Page 2 of 2 THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. 1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Business Capability of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) interested and capable of performing the work. 2. The NAICS for this requirement is 561320. 3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice not later than 8:00am PDT on Monday April 9, 2019 by providing the following via email only to
[email protected] (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email of primary point of contact (e) DUNS number (f) Type of business - Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business(SDVOSB) or Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB). (g) A capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor specifically for the work described in paragraph 5 below. Respondents are also encouraged to provide specific examples (e.g. contract number, point of contact information) of the Contractor s experience providing the same or similar supplies/services to that described in paragraph 5 below. 4. SDVOSB/VOSB respondents. (a) If respondent is VOSB or SDVOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause. (b) Small businesses, including SDVOSB/VOSBS are also advised that per 13 CFR, § 125.6 the prime contractor's limitations on subcontracting are as follows: (1) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than $150,000, an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: (2) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. 5. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) has a requirement for the services of four (4) Radiation Therapy Technologists (RTT). All services shall be provided at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90073. Contract RTTs shall be available and present in the clinic during normal VAGLAHS clinic hours, which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the COS. Currently, normal clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, in addition, RTTs shall accommodate a flexible work schedule based upon patient workload, including shifts after normal VA business hours, weekends and/or holidays. RTTs shall be ARRT certified and have a minimum of 2 years experience in the practice of radiation therapy. RTTs shall be experienced in the specific treatment modalities, such as SRS, SRT, SBRT, IGRT, IMRT, and RapidArc, implemented at VAGLAHS. They must be proficient in Aria Software and have a minimum of 2 years experience on the CT Simulation, Novalis with Brain Lab, True Beam and 21 ex linear accelerators machines. 6. Please note that if VA s pending market research establishes that two or more VOSB or SDVOSB, who are certified in VA s Vendor Information Pages (VIP) site https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/, can perform/provide (pick one) the services/supplies (pick one), VA will set aside the underlying solicitation per 38 U.S.C. §8127. 7. All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database found at https://www.sam.gov. Registration must include Representations and Certifications. --End of Sources Sought Announcement--