology or radiation biology and one course in anatomy, physiology, or a similar topic related to the practice of medical physics Documented 3 years of clinical experience in CT, nuclear medicine, PET, or MRI. The physicist must document the 3 years of experience for the modality being inspected. The qualified diagnostic medical physicist shall perform imaging equipment (x-ray equipment, nuclear medicine cameras, PET/CT cameras, ultrasound units, and MRIs) inspections to ensure compliance with the current American College of Radiology (ACR) and Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requirements. Any deficiencies or non-conformances discovered during the inspection shall be verbally communicated to the service supervisor or RSO prior to the qualified diagnostic medical physicist leaving the facility. Deficiencies or non-conformances which represent unsafe conditions with the potential to adversely impact the facility radiation workers or patients shall be reported to the RSO immediately upon discovery. The qualified diagnostic medical physicist will return for follow-up inspections of reported deficiencies as needed. A written report of the results shall be provided to the service supervisor or RSO within 5 working days after completion of the inspection. All imaging equipment shall be inspected at least annually, not to exceed 14 months. Phone calls must be returned within 4 hours and a qualified diagnostic medical physicist must be onsite the next business day. The inspection shall be completed within 48 hours All responses shall be submitted no later than 3:00 PM EST on October 25, 2017. All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to Veronica.boston@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. In response, please include the following: Company/individual name Address Point of contact with phone number Information describing your interest Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, as applicable Tax ID number DUNS number Capabilities Statement Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Proof of verification as a SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable) The Government anticipates this to be a Small Business set-aside. If your firm or company belongs to one of the socio-economic categories please state so; if your business/firm is either a SDVOSB or VOSB, the firm or company must be VERIFIED in the VIP database (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov) as prescribed under the Veterans First Contracting Program as implemented in VAAR subpart 819.70. The Veteran Administration is mandated by Public Law 109-461 (38 USC § 8127 & 8128) to give first priority to SDVOSBs and VOSBs concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned small business responses is received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation then the action will be advertised as a small business set aside (if applicable) or full and open competition, in which case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid. The NAICS 541690 is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of $15M. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/HaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C24618Q0053/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C24618Q0053 36C24618Q0053.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3858589&FileName=36C24618Q0053-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3858589&FileName=36C24618Q0053-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Record

SN04716314-W 20171020/171018230839-a1241dc19ad84a1f6913fb4f138af704 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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