About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Veterans Affairs requires a full range of locum anesthesiology physician services for the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home, Tennessee. The contractor must provide two full-time equivalents totaling 4,160 hours of board-certified anesthesiologists to deliver pre-operative evaluations, anesthesia administration, post-anesthesia care, and emergency coverage, including evening, weekend, and holiday on-call support. This Sources Sought notice conducts market research to determine acquisition methodology, with an anticipated five-year ordering period. Eligible respondents must be USA organizations under NAICS code 621111 with a $16 million size standard, and any claimed SDVOSB or VOSB status must be verified through the Small Business Administration. Capability responses are due 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
- On-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and federal holidays
- Participation in interdisciplinary care planning
- Clinical consultative services
Minimum qualifications
- Full and unrestricted state medical license
- Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Must possess and maintain a valid Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card
- Enrollment and credentialing through the VHA VetPro Internet process
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Current continuing medical education (CME) units meeting facility standards
Documents to include with your response
- Completed Sources Sought Questionnaire
- Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Certificate for SDVOSB or VOSB respondents
- Curriculum vitae and current references
- Signed consent for release of information
- Proof of negative tuberculosis testing or chest x-ray within past year
- Proof of MMR, Varicella, and Tdap immunity or vaccination
- Proof of annual influenza vaccination or medical contraindication
- Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination series and antibody testing
- Organizational conflict of interest statement
Key dates
- Responses due
- 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 to be for a period of five (5) years with ordering periods (4/1/27-3/31/32)
- Place of performance
- James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Corner of Lamont ST and Veterans Way, Mountain Home TN 37684
- Insurance and bonding
- Professional liability insurance
- 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.