THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL QUALIFIED SOURCES AND THEIR  SIZE CLASSIFICATIONS (HUBZONE 8(a), 8(a), HUBZONE, SMALL, SMALL  DISADVANTAGE AND LARGE BUSINESS) RELATIVE TO NAICS CODE 561410 (SIZE STANDARD OF $7.0 MILLION AVERAGE ANNUAL RECEIPTS FOR  PRECEDING THREE FISCAL YEARS). RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS WILL BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISTION DECISIONS, SEE SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS BELOW. AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN FEDBIZOPPS ON OR ABOUT 02 MAR 09. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ARE NOT ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Travis AFB is seeking sources to perform off-site inpatient medical transcription services for David Grant Medical Center, Medical Treatment Facility (hereinafter referred to as the MTF) at Travis AFB, CA. The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, materials, and transportation to provide this service. The Contractor shall also provide management, supervision, personnel qualifications, skills, abilities, and other items and services necessary to perform medical transcription services dictated by the MTF. Period of Performance will be 1 October 2009 through 30 September 2010 with four one-year option periods. Responses to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) and must respond to the following questions:

General Questions

1)                  Is your business a large or small business?

2)                  If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emergency business, or a small, disadvantaged   business?

3)                  If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and is your firm certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?

4)                  Is your firm a certified "hub zone" firm?

5)                  Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?

6)                  Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran-Owned?

7)                  Does your firm have an Environment Management System Certification (EMS)?

8)                  Is your firm a certified Department of Defense Agent?

Service Questions

9)                  Is your firm able to provide qualified off-site medical transcriptionists?

10)              What qualifications/certifications does your firm require from a transcriptionist?

11)              What is the average work experience of your transcriptionists?

12)              Is your firm able to provide off-site medical transcription services meeting the required 24 clock-hour turn around time?

13)              Does your firm perform background checks?

14)              Does your firm have a quality assurance plan in place? What quality assurance methods and   quality standards does your firm use?

15)              Do you currently have a government contract? If yes, what type of contract?

See attached Inpatient Medical Transcription Questionnaire.

All questions and responses to questionnaire should be addressed to the Contract Specialist.