Locum - Anesthesiology Physician Services - 621 5-YR w/Orders 4/1/27-3/31/32
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Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Mountain Home, Tennessee. Due Nov 16, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-6), 17 days left.
| Title as posted | Q501--Locum - Anesthesiology Physician Services - 621 5-YR w/Orders 4/1/27-3/31/32 |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C24927Q0035 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 249-Network Contract Office 9 (36C249) |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111) |
| Product or service code | Q501 |
| Place of performance | Mountain Home, Tennessee |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 16, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-6) (17 days left) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Tennessee Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.
Services Required: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQ VAMC) requires a full range of Anesthesiology Services be provided in a private hospital, office, or clinic environment to Veterans. There is currently an active contract in place for these services. It is anticipated that it will take approximately 5-6 months to award a new contract.
Purpose and Objectives: Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition methodology. NAICS Code: 621111 and sized standard is $16 Million. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status must be registered and verified through the Small Business Administration at search.certifications.sba.gov/.
Additionally, all Offerors responding to a solicitation must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of proposal submission. Project requirements: Contractor will provide locum tenens anesthesiology services at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) in Mountain Home, Tennessee. The contractor shall provide board-certified anesthesiologists to support the facility s surgical and procedural operations, including on-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and federal holidays.
Services include, but are not limited to: Pre-operative evaluations Administration of anesthesia during surgical and procedural cases Post-anesthesia care and monitoring Emergency and urgent anesthesia services Participation in interdisciplinary care planning All staff must complete mandatory VA training, including but not limited to HIPAA, infection control, patient safety, and cybersecurity.
Performance Work Statement: See attached for a DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS). Anticipated Period of Performance: Period of performance is projected to be for a period of five (5) years with ordering periods but is subject to change. SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE Company Name __________ POC __________ Phone Number __________ Email Address __________ UEI __________ 1.
Is your firm considered a Small Business? The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is tentatively 621111; the small business size standard for this NAICS code is $16 Million. A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for Small Business Administration and federal contracting programs.
The definition of "small" varies by industry. Is your business considered any of the following? [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Historic Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZONE) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) If you responded yes to SDVOSB or VOSB, submit a copy of your current Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Certificate.
2. Does your firm have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)? [ ] yes [ ] no 3. Have you provided Outpatient Clinic Services under NAICS 621111 to a Federal Agency in the past?
If so, please list experience. 4. In your opinion, what are the risks associated with this effort?
Comment on any current or potential technical, cost, schedule, or performance risks that you would like to make the Government aware of that concern Anesthesiology Services and/or this requirement. 5. Provide any additional feedback that you feel is relevant (i.e., problems or any other issues experienced with similar contracts).
Note: Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses. Please e-mail your questionnaire response with the above information to Ramona Bonness ([email protected]) with the subject line "Sources Sought Notice: Anesthesiology Services by 11:00am CT on February 10, 2026. Disclaimer and Important Notes.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work.
Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published to the System for Award Management. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
See attached document: DRAFT Statement of Work Locum Anesthesiologist.
Contracting contact
- Ramona Bonness · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · Phone calls not accepted
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 621111, a business counts as small if it has no more than $16.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for offices of physicians work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- QTC Medical Services Inc $2.3 billion in this trade
- Optumserve Health Services, Inc. $1.9 billion in this trade
- Loyal Source Government Services LLC $1.8 billion in this trade
- Veterans Evaluation Services, Inc $1.7 billion in this trade
- WJM Professional Services LLC $29.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Offices of Physicians contracts right now
There are 16 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 621111), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 62% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Forest Service and Indian Health Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in Tennessee, Maryland and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 19 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 18 days.
All open offices of physicians contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Prime Physicians Tri Providers LLC $4.4 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 27, 2026
- Acuity-Chs, LLC $4.4 million · Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) · Sep 10, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.