This is a solicitation for Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) services at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI. The contract is for non-personnel services and requires the RSO to manage the radiation protection program, ensure compliance with federal regulations (10 CFR Part 35), conduct periodic reviews and audits, manage waste disposal, prepare license renewals, and provide additional services as needed. The contract period is for a base year plus four one-year option periods. Offerors must be approved by the VA National Health Physics Program (NHHP) and meet specific qualifications. The offer due date is April 24, 2026, at 4 PM EDT. Offers must be submitted electronically to ***@***. *. * quotations will not be accepted.
The Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the performance period for the base year as POP begin: 08/01/2026 to POP end: 07/31/2027, with four additional one-year option periods. The bid notice states, The period of performance shall be for a base year plus four 4 one-year option periods.
The bid notice states, Invoices shall be submitted in arrears: a. quarterly b. semiannually c. other x monthly.
The bid notice states, The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical capability, past performance and price, when combined, are the evaluation factors.
The bid notice states, The contractor shall be approved by the VA National Health Physics Program NHHP to act as the RSO for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center radioactive materials permit. It also mentions, The contractor shall meet qualifications in order to be able to be named on the materials permit at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center and be authorized users for all materials permitted by: 10 CFR ****, 10 CFR ****, 10 CFR **** and research. The RSO must be experienced with administering radioactive materials to patients and would have to be able to meet qualifications per 10 CFR Part **** and 10 CFR Part ****.
The bid notice does not mention a site visit.
The bid notice states, Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. However, this specific solicitation does not appear to require samples.