36C24226Q0004.docx

Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs 400 Fort Hill Ave.

Canandaigua NY 14424

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Lorraine Hussain Lorraine.Hussain@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Notice Type:

Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 2 Network Contracting Office, intends to award a sole source contract for the Northport New York HCS. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a Base Period plus four (4) Option Periods, firm fixed-price contract with only one source; Veracyte Labs SD Corp, 6925 Lusk Blvd Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92121, Suite 200, under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source.

Places of Performance:

Department of Veterans Affairs Northport VAMC Healthcare System Northport VAMC 79 Middleville Rd Northport, NY 11768 Purpose and Objectives:

The intent of this Special Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of providing the Veracyte Decipher Prostrate Services for Northport VAMC, New York.

General Requirements Northport VAMC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services has a need to acquire Veracyte, Inc. Decipher Prostate testing services. Decipher Prostate test is a tissue-based gene expression test utilizing whole-transcriptome microarray technology to assess the underlying biology of a patient’s tumor. This test is performed on prostate tumor tissue from biopsy or radical prostatectomy. The Decipher Prostate is recommended in the NCCN Guidelines (National Comprehensive Cancer Network), and the test is used to determine how likely the patient’s cancer is to metastasize within the next five years and ten years. Based on the results, the physician may recommend less intensive treatment or earlier, more intensive treatment. The Decipher Prostate test is designed to give physicians and their patients clarity and confidence in developing a personalized treatment plan.

The contractor shall provide laboratory testing services to include specimen requirements and means of transport for specimens from patient to the contractor’s laboratory; processing and analysis of the specimen. Consultation regarding selection, collection, transportation and result interpretation shall also be provided when required.

Response:

Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management ( www.sam.gov) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Important information:

The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 621511($36.5 Million).

Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 14 calendar days from the date of the publication of this Special Notice.

All information is to be submitted via e-mail to: Lorraine.Hussain@va.gov

Special Notice