B.01 Sources Sought Integrated Clinical Chem and Immunoassay Lab.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT

Integrated Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay Laboratory Instrument CPRR

W91YTZ24Q0035

INTRODUCTION

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office - East, Eisenhower Health Contracting Branch, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia is issuing this Sources Sought as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide Integrated Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay Laboratory Instrument (Cost-Per-Reportable-Results (CPRR)), Lyster Army Health Clinic, Fort Novosel, AL. The potential contract will be a 12 - month base year plus 1 firm-fixed option year.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this Sources Sought notice/market research, and if a requirement materializes, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

1. Be a chemistry and immunoassay system capable of performing the following assays:

1. Must have specimen integrity checks including Hemolysis, Lipemia, and Icterus.

1. Must include technology to confirm sample integrity such as detecting clotted samples, short samples, and samples above and below the assay ranges.

1. Must have on-board dilution capabilities.

1. Must have a reagent management system for inventory tracking including reagent lot numbers, expiration and calibration status.

1. Must have an on-board Quality Control (QC) management system including flagging of out-of-range controls, control lot number and expiration tracking, and statistical analysis (i.e., mean, SD and/or CV).

1. Power: Must use 20 AMP/120 Volt and include an external Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)

1. If wet system, must include a water purifier system.

1. Must fit into existing laboratory floorplan. Maximum length (with UPS) 100 inches, maximum depth (with monitor extended) 65 inches.

1. Instrument must have both keyboard entry and barcode ID read capabilities.

1. Must be compatible with DoD Laboratory Information System (LIS) (MHS Genesis) to transmit information to and from the analyzer.

1. Preference: assays designed without Biotin interference to ensure result accuracy.

4. Instrument Service and Technical Support Capabilities.

a. The Vendor will have the capability to provide 24x7x365 technical hotline support/service, with call returned within one (1) hour of the initial call.

b. The Vendor will have the capability to provide on-site instrument repair services by Vendor factory trained Field Service Engineer (FSE) during normal business hours (M-F 0730-1615) within 24 hrs. of service request.

c. Scheduled preventative maintenance calls shall occur at a frequency to meet manufacturer’s requirements to keep the instrument in optimal operating condition.

d. A written report will be provided to the laboratory detailing each on-site service incident and repairs made. Vendor’s FSE will also provide a written documentation of each Preventive Maintenance (PM) visit as to items performed during the PM and any parts that were replaced.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6640 – Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Interested businesses should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than ten 8.5 X 11-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point) demonstrating ability to provide the products/systems listed in this Technical Description. Documentation should be in bullet format. No phone or email solicitations with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Lisa Branch and Contract Officer, Partson Maradzika, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email lisa.d.branch.civ@health.mil and partson.maradzika1.mil@health.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on 7 March 2024 and reference this synopsis number (W91YTZ24Q0035) in subject line of e-mail and on all enclosed documents. Information and materials submitted in response to this request WILL NOT be returned. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.

If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the required products/systems, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, primary points of contact (POCs) and their email address, FAX, Web site address, telephone number, and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the requirements of this notice, with appropriate 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.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.