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This is a sources sought announcement only. This is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of current market conditions relative to NAICS 621111 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) with a size standard $16 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23), on behalf of Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis MN is seeking to identify any vendors capable of providing Medical Physicists Services to eligible veteran beneficiaries for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. The period of performance will be one (1) twelve-month base period, and four (4) twelve-month option periods. Background: Pursuant to the Veterans First Contracting Program, the VA is trying to ascertain if there are qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) with the capability of providing the below services (Respondents are not limited to SDVOSB/VOSB concerns; the Government seeks to identify ALL potentially interested sources): SERVICES REQUIRED: The VA Radiation Oncology Services are accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body contracted through NROP. As such any Contractor providing on-site radiation oncology services must adhere to Guidelines & Technical Standards for Radiation Oncology promulgated by the American College of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology and American Association for Physicist in Medicine: A contractor providing on-site radiation oncology services must provide evidence the radiation oncology practice meets or exceeds the established clinical practice guidelines and standards. The Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) has a need for the provision of two (2) full-time Medical Physicists. Contractor shall provide Medical Physicists who are fully trained and fully competent to perform the required services for the duration of the contract period. One Physicist must be designated as a Senior Medical Physicist to serve as the Chief Physicist to oversee all medical physics and dosimetry aspects in support of radiation oncology physics program at the medical center. One other Medical Physicist will be provided to assist and support the Chief Physicist in performing the requirements of the contract. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor shall furnish services at the MVAHCS at 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Responses to this source sought notice must include the following information. 1. General Information of your company name, address, contact person name, phone number, fax number, e-mail address(s) and DUNS number and company website if available. 2. Socio-economic status of business (i.e. SDVOSB/VOSB, Small Business, Large etc.) 3. Are you or have you provided Medical Physicists Services. If so, please provide contract number(s) for the previous three (3) years. 4. Will your company enter into a joint venture or other relationship in order to provide this service? Responses to this market survey shall be e-mailed (only) to the attention of Daniel Vagts, daniel.vagts@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 9:00 am Central Time November 6, 2026. No solicitation document is available currently; this notice is to acquire information only. Vendors interested in providing an offer will have to respond to a solicitation announcement that shall be published separately.
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