P02 Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

This is a Sources Sought Notice

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for the information solicited.

(b) Although "proposal," "offeror," and “contractor,” may be used in this Sources Sought notice, any response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. The Government is seeking information for market research purposes only.

(c) Any information received from a contractor in response to this Sources Sought may be used in creating a solicitation. Any information received which is marked with a statement, such as "proprietary" or "confidential," intended to restrict distribution will not be distributed outside of the Government, except as required by law.

(d) This Sources Sought is issued by VISN 2 Contracting Office in Albany, NY for the purpose of collecting information about Reference Lab and Esoteric Lab Testing. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is NAICS Code 621511 Medical Laboratories and Small Business Size Standards is $41.5 million, and PSC Q301 Medical – Reference Laboratory Testing.

(e) Contractors that are able to meet the requirement and possess an interest in performing these services are encouraged to email a technical capability statement with all questions answered in full refer to page 2-3.

Expression of Interested parties MUST provide Company name, Point of Contact name, a capability statement, examples of same or similar work of the same complexity performed at other facilities, UEI, address, and social-economic. This includes subcontractor information.

Brief Scope Synopsis:

Veteran’s Integrated Network (VISN) 2, South Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service has a requirement for reference laboratory testing services to include the following:

a. Pickup and transport of specimens to Contractor laboratory

b. Pre-analytic processing

c. Analysis as defined by the Contractor’s Reference Test Manual

d. Reporting of analytic results

e. Consultation regarding:

1) Test Selection

2) Specimen Collection

3) Transportation of samples

4) Result interpretation

The contractor must provide a full range of reference and esoteric laboratory services to include all labor, courier, supplies, equipment, equipment maintenance, information technology and supervision for VISN 2, Downstate New York and Jersey. The contractor must provide Reference and Esoteric laboratory Services to meet all required tests, defined in Attachment A.

The following information is required for determining procurement strategy and viability of sources and all questions must be answered and submitted with their submission:

Set aside requirements have limitations on subcontracting.

This service is located in Downstate New York and New Jersey VA Medical Centers.

1. Provide your site location and the supporting documentation.

2. Given your location and proximity to the service sites, how do you plan to accomplish self-performance of this work? You must provide details.

3. If your intention is to subcontract the work, what tasks will be performed by you as the prime contractor? You must provide the details.

4. How many years of experience do you have in performing tasks of this nature, of this scope, and this complexity?

5. How many certified and/or licensed technicians do you currently employ?

6. You shall identify any Federal Supply Schedules that may carry the desired services.

7. You shall identify pertinent points of contact for the company, UEI number, as well as the subcontractor’s information POC and UEI.

8. You shall provide two (2) to three (3) instances of past experience which demonstrate that they are a firm who regularly engages in this type of work and must include the subcontractors for those jobs.

9. You must provide proof of all applicable certification or training required to meet the regulatory requirement that must adhere to Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

10. You must provide a declaration signed by the Laboratory Director named on CLIA certificate that indicates that the test identified in Attachment A is currently being performed at that laboratory.

11. Provide a catalogue of tests and test interpretations the contractor is capable of performing.

12. Provide a list of Turn Around Times for tests/interpretations.

13. What is your laboratory capacity and volume?

14. Please explain your testing resources. How many laboratories do you own? How many of your testing locations are within the VISN2 footprint? What is the approximate total square feet of all vendor-owned labs? How many employees do you have that are qualified to run non-waived testing as deemed by CLIA?

15. What departments do you offer? Example: Hematology, Toxicology, etc.

16. How do you trace/track patient samples from hospital to results generated?

17. What courier services do you offer for the pickup and delivery of patient samples?

Who is responsible for packaging and transporting patient samples?

18. Are you interfaceable with VA laboratory information systems, VistA and Cerner?

19. Are there any industry advances, or changes in doing business we should be aware of?

20. Contractor shall include any relevant information or comments about the

Attachment(s) if applicable.

This is a request for information and sources only. This is not a request for proposal (RFP).

No questions will be answered. No calls will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this, sources sought notice. The information requested in this notice must be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Mariangie Rivera at Mariangie.Rivera@va.gov with the above information requested.

The response due date for this information is 10 AM Eastern Time, on Thursday, May 07, 2026.