Q502--691 | Cardiovascular Technology Staffing | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 36C26226Q0016

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 vendors, to include Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Veteran Owned Small Businesses, interested and capable of providing the services described below. 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. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is NAICS: 561320 Temporary Help Services ($34.0M) PSC: Q502 Medical Cardiology Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) Company name (b) Address (c) Point of contact (d) Phone, fax, and email (e) SAM UEI (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of business (large or small) (i) If small business, type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business, and (j) Must provide a capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has a requirement for Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT) Staffing at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073. A detailed description of the required services is outlined in the draft Statement of Work included with this Sources Sought Notice. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. The VA is mandated by Public Law 109-461 to consider a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. However, if response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete 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 US Small Business Administration Small Business Search located at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/. All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to william.cook2@va.gov. All information submissions shall be received no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time on Monday, October 6, 2025. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation may be published.

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, intends to solicit for a contractor to provide Cardiovascular Technologist Staffing Services in support of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. This requirement is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract period will be a five-year period of performance, with funded task orders awarded for each year. Based on the results of market research, an electronic solicitation may be issued on or about 12/18/2025 at https://sam.gov. This solicitation will be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. Point of contact information: Bill Cook, Contracting Officer, william.cook2@va.gov.

This amendment (Amendment 1) corrects the date questions are due, which is located on page 56 of the Instructions to Offerors. The date questions are due is changed FROM: January 8, 2026 TO: December 29, 2025

Amendment to a Previous Solicitation Page 1 of Amendment to a Previous Solicitation Page 3 of 3 Amendment to a Previous Solicitation *= Required Field Amendment to a Previous Solicitation Page 1 of 3 This amendment (Amendment 2) confirms the date quotes are due as 12:00 Noon Mountain Time January 8, 2026. The date questions are due remains unchanged at December 29, 2025.

This amendment answers questions regarding the Request for Quote (RFQ). Questions with their respective answers are as follows: Will the Government accept experience with other technologists certified by ARDMS, other than cardiovascular? Recruiting and retaining an ARDMS certified professional, whether Cardiovascular or other, requires the same level of expertise. ANSWER: The government will not accept other technologists, who are not Cardiovascular. Staffing Levels / Estimated Hours Can the Government provide the anticipated number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) or estimated hours per labor category for the period of performance? ANSWER: Sufficient information is contained within the RFQ. Shift Structure and Coverage Are services expected to include evening, night, weekend, on-call, or overtime coverage? If so, should these be priced separately or incorporated into the base hourly rates? ANSWER: Sufficient information is contained within the RFQ. Period of Performance Please confirm the anticipated base period and any option periods associated with this requirement. ANSWER: Sufficient information is contained within the RFQ. Credentialing and Onboarding Timeline What is the estimated timeframe for credentialing and onboarding once candidates are submitted and tentatively accepted? ANSWER: The timeframe for credentialing and onboarding varies due to several factors. This cannot be answered due to this uncertainty. Employment Structure Does the Government permit the use of 1099 independent contractors, or must all personnel be W-2 employees of the Prime Contractor? ANSWER: 1099 employees are not appropriate for this procurement. Subcontracting Parameters Please confirm whether subcontracting is permitted for recruitment and talent sourcing support, with the Prime Contractor retaining full management control, payroll authority, and performance responsibility in accordance with SDVOSB limitations on subcontracting. ANSWER: This is a management decision for each vendor submitting a quote for this procurement.

