SAM #36C26323N0757

Temporary Increase to Neurosurgery Services Contract at Iowa City VA

This document details a temporary contract increase for neurosurgery physician services at the Iowa City VA Health Care System: - The Department of Veterans Affairs (NCO 23) is increasing the value of an existing Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract by $306,793.00 for Option Year 2 - The increase is to add an additional neurosurgery physician due to sudden and unexpected staffing shortages - The action is a short-term solution while the VA recruits new permanent staff - No market research was conducted because of the urgent need - The increase is limited to Option Year 2 and does not extend beyond that period - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are mentioned; the only service referenced is neurosurgery physician services - Approved by Contracting Officer Matthew Rose

Description

This Justification covers adding an additional physician to this Neurosurgery FSS contract, resulting in an increase of $306,793.00 to Option Year 2 (01 July 2025 - 30 June 2026).

Iowa City VA suffered from sudden and unexpected staffing shortages in their Neurosurgery department that could only be immediately rectified by increasing services on this existing FSS order.  This increase is temporary and only applies to Option Year 2 as a means to provide Iowa City VA with time to find new physician staffing for their Neurosurgery Department.

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