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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Sources Sought Notice Q301 Cytogenetic and Esoteric Rapid Response Laboratory Testing Services For Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wi 53214-1476 36C25220Q0464 04-20-2020 N 621511 Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) 115 S 84th Street, Suite 101 Milwaukee WI 53214-1476 Joni Dorr Contract Specialist joni.dorr@va.gov Government email

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support a requirement for Cytogenetic and Esoteric Rapid Response Laboratory Testing Services for the Clement J. Zablocki VAMC, located in Milwaukee, WI. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621511– Medical Laboratories.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

Requirements:

· Contractor must have at least three (3) years of experience in providing Cytogenetic and Esoteric Rapid Response Laboratory Testing Services.

· Contractor, including all subcontractor(s), must continuously hold a Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of Accreditation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as meeting the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 or must demonstrate accreditation by a regulatory agency(s) with deemed status from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, e.g. The College of American Pathologists, and/or other state regulatory agencies, as appropriate, and as mandated by federal and state statutes. The reference laboratory(ies) must maintain valid certifications during the entire performance period of this contract.

· Contractor shall maintain safety and health standards consistent with the requirements set forth by the Occupational, Health, and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention.

· Contractor shall ensure all testing and supervisory personnel at all Contractor-owned, affiliate, or subcontracted laboratories assigned to work under this contract meet and maintain the applicable personnel qualifications set forth under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 regulations, the College of American Pathology (CAP) accreditation standards, or other accrediting organizations’ and State standards.

· Personnel assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall be proficient in written and spoken English (38 USC 7402).

· The Contractor or Subcontractor shall have at least one (1) year of experience in providing transportation of biomedical materials.

· Due to the critical importance of maintaining the viability of the specimen cells, the specimens must arrive at the Contractor’s/Subcontractor’s testing facility within eight (8) hours of the telephone request by the Government facility.

· The Contractor shall have laboratory personnel available on Saturday to accept and process specimens, for when a telephone request is initiated on a Friday.

· Contractor shall provide customer service twenty-four (24) hours a day, six (6) days a week (Monday through Saturday) that is accessible by telephone service to assist Government staff for tracking and resolving related issues/problems that may arise in the performance under this contract.

· Contractor is required to provide transportation of specimens on federal holidays. The ten (10) holidays observed by the Federal Government are:

· New Year’s Day

· Martin Luther King’s Birthday

· Presidents’ Day

· Memorial Day

· Independence Day

· Labor Day

· Columbus Day

· Veterans Day

· Thanksgiving Day

· Christmas Day

· Any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address if applicable, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLE SOURCED OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4:00 PM EST on April 20, 2020. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to joni.dorr@va.gov.