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Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine small business sources capable of providing on-site annual, and as needed... Page 2 of 2 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine small business sources capable of providing on-site annual, and as needed, performance evaluation of imaging equipment and Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) services at the FARGO VA Health Care System (SCVAHCS) and Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). Services per this notice under NAICS 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services . Small Business Size Standard is $19 million. ****ANY INTERESTED VENDORS MUST BE ABLE TO BE ON SITE IN 2 HOURS***** BACKGROUND: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time. Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23 is not at this time seeking offers and will not accept unsolicited offers. Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer. OBJECTIVE: This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification(s) (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SD/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 541690. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE: Please see attached DRAFT - Statement of Work for full description of this service request. The contractor shall provide a board Certified or board eligible Medical or Health Physicist to provide routine daily virtual, quarterly onsite coverage and on-site emergency coverage Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) services for the Fargo VA Health Care System (FVHCS), 365 days year, 24-hour coverage, and mileage, per diem and travel expenses should be included in all services solicitation. The FVHCS includes Fargo Medical Center and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Minnesota, and North Dakota which have imaging services. Radiation Materials Licensing experience is a requirement. The Contractor shall furnish personnel to provide Radiation Safety Officer Duties to fulfill the Radiation Materials Licensing requirement as specified by the National Health Physics Program (NHPP). The contractor s personnel serve as the RSO for the organization and for the comprehensive Radiation Safety Program for the Fargo VA Health Care System in Fargo ND. The FVAHCS makes extensive use of ionizing radiation and radioisotope material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in the veteran population. The FVAHCS makes extensive use of ionizing radiation and radioisotope material in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in the veteran population. The Contractor shall comply with radiation protection standards in 29 CFR 1910.1096 and immediately report any unsafe conditions with the potential to adversely impact the facility radiation workers or patients to the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). Please See attached Directive 1105 .04 PLACES OF PERFORMANCE: Fargo VA Health Care System 2101 Elm Street North Fargo, ND 58102-2417 Grand Forks, ND, CBOC 3221 32nd Avenue South, Suite 700 Grand Forks, ND 58201-6075 Bismarck, ND, CBOC 2700 State Street, Gateway Mall, Suite F Bismarck, ND 58503-0669 Fergus Falls, MN, CBOC 1839 North Park Street Fergus Falls, MN 56537-1247 Bemidji, MN, CBOC 1217 Anne Street NW Bemidji, MN 56601-5113 POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK: Please see attached DRAFT Statement of Work CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE: See Statement of Work RESPONSE TO SOURCES SOUGHT Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list: Company Name: Point of Contact (POC) name: Email address: Phone number: Unique Entity ID No. listed in the System of Awards Management (SAM): Business Size: (Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business Other, Small Business, or Large Business) for the NAICS code 541380. Please indicate whether you hold a GSA Federal-Supply-Schedule or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinitely Quantity (IDIQ) contract that covers this type of request. If so, please provide the Schedule contract number. SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES: No phone calls please. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time. Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 04/22/2025 at 10:00AM Central Standared time to: Alberta Mickells Contracting Specialist E-mail: Alberta.Mickells@va.gov