About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration seeks capability statements from qualified sources to provide locum tenens anesthesiology physician services at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee. The required scope includes board-certified anesthesiologists delivering pre-operative evaluations, anesthesia administration, post-anesthesia care, emergency services, interdisciplinary care planning, and on-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and federal holidays. Assigned personnel must complete mandatory VA trainings, including HIPAA, cybersecurity, infection control, and patient safety. Respondents must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management, and vendors claiming SDVOSB or VOSB status must be verified through the Small Business Administration under NAICS code 621111 with a $16 million size standard. The anticipated contract term covers five years with ordering periods running from April 1, 2027, through March 31, 2032. Interested firms must submit their responses by November 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM Central Time to Contract Specialist Ramona Bonness.
Scope of work
- Board-certified locum tenens anesthesiology physician services
- 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
- On-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and federal holidays
- Onsite coverage equivalent to two full-time physicians (4160 hours)
Minimum qualifications
- Full and unrestricted current license to practice medicine in one or more states
- Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
- Possess and maintain a valid Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications
- Fluent in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing English
- Registered and verified through SBA if claiming SDVOSB/VOSB status
- Active registration in System for Award Management (SAM)
- Negative TB test and proof of required immunizations (MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Hepatitis B, Influenza)
Documents to include with your response
- Completed Sources Sought Questionnaire
- Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Certificate (if SDVOSB or VOSB)
- Curriculum vitae for candidate physicians
- Current references
- Signed consent for release of information forms
- VETPRO application
- Copies of current CMEs
- Organizational conflict of interest statement
Key dates
- Response Date
- 11-16-2026 11:00 am CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Email questionnaire response to Ramona Bonness ([email protected]) with subject line 'Sources Sought Notice: Anesthesiology Services 36C24927Q0035'.
Contract details
- Term
- Projected five (5) years with ordering periods (subject: 4/1/27-3/31/32)
- Place of performance
- Department of Veterans Affairs, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Corner of Lamont ST and Veterans Way, Mountain Home TN 37684, USA
- Insurance and bonding
- Professional liability insurance is required.
- Funding
- Title 38 USC 8153, Health Care Resources (HCR) sharing Authority
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 36C24927Q0035
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 249-Network Contract Office 9 (36C249)
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 16, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 29, 2026
- NAICS
- 621111 · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Product/service code
- Q501
- Place of performance
- Mountain Home, TN, 37684
- Contracting contact
- Ramona Bonness, Contract Specialist
ramona.bonness@va.gov
Phone calls not accepted
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (36C249) with descriptions matching "anesthesiology", performed in TN. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| WANDER STAFFING LLC36C24926N0441 · ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES ON-SITE AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER | $1.9M | Mar 31, 2027 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE36C24918C0049 · ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES | $11.2M | Sep 30, 2023 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621111, performed in TN
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| EGA ASSOCIATES, LLC36C24925C0016 · PERFUSIONIST SERVICES FOR THE MEMPHIS VA MEDICAL CENTER IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE | $371.5K | Jan 14, 2030 |
| ASSURGENT MEDICAL STAFFING LLC36C24926C0001 · ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY SERVICES FOR THE MEMPHIS VA MEDICAL CENTER. | $3.1M | Nov 30, 2027 |
| EGA ASSOCIATES, LLC36C24927N0059 · EXERCISE OPTION PERIOD 1 - EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SERVICES | $2.2M | Oct 31, 2027 |
| ADELPHI STAFFING, LLC36C24927N0169 · ISSUE FY27 TASK ORDER | $1.5M | Sep 30, 2027 |
| RISEN VIDEO PRODUCTION, LLC36C24927N0103 · INTRAOPERATIVE NEUROMONITORING SERVICES (IONM) - OPTION YEAR 2 | $142.4K | Sep 30, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Veterans Affairs, NAICS 621111, since Oct 1, 2024
661 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. QTC MEDICAL SERVICES INC$5.1B
- 2. OPTUMSERVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.$4.4B
- 3. VETERANS EVALUATION SERVICES, INC$3.7B
- 4. LOYAL SOURCE GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC$2.6B
- 5. FEDHEALTH SYSTEMS ALLIANCE, LLC$10.4M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.