SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION & PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; IT IS NEITHER A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTES AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. A CONTRACT MAY NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT MUST BE IN WRITING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS AND TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, 8(A), HUBZONE AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES INTERESTED AND CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE WORK. DOCUMENTATION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE MUST BE PRESENTED IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE THAT YOUR COMPANY POSSESSES THE NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL AREA EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO COMPETE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) COMPANY NAME (B) ADDRESS (C) POINT OF CONTACT (D) PHONE, FAX, AND EMAIL (E) DUNS NUMBER (F) CAGE CODE (G)TAX ID NUMBER (H) TYPE OF SMALL BUSINESS, E.G. SERVICES DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, 8(A), HUBZONE, WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, OR SMALL BUSINESS HUBZONE BUSINESS AND (I) MUST PROVIDE A CAPABILITY STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITY TO PERFORM AS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED BELOW. SYNOPSIS: The VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) desires to enter into a contract for Ultrasound Technician services. These services will be provided to the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The Martinsburg VAMC requires two (2) ultrasound technicians. THE SCOPE OF SERVICE INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: Ultrasound Technician(s) shall provide a full range of Diagnostic Care. The ultrasound technicians shall coordinate a variety of technical procedures that require independent judgement, ingenuity, and initiative in the application of non-ionizing high frequency waves to humans for diagnosis of disease in the clinic or on the inpatient unit. The ultrasound technicians shall know and understand the principles of ultrasound and the highly specialized equipment well enough to essentially approve the acceptability or rejectability of each scan. Controls technical factors on ultrasound unity, which will affect time, scattering, refraction and diffraction. Selects between non-focused, fixed-focus, linear phased array and annual phased array. The ultrasound technicians shall set up and adjust all equipment and manually maneuvers to the transducer to perform the exam. Performance of the examination requires proper alignment and position of the patient. ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PARTIES SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO ME. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ONLY. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. MY POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW. CAPABILITY STATEMENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS (SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, 8(a), HUB, WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OR LARGE BUSINESS) GSA/FSS/SEWP SCHEDULE NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE) COMPANY INFORMATION INCLUDING POINT OF CONTACT INFO I AM PROPOSING NAICS CODE 561320 (TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES). IF YOU BELIEVE A BETTER NAICS CODE CAN BE USED PLEASE PROVIDE IT. THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS: 561320 TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES. RESPONSE DATE (DEADLINE): MONDAY JUNE 24th, 2019. FOR PLANNING AND SCHEDULING PURPOSES, TO INSURE BEING INCLUDED IN OUR MARKET RESEARCH FOR THIS PROCUREMENT, RESPONSES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY JUNE 24th, 2019. TIME PERMITTING, RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE MAY BE INCLUDED IN OUR RESEARCH BUT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS 510 BUTLER AVE MARTINSBURG, WV 25401 POINT OF CONTACT: JABBAR PRINGLE CONTRACT OFFIER
[email protected] NOTICE TO POTENTIAL OFFERORS: ALL OFFERORS WHO PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE REGISTERED AT SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM LOCATED ON THE WEB AT WWW.SAM.GOV). IT IS DESIRABLE THAT ANY OFFEROR TO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR BUSINESS ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA). ADDITIONALLY, ALL SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES OR VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES WHO RESPOND TO A SOLICITATION ON THIS PROJECT MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CENTER FOR VETERANS ENTERPRISE VETBIZ REGISTRY LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.VIP.VETBIZ.VA.GOV/. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS SHOULD SUBMIT ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION STATE ABOVE BY EMAIL ONLY TO
[email protected] BY THE RESPONSE DATE STATED ABOVE. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCPETED. REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING IN THE SUBJECT FIELD OF THE EMAIL: ULTRASOUND TECHNICIANS *THIS IS A MARKET SURVEY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.*