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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Karly Morris Karly.Morris@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Grand Junction VA Medical Center

2121 North Ave

Grand Junction, CO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide a bench-top analyzer for Blood Gas Testing Cost Per Test (CPT), Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR) or Cost Per Reagent (CPR) for the VA Grand Junction Health Care System, located at 2121 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

The NAICS code is 325413 – In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing and Small Business Size Standard is 1,250 employees.

Scope:

The desired blood gas/critical care metabolite instrumentation must have the capability of performing and/or reporting the following parameters on arterial, venous, or mixed venous whole blood specimens:

pH pO2 pCO2 Hemoglobin Hematocrit Sodium Potassium Chloride Ionized calcium Glucose Lactic Acid Base excess Bicarbonate Total carbon dioxide (TCO2) Oxygen saturation Co-oximetry (or similar technology to fractionate hemoglobin species)

In addition, the analyzer must take place on a single instrument and a single specimen. The instrument shall be able to perform the complete profile described above discretely by either direct or indirect (calculated) measurement and meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS).

Definitions:

Cost Per Test (CPT): All-inclusive price based on a minimum of disposables per month. The contractor is required to furnish all supplies necessary to operate the contractor’s equipment for the testing menu as defined, including the bench-top analytical system for the blood gas testing, supplies to operate the analyzer, server (if needed) - whether it be physical or virtual, software for integrating all instruments for easy and smooth workflow, bi-directional with lab information system, Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA), training, and all preventive maintenance and repairs. Contractor shall provide all equipment, reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, parts, accessories, and any other item required for the proper operation of its' contractor-owned molecular Point of Care analyzer and peripherals necessary for the generation of CPT patient results. A services component will also be included in the contract, to provide all maintenance, repairs, upgrades, trainings, and a Quality Control program (if needed). Equipment supplies and services shall be provided.

Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR): The per reportable result price shall include costs covering (a) equipment use, (b) all reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, printers, parts, accessories, and any other item required for the proper operation of the contractor’s equipment and necessary for the generation of a patient reportable result. This does not include printer paper and labels. This per patient reportable result price shall also encompass all costs associated with dilution, repeat and confirmatory testing required to produce a single patient reportable result. It will also include the material to perform as well as all other costs associated with quality control (QC) (provide control material or credit to purchase controls from another vendor), calibration and correlation study testing that is prescribed by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) (c) All necessary maintenance to keep the equipment in good operating condition (This element includes both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs) and (d) training for Government personnel. Contractors are required to provide delivery, installation, and removal of equipment at no additional charge.

Cost Per Reagent (CPR) Rental: Reagents are purchased at a set price, and this price incorporates rental of the analyzer(s), training, equipment, peripherals, and comprehensive maintenance.

This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this, sources sought notice. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Karly Morris, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at Karly.Morris@va.gov and NCO19Services2@va.gov with the information requested below.

The response due date for this information is 9 AM Central Time, on Friday, April 12, 2024.

In response to this announcement, please provide the information below:

Company Name:

Address:

UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email:

Business Size Information - Select all that applies:

· Small Business

· Emerging Small Business

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

· HUBZone

· Woman Owned

· Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

· Veteran Owned Small Business

· Large Business

FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date:

CPRR

CPR

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