Q522--Medical Physicist Service - MPLS PoP: 09/16/2026-09/15/2027+2

The contract requires the provision of Board Certified Therapeutic Medical Physicist services at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, specifically staffing two positions: one Chief Therapeutic Medical Physicist and one Therapeutic Medical Physicist, with a base period of performance from September 16, 2026, through September 15, 2027, and two optional one-year extension periods through September 15, 2029. The requirement is structured as a Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (FP-IDIQ) contract, with a total service requirement of 4,512 hours annually, equally allocated between the two positions. All personnel must be board certified and adhere to nationally recognized standards set by the American College of Radiology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Workload distribution must be shared among at least two providers to ensure compliance with the standard of care, and an operational performance improvement process must be maintained, incorporating data collection, measurement, assessment, and continuous improvement aligned with industry guidelines. Contractors must comply with a comprehensive set of federal and Department of Veterans Affairs-specific regulations and requirements, including strict information security protocols under FAR 52.204-21, VAAR 852.204-71, and VAAR 852.211-76, which mandate safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information and impose liquidated damages for data breaches. All personnel are subject to Personal Identity Verification under both FAR 52.204-9 and VAAR 852.204-70 and must adhere to the Contractor Rules of Behavior, which include no expectation of privacy on VA systems, consent to monitoring, and strict prohibitions on unauthorized access or misuse of VA data. The contract obligates the contractor to maintain professional liability insurance, workers’ compensation coverage, and employer’s liability coverage of at least $100,000, and to certify compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, including E-Verify and Executive Order 12989. Organizational conflicts of interest must be fully disclosed and mitigated, and any potential OCI involving subcontractors or consultants must be addressed. Invoicing must be submitted electronically by the 20th workday of each month in arrears, including detailed line-item data such as employee names, hours worked, hourly rates, and total prices, following