SOURCE SOUGHT THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. IT IS NEITHER A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR QUOTES AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. 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 PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO AUGMENT OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED AT THE VA NJHCS, AND TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CLINICAL SERVICES NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN THE VA NJHCS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTED PERSONNEL (FTE) AT DESIGNATED TIMES TO ASSURE THE PROPER PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE TO VA PATIENTS COVERED UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THIS AGREEMENT. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES LISTED ARE THE PORTION OF ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEE (FTE) REQUIRED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT REQUIRE THE OPHTHALMOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE CLINIC COVERAGE, AS WELL AS PERFORM SCHEDULED PROCEDURES. AS SUCH, THIS CONTRACT ESTABLISHES AN FTE-BASED AGREEMENT IN LIEU OF A PROCEDURE-BASED SERVICE AGREEMENT. UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SERVICES TO THE VA NJ HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (VA NJHCS), AT 385 TREMONT AVENUE, EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018-1095. THE VA NJ HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO OPHTHALMOLOGY RESIDENTS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE SCOPE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR IS LISTED HEREIN. THE CONTRACT OPHTHALMOLOGISTS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE VA FACILITY WHILE PERFORMING THE REQUIRED SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. BILLING AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY DURING EACH BILLING CYCLE TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL HOURS WORKED BY CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REIMBURSED ONLY FOR ACTUAL SERVICES PERFORMED AT THE VA NJHCS. ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PARTIES SHOULD PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO ME. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL ONLY. MY POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION IS LISTED BELOW. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS NEEDED: 1. CAPABILITY STATEMENT 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CATEGORY(S) APPLICABLE (I.E. SDVOSB, VOSB, 8A, HUB, WOSB, SB) 3. THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS 621111 4. GSA/FSS/SEWP SCHEDULE NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE) 5. COMPANY INFORMATION INCLUDING POINT OF CONTACT INFO RESPONSE DATE (DEADLINE): 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 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2014. TIME PERMITTING, RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE DEADLINE MAY BE INCLUDED IN OUR RESEARCH BUT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: VISN 3 NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (10N3/NCO) JAMES J. PETERS VAMC 130 WEST KINGSBRIDGE ROAD BRONX, NEW YORK 10468-3904 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: VA NJ HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 385 TREMONT AVENUE EAST ORANGE, NJ 07018 POINT OF CONTACT: JABBAR PRINGLE, CONTRACT OFFICER MEDICAL SHARING VISN 3 NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE E-MAIL: [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 HTTP://VIP.VETBIZ.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: "VA NJ HEALTHCARE SYSTEM/OPTHALMOLOGY." *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.*

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