This amendment (Amendment 4) answers questions regarding the Request for Quote (RFQ). Questions with their respective answers are as follows: Does the $7,000,000 ceiling apply cumulatively over the entire 5-year contract period (i.e., $7M total across all task orders issued from 2026-2031)? OR does the $7,000,000 ceiling apply to each annual task order that will be issued for each contract year (i.e., up to $7M per year, for a potential maximum of $35M over 5 years)? ANSWER: The $7,000,000 applies cumulatively over the entire 5-year contract period. Surge or Emergency Staffing Needs: Does the VA anticipate surge needs (e.g. temporary expansion in cath lab capacity) that may require staffing above the 7 FTEs? If so, will those be addressed through separate task orders? ANSWER: This is not anticipated. Option Year Pricing Adjustments: Can the contractor apply escalation in option years (e.g., based on wage increases or locality rate changes), or must all rates remain level unless renegotiated? ANSWER: How prices are quoted is at the discretion of the contractor. Contract Transition Requirements: If Capstone is selected, will there be a transition-in period (e.g., 2 4 weeks) for onboarding and training before full performance starts February 1, 2026? ANSWER: It is anticipated award will be made in sufficient time to coordinate a transition of personnel to the new contract. There will not be a transition-in period for onboarding and training. The instructions in Section E.1 request a list of contracts "with the Quoter as the prime contractor." However, the Reference Contract Worksheet (Attachment D.3) explicitly asks for details regarding tasks performed by "the Offeror (or the Offeror's proposed subcontractor)." Can the Government confirm that relevant experience from a proposed subcontractor is acceptable for Factor 1? ANSWER: The Reference Contract Worksheet is a more detailed set of instructions, where answers are used for evaluation purposes. Relevant experience from proposed subcontractors is acceptable. Is there an incumbent? If yes can you disclose the incumbents Name and the contract number? ANSWER: This information will not be disclosed. How will the quote be evaluated will it be lowest price technically acceptable or best trade off procurement? ANSWER: The evaluation will be conducted as outlined in Section E.7. From historical data how often is the Cath team activated after hours for STEMIs? ANSWER: Historical data will not be provided. In section 21.0 work hours, for clarification are the two shifts (07:00-15:30, 09:00-17:30) Monday through Friday only or are the two shifts every day including Monday-Friday, weekends and National Holidays? ANSWER: Standard hours are Monday through Friday; however, it is possible contractor personnel may have to work weekends and/or holidays if circumstances warrant. For on-call cardiovascular technologists is the call taken in house? If not in-house call is there a distance limit or time limit the techs must be able to return to hospital within? ANSWER: Contract CVTs are assigned individual pagers, pager can go off while contract CVT are on site working through their regular shifts and in-house calls are answered as soon as the tech becomes available because pager can go off while the techs are in the labs with patients and physicians. Pager can go off after regular shifts and if pager goes off while they are walking to the parking lot and after regular shifts ended, then that is call back and OT. When the pager goes off once the techs are home, then the techs have 30 minutes to return to the labs. Besides the request for the 7 contract FTEs are there other cardiovascular technologists employed by the VA? ANSWER: This question is outside the scope of this RFQ. We understand that the position is for Cardiovascular Technologist. Our question has to do with the recruiting and staffing experience. Does the Government consider experience staffing cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs with invasive cardiology technologists to meet the specialized experience requirement, even when the job title used by the client differed from Cardiovascular Technologist, provided the duties and acuity align with the Statement of Work? ANSWER: Since this is a staffing experience question, the evaluation team will have to consider what has been submitted relevant to experience to determine if it is acceptable. Given that services are performed on-site at VA facilities, can the Government confirm whether automobile liability insurance is required only in circumstances where contractor personnel operate vehicles in performance of the contract? ANSWER: Supplemental Insurance Requirements are explained in Section C.3. Under Factor 1, will the Government place greater weight on direct VA cardiovascular staffing experience, or on demonstrated equivalency in non-VA hospital catheterization and electrophysiology labs where scope, complexity, and clinical environment are comparable? ANSWER: See answer to Question 7. Are third-party credentialing or occupational health providers considered subcontractors for purposes of limitations on subcontracting compliance, or are these services treated as allowable direct costs excluded from LOS calculations? ANSWER: This question cannot be adequately answered here. The evaluation team will have to examine each quote to determine acceptability, to include meeting subcontracting compliance requirements.