R425 National VHA Biomedical Engineering Technical Professional Support Services (BETPSS) IDIQ

This is AMENDMENT 0002 to provide questions and answers for solicitation and replace the sample task order with the initial task order. Update PWS in the solicitation. And extend question due date.

This is AMENDMENT 0001 to extend the proposal due date and notify offerors of a forthcoming subsequent amendment to provide Government responses to questions.

The purpose of this contract is to provide technical and professional support to Biomedical Engineering departments at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, outpatient clinics, VISN offices, and the VHA/VA Program Offices to accomplish corrective and planned maintenance, professional Biomedical Engineering services, and project management work. Contract resources may be required to accomplish routine operational tasks (e.g. maintenance, patient safety recall investigation), as well as unexpected or time-limited tasks (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic support, operational readiness services for Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM)/Cerner deployment). There are many competing priorities for Biomedical Engineering staff in today’s environment, and the support services shall provide interim Biomedical Engineering services either onsite or remotely while full-time positions are recruited and hired to fill permanent roles in Biomedical Engineering departments, as needed. When Contractor support services are required by a VA medical facility, a local VISN or facility VA Contracting Officer Representative (L-COR) will be designated to monitor and provide oversight to the Contractors at that facility.

Successful offeror(s) may be required to execute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Once a contract requiring a BAA is awarded, please contact the VHA Privacy Office BAA Issues team at VHABAAIssues@va.gov to assist in implementing the appropriate BAA.