Under Statutory Authority 38 U.S.C. 8153 Enhanced Health Care Resources with a Commercial Items format of terms, conditions, and provisions/clauses, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, MN requires a .5 -1.0 FTEE Board certified/Board Eligible Otolaryngologist with option to renew for one (1) additional 12-month periods. NAICS Code 621111 applies for this procurement with small business size standard of $9.0 million dollars. Contractor to provide board certified/board eligible Otolaryngologist for VA's Surgery Department under the overall supervision of Chief, Surgery Service and Chief of Staff at this medical center. The VA reserves the right to make a single award or multiple awards against this solicitation, if in doing so, it appears to be in the best interest of the Government. Submitted proposals will be evaluated on (a) technical capabilities which include certifications; recent related experience; clinical skills; collaborative skills and training experience; (b) management capabilities and (c) past performance. Technical capabilities, management capabilities and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. Pricing must include all costs for base salary, fringe benefits, retirement, life and disability, unemployment, social security, Medicare, health insurance and medical liability insurance. Contractor must have own travel and housing. Pricing may be submitted as an hourly, weekly or monthly charge but must reflect total costs and must be able to calculable to compare with other offers submitted. Pricing factors will include best value and delivery period. Solicitation documents are available in electronic and hard copy formats. Electronic solicitations may be obtained for download from the following web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov . Any amendments issued will also be available at the URL address. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. If you are downloading the solicitation and would like to be included on the solicitation mailing list, e-mail the contracting officer with your company name, point of contact, mailing address, and telephone and fax numbers. Requests for a hard copy of the solicitation must be in writing, faxed requests are acceptable; no telephone requests for a hard copy will be accepted. FAX requests for hard copy of solicitation to Jennifer Dallman, Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 at 612-725-2072. Submit hard copy proposals only. Electronic submission of offers will not be accepted. Submit proposals by May 30, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. central standard time. Faxed proposals will NOT be accepted.

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