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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*

Contracting Officer Alejandra Sierra Alejandra.Sierra@va.gov 303-712-5715

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Network Contracting Office (NCO 19)

2121 North Avenue

Grand Junction CO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is issuing this source sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, Laboratory Rapid Testing and the resources to support this requirement for VA Western Colorado Health Care System located at 2121 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement.

Contractor shall be with in a 5-mile radius to the VA due to the type of samples being sent. The quantity of tests ordered will depend on the VA Medical Center Laboratory staffing, equipment problems, number of patients seen, and number of tests ordered per patient, facility infrastructure. Contractor shall provide all results for a variety of tests. Testing may be performed at the Contractor’s laboratory or sent to other reference laboratories as long as test meet the STAT turnaround times.

Contractor shall provide laboratory services for beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Grand Junction, CO, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, in accordance with all terms conditions, provisions and the schedule per the Statement of Work (SOW).

STAT tests must be completed within one hour of the receipt by the laboratory.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 621511 (Medical Laboratories).

This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a solicitation. 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.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and only one awards WILL be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Alejandra Sierra, Contracting Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 or via e-mail at Alejandra.Sierra@va.gov and NCO19Lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address, and state the company’s business size status and should address this specific requirement, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Please provide your SAM UNIQUE ID and be as thorough as possible in your submission. The deadline for responses is February 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM mountain time.

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

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