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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12, on behalf of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Hospital in Chicago, IL, is seeking information and... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 12, on behalf of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Hospital in Chicago, IL, is seeking information and potential sources for Mobile Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET/CT) Services. The anticipated period of performance is October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. The contractor will not be required to provide services on federal holidays. The estimated number of scans required is 540 in the first year with increases possible for option years. The NAICS for this requirement is 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers, which has a small business size standard of $16.5 million. It is the intent of the VA to issue a single award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract. This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This Sources Sought Notice will be used to obtain information regarding the provision of Mobile PET/CT Services from potential vendors, identify potential vendors that would be interested and capable of providing Mobile PET/CT Services, and to assist the Contracting Officer in making a set-aside determination. This Source Sought Notice and any responses are for market research purposes only and shall not be considered an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any services. This Source Sought Notice is not a solicitation, and no contractual arrangement will be made as a result. Vendors are advised that no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of a contractor submission to this Sources Sought Notice or the Government's use of such information. All costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice are solely at the responding vendors expense. All submitted information should be UNCLASSIFIED or NON-PROPRIETARY. Vendors are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained with its response. The Government will not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. By responding to this Sources Sought Notice, the vendor provides the Government permission to share its submitted capabilities and contract information with other Government organizations in relationship to similar requirements for market research purposes. The Government has compiled and is seeking vendor responses to the questions listed below. Does the vendor provide Mobile PET/CT services in Illinois? Does the vendor own, rent, or lease from another company the Mobile Scanner Unit? What is they lead time necessary for the vendor to obtain a Mobile Scanner Unit? Will the vendor prefer to remove the unit weekly or leave the unit on-site when not in use? Does the vendor have liability insurance coverage in its name? Will subcontractors/partners be used for any part of the delivery of Mobile PET/CT services? If yes, specify the duties of the prime contractor and any subcontractors/partners. Are the Technologists employees of the vendor or subcontractors (including independent contractors)? Are any supplies normally provided by the vendor to perform the Mobile PET/CT services? If so, are they an additional cost or is it inclusive? Does the vendor have the ability to dispose of garbage and sharps? Is this an additional cost or is it inclusive? How many scans typically can be done in an hour, to include set up, draw down, medication/drug waiting time? How has COVID-19 affected this? Does Mobile PET/CT unit have an independent advanced workstation for post processing and manipulation of the acquired PET/CT images To be considered complete, responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall also include the information below. Provide a brief description of the company background, experience in providing Mobile PET/CT Services, socioeconomic status, past performance with Government contracts, and contractor unique SAM number. If company is a small business, indicate if able to comply with the Limitations on Subcontracting (13 CFR 125.6), which states that for services a small business concern must agree that it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Include copy of CVE verification from the Veterans Information Pages (VIP) website if claiming Veteran-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business socioeconomic status as prime contractor or for any subcontractors/partners. Provide a copy of current certificate of liability insurance. Based on the estimated number of scans above, provide an estimate of the cost per scan and provide the breakdown of elements included in that cost, provide an estimated cost per day. All interested parties, REGARDLESS of socioeconomic status, capable of providing the required Mobile PET/CT Services above shall submit a response via email to the Contracting Officer at sandra.mcanany@va.gov, no later than Monday, April 18, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time.