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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

VISN 5 Contracting 849 International Drive Linthicum MD 21090

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Dan Feng Lu danfeng.lu@va.gov

Reference Laboratory Testing & Consultation Services Veterans Health Affairs, Network Contracting Office 5, is issuing this Notice of Intent to Sole Source in order to identify any potential sources that have the resources and capabilities to provide consultation services and laboratory testing on organ transplant patients.

The government is contemplating a One (1) year, Firm Fixed Price contract to satisfy this requirement and meet the needs of Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20422.

INTERESTED & CAPABLE RESPONSES

NCO 5 is seeking responses from businesses that are interested in this procurement and consider themselves to have the resources, rights, and capabilities necessary to provide these services.

Please respond with your:

· Business name

· Business type

· Socio-economic status (e.g., Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Disadvantaged Small Business, 8(a), etc.)

· Person of contact (including telephone number & email address)

· GSA Contract number if applicable

· DUNS number and SAM UEI number

· Capability statement

Responses must be submitted by 1:00 PM (EDT) Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Responses to the information requested above may be submitted via email to Danfeng.lu@va.gov. No telephone calls will be accepted.

DISCLAIMERS

This Notice of Intent to Sole Source does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e). Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses incurred associated with responding to this RFI.

This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes ONLY. The results of this notice will assist in the development of (1) the requirement, and (2) the acquisition strategy (e.g., small business set-aside, full and open competition, etc.). VA assumes no responsibility for any costs incurred associated with the preparation of responses submitted as a result of this notice.

Reference Laboratory Testing & Consultation Services Statement of Work

1. INTRODUCTION:

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC (VAMC DC), in partnership with MedStar Georgetown Medical Center, provides organ transplant services to veterans. Those services include kidney and liver transplant surgeries and MedStar Georgetown Medical Center laboratory services. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the VAMC DC requires special consultation and laboratory testing on human organ transplant specimens and additional laboratory tests needed for transplant surgery.

2. GENERAL:

The contractor will serve as a reference laboratory for professional pathology services. The contractor shall provide laboratory consulting and reference testing for transplant patients in partnership with VA Medical Center Organ transplant services. The contractor will provide specialized reference laboratory testing to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington DC (VAMC DC) Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, 50 Irving St. NW Washington DC 20422

3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

04/30/2024 to 03/31/2025

4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 3900 Reservoir Road NW Washington, DC 20007.

5. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide consultation services and laboratory testing on organ transplant patients.

6. RESPONSIBILITIES

a. Pathology Services

i. Contractor will provide Pathology Services for VAMC, with such services to include renal consultations.

ii. VAMC agrees that all testing shall be requested by an individual authorized by applicable law to order clinical and anatomic pathology testing.

b. Licensure

i. Contractor will comply with the licensing and certification requirements under the “Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988” (“CLIA”).

ii. Upon execution and upon additional request, Contractor will provide VAMC with CLIA licensure verification.

c. Records & Lab Data

i. Contractor will agree that clinical records of patients related to the ordering of pathology tests and/or the test reports shall be regarded as confidential, and shall comply with all applicable federal and stated laws and regulations governing the privacy and security of heath information, including without limitation HIPAA, and the regulations promulgated thereunder and shall remain in compliance with these laws and regulations as they may be amended from time to time, regarding the use and disposition of such data.

ii. Contractor will maintain records consistent with federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and organizational regulations and policies.

7. SPECIFICATIONS

a. Laboratory Testing Requirements.

i. The contractor must be able to perform all laboratory testing on Attachment A.

b. There is urgency in getting the results from these specimens. The expectation is this work will be performed expeditiously.

c. Reporting

i. Patient results will be signed out by MedStar Georgetown University Hospital pathologists (as needed) and reported through fax and email encrypted to VAMC.

ii. All preliminary results are to be reported to the submitting pathologist.

iii. A completed final report will be faxed to the attention of the submitting pathologist and faxed to (202)745-8284.

8. SECURITY

a. The C&A requirements do not apply, and that a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

Attachment A: Laboratory Test

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