RFI 1605C2-24-N-00006 OJC National Laboratory Testing Sources Sought.pdf

Sources Sought Notice for Request for Information No. 1605C2-24-N-00006 Office of Job Corps National Laboratory Testing

Medical Laboratory Testing and Analysis Services

This sources sought notice is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. No solicitation document exists at this time. The Government reserves the right to compete any acquisition resulting from this survey among small businesses based on the responses received. We encourage firms that qualify under the Small Business Programs mentioned in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 19, including 8(a), HUBZone and Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business to respond to this Notice. In the case that your firm is not a small business, the Government also invites you to submit a response to this Notice. When submitting your response, please indicate under which Small Business program(s), if any, you meet.

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps is seeking qualified contractors that can provide clinical laboratory testing services for drugs of abuse, testing and identification of students, who may have genital infections due to Chlamydia, and testing and identification of students who may have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program established to address the multiple barriers to employment faced by opportunity youth throughout the United States. The program provides comprehensive career development services to students, including academic, career technical training independent living skills, career readiness and success training, and employment support services. The unique combination of services provided in Job Corps is intended to prepare youth to obtain and maintain gainful employment, pursue further education or training, or satisfy entrance requirements for careers in the Armed Forces.

The National Laboratory Testing Contract supports the Office of Job Corps by screening students for drugs of abuse, testing and identifying students who may have genital infections caused by Chlamydia, and testing and identifying students infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This includes supplying 121 Job Corps centers with all supplies and equipment necessary to collect blood and urine specimens, and to package and ship specimens to the lab, where they will be processed and analyzed. The Contractor shall report test results to all centers and inform centers and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of any problems encountered in the process.

Activities undertaken to support these requirements include: (1) providing 121 centers with supplies and equipment necessary for collecting and preparing blood and urine specimens; (2) arranging for regular supply deliveries and daily specimen pickup from urban, suburban, and rural centers including sites in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; (3) coding specimens to ensure confidentiality, in a manner approved by the Office of Job Corps; (4) analyzing specimens; (5) reporting individual test results to specific designated center staff; (6) reporting national results to the COR and other Office of Job Corps staff; (7) assuming responsibility for quality control of laboratory standards and procedures; (8) providing an online system with secure access for each center to request testing and obtain results; (9) submitting monthly invoices to the COR.

All vendors responding to this announcement must demonstrate prior related experience.

Pertinent factors for consideration of qualifications are:

1. Ability to employ laboratory personnel who are licensed by the state in which tests are performed. All laboratory personnel (Technicians, Technologists, Supervisors, and Directors of the Laboratory) must be licensed by the state in which the tests are performed. In the absence of state licensure requirements must be certified by a national certifying registry such as the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).

Personnel are also required to participate in continuing education programs.

2. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and College of American Pathologies (CAP) licenses for testing Chlamydia and HIV interstate samples. The laboratory must have a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and College of American Pathologist (CAP) license for testing interstate samples for Chlamydia and HIV, and either a CLIA or Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) certification for testing interstate samples for drugs of abuse. The Laboratory must be licensed in the State in which testing is preformed and licensed in states that require licensure for testing specimens (i.e., New York, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia (HIV)). The Laboratory must be enrolled in a nationally recognized proficiency testing program such as the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and provide evidence of accreditation on an annual basis and a copy of a certificate of satisfactory performance on CAP inspections. The Laboratory must submit a written internal quality control program to assure consistent performance.

3. Ability to provide a dedicated processing system that provides individual results and statistical and demographic analysis reports. The laboratory shall have a dedicated data processing system of providing individual results as well as statistical and demographic analysis and reports.

4. Ability to transfer data to the Job Corps Data Center (JCDC). The contractor will provide system requirements to the Job Corps Data Center (JCDC) on back-end reporting and work with JCDC to integrate the back-end reporting and test result information distribution into Job Corps’ CDSS Suite of Applications.

5. Possess relevant prior experience supporting large federal programs similar to Job Corps.

The contractor shall demonstrate relevant prior experience supporting large programs, similar in scale to Job Corps.

6. Ability to provide a dedicated POC and alternate to communicate with the National

Office, centers, and JCDC. The contractor shall provide a dedicated point-of-contact and alternate to communicate with centers, JCDC, and the National Office, orally, and in writing.

7. Ability to arrange for samples to be transported to the lab within 24 or 48 hours of pickup within CONUS, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The contractor shall arrange for samples to be transported to the laboratory within 24 hours of pickup from centers in the continental US, and within 48 hours for centers outside of the continental US.

8. Ability to provide educational and training services and technical assistance as required.

The contractor shall provide educational services and technical assistance (e.g., presentations, training sessions, etc.) as requested by the Office of Job Corps.

9. Ability to provide physical and cyber security for data collected.

10. Demonstrated ability to provide and maintain quality assurance measures related to sample testing and results, and data.

All interested parties are invited to submit a capability statement. Responses must be specific to each of the capability requirements listed above to show that the respondent has the necessary skills and experience. Responses shall not exceed 10 pages.

One (1) electronic copy of the capability statement shall be emailed to the following e-mail addresses chiu.dave@dol.gov and Jackson.alicia.m@dol.gov. In the subject line of this email please use “1605C2-24-N-00006 OJC National Laboratory Testing Capabilities by (contractor company name)”. All submissions must be received NO LATER THAN May 28, 2024, 11:00 AM. The electronic copy of your capabilities statement must be word searchable.

A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. Please be advised that telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

The capabilities statement package must be transmitted under a cover letter. The cover letter must cite the following information at a minimum:

Response to RFI No. 1605C2-24-N-00006 Company Name, Address, Contact Person with phone number and email address Contractor's DUNS Number, and Unique Entity ID Number Business Size Standard/Classification (and the NAICS code(s) that the contractor operates with) GSA Schedule Number (if applicable)

All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. The website for registration is https://www.bpn.gov/ccr.

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