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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802

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Contracting Officer Renee Kale renee.kale@va.gov 484-908-0898

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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with Part 13 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C24E24Q0048.

This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-03 effective 23 February 2024, and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at FAR | Acquisition.GOV.

This Solicitation is being competed as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS Code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is Q301 Medical- Laboratory Testing and the business size standard is $19 million.

The RPO-East Research and Development Contracting Office is seeking to establish Sentinel Testing services for the San Francisco, CA VAMC. The Statement of Work (SOW) is provided in Attachment 1.

Service Contract Act Wage Determinations applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract. The Wage Determination will be applicable to the vendor’s location please see SAM.gov | Wage Determinations. The appropriate Wage Determination will be added at time of award.

Clauses and provisions as well as complete instructions for submitting a response to this solicitation and applicable provisions and clauses are found in Attachment 2. All offerors are advised to pay careful attention to the quote submission instructions as there are very specific instructions as what is required to be provided.

The period of performance (POP) is estimated to be 7/1/2024-6/30/2029.

Line items are found in Attachment 3.

Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation and therefore no 1449 was issued for the solicitation IAW FAR 12.603 (b)

NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov.

Contractors are advised that any and all questions concerning this solicitation must be sent in writing via email. Questions may be sent via email to Ms. Renee Kale at renee.kale@va.gov. No questions will be answered after 1 May 2024 @10am.

Any questions relating to previous (or current) award information shall be directed to the appropriate FOIA office.

Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Officer: Renee Kale at renee.kale@va.gov.

Point of Contact Renee Kale Contracting Officer Renee.kale@va.gov

See attached document: Attachment_1_ STATEMENT OF WORK Sentinel testing4-12.

See attached document: Attachment 2 Clauses_Provisions_Submit_Eval.

See attached document: Attachment 3 CLINS_Pricing Sheet.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice