Sources_Sought_-_Pathology_and_Laboratory_Accreditation.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT

RFI 36C24819Q0121 SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR “PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY ACCREDITATION”. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTATION OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION.

This sources sought is a request for information and is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this announcement and submittals will not be returned to the sender. The Department of Veteran Affairs, Orlando Network Contracting Activity (NCO 8) Commodities Team for the following multiple sites: Kissimmee CBOC, 2285 N. Central Avenue, Kissimmee FL 34741, Deltona CBOC, 1200 Deltona Boulevard, Deltona FL 32725, Tavares CBOC, 1390 East Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares FL 32778, Clermont CBOC, 805 Oakley Seaver Drive, Clermont FL 34711, Lake Baldwin OPC, 5201 Raymond Street, Orlando FL 32803 would like to request rough estimate and/or capability to complete the following:

Pathology and Laboratory Accreditation for the above sites in accordance and compliance with CFR 49 Part 493.1241, vendor must be recognized and accredited under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as an accrediting agency under the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendment (CLIA) and identified by The Joint Commission as having a comparative agreement pursuant to the Cooperative Accreditation Initiative.

Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC) showing the company's ability to fulfill the requirement described above along with a free rough cost estimate. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This is not a solicitation nor will a solicitation package be issued as a result of this announcement, and no award shall be made as a result of this announcement. In the event that a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal request for Quotation (RFQ) and the announcement may be published on FEDBIZOPPS.

Responses to this announcement will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Firms responding to this announcement should include a free rough estimate for costs, company name, cage code, point of contact, address, phone number, small business size, and indicate whether they are small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: CONTRACTOR CAPABILITY SURVEY Business Information Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners; Company/Institute Name; Address; Point of Contact; CAGE Code; Phone Number; E-mail Address; Web Page URL; Size of business pursuant to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 621511 Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is: Small Business (Yes /No); Woman Owned Small Business (Yes /No); Small Disadvantaged Business (Yes/ No); 8(a) Certified (Yes /No); HUBZone Certified (Yes /No); Veteran Owned Small Business (Yes /No); Service Disabled Veteran Small Business (Yes /No); Registered in System for Award Management (SAM) (Yes/ No); a statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned (if foreign, please indicate the country of ownership).

NAICS 621511 Size Standard $15 Million. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this announcement. Responses are requested no later than: 4:00 P.M. (EST) on 14 Dec 2018. Direct responses and/or questions to Alberto.Velazquez-Santiago@va.gov, Contract Specialist. Secondary POC: Debra.Matthews@va.gov, Contracting Officer.