Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking to acquire Orthopedic Physician Services for the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (RJDVAMC) located in Wichita, KS.
This request for information (RFI) is intended for market research and planning purposes only, aimed at identifying capable contractors, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB), who can fulfill the requirements outlined in this announcement.
Work Details
The Contractor shall provide Board Certified/Board Eligible Orthopedic Physician Services on-site to beneficiaries of the VA and the Robert J. Dole VAMC. The services include:
1. Providing orthopedic physician services in accordance with specifications.
2. Ensuring that all assigned physicians have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
3. All physicians must hold full and unrestricted licenses without any history of restrictions or suspensions.
4. All physicians must be Board Certified/Board Eligible by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) and certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
5. Credentialing and privileging must comply with VHA Directive 1100.20 and VHA Directive 1100.21, ensuring that no services are provided until approval from the Facility Medical Executive Board and Medical Center Director is obtained.
6. Physicians must demonstrate technical proficiency in required skills, including fluency in English.
7. Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements must be met, with documentation provided annually to the VA COR.
8. All training mandated by the VA must be completed by contractor’s physicians as required.
Place of Performance
Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, 5500 E. Kellogg Ave, Wichita KS, 67218.
Bidder Requirements
Contractors must ensure that all assigned physicians have current full and unrestricted medical licenses, board certification in orthopedic services, and certifications in BLS and ACLS. Additionally, contractors are responsible for credentialing and privileging processes as per VA directives, ensuring technical proficiency in required skills, compliance with CME requirements, and completion of all mandatory training as specified by the VA.
THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR MARKET RESEARCH AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.
1.1. FOR: Orthopedic Physician Services - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (RJDVAMC) in Wichita, KS 67218.
1. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research only to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of Small Business Capability, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB/VOSB) who are interested and capable of performing the work.
2. The NAICS for this requirement is 561320 - Temporary Help Services.
3. Interested and capable Contractors should respond to this notice no later than 17:00 CT on 11/12/2026.
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4. Capability Statement. Please submit a capability statement that addresses the organization's qualifications and ability to provide Orthopedic Physician Services. Please review the duties and qualifications from the draft Statement of Work below.
GENERAL:
Services Provided: The Contractor shall provide Board Certified/Board Eligible Orthopedic Physician Services on-site in accordance with the specifications contained herein to beneficiaries of the VA and the Robert J. Dole VAMC.
Place of Performance: Contractor shall furnish Board-Certified/Board Eligible Orthopedic Physicians for services at the Robert J. Dole VAMC, 5500 E. Kellogg Ave, Wichita KS, 67218.
Authority: Title 38 USC 8153, Health Care Resources (HCR) sharing Authority
QUALIFICATIONS :
Staff/Facility
License: The Contractor's physician(s) assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed on-site on VA property.
All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractor's physician(s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.
Board Certification: All contractor's physician(s) shall be Board Certified/Board Eligible Orthopedic Service by the ABOS http://www.abos.org/, and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance.
Credentialing and Privileging: Credentialing and privileging is to be done in accordance with the provisions of VHA Directive 1100.20 and VHA Directive 1100.21 referenced above. The Contractor is responsible to ensure that proposed physician(s) possesses the requisite credentials enabling the granting of privileges. No services shall be provided by any Contractor's physician(s) prior to obtaining approval by the Facility Medical Executive Board and Medical Center Director.
If a Contractor's physician(s) and/or other contract provider(s) are not credentialed and privileged or has credentials/privileges suspended or revoked, the Contractor shall furnish an acceptable substitute without any additional cost to the government.
Technical Proficiency: Contractor's physician(s) shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently. Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contractor's physician(s) and contractor's physician(s) shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)/Certified Education Unit (CEU) Requirements: Contractor shall provide the COR copies of current CMEs as required or requested by the facility. Contractor's physician(s) registered or certified by national/medical associations shall continue to meet the minimum standards for CME to remain current. Contractor shall report CME hours to the credentials office for tracking. These documents are required for both privileging and re-privileging. Failure to provide shall result in loss of privileges for contractor's physician(s).
Training (ACLS, BLS, EHR and VA MANDATORY): Contractor shall meet all VA educational requirements and mandatory course requirements defined herein; all training must be completed by the contractor's physician(s) as required by the VA. Other training may become required. VA will communicate any changes to the training requirement to the contractor.
