Sources Sought.pdf

Version – February 2017

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR PRODUCTS

INTRODUCTION

The Medical Readiness Contracting Office-West, located at Fort Sam Houston, TX is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support/provide random access technologies that improve workflow, include test methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and obtain a random-access multiplex testing platform for Brooke Army Medical Center’s (BAMC) Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

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, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. Multiple awards may be made. 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

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services at Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, Texas has a requirement for Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Epstein-barr Virus, BK/Human polyomavirus 1 Virus, Human Papilloma Virus, STI Panel (CV/NG/TV/MG), and Respiratory Panel (COVID/Flu A/Flu B/RSV) testing reagents and their associated calibrators and controls, as well as three instrument analyzers capable of running the defined assays.

The purpose of this requirement is to support the viral load testing for patients under treatment or to determine the disease status for the viral infections caused by HBV, HCV, HIV-1 and CMV. The contract was based on the DPAL laboratory retaining the same limit of detection (LOD) standards and improving test methodologies. This laboratory is the sole evaluation site for the United States Air Force and Army for testing and treatment of service members with known HIV infections. The DPALS Molecular Laboratory at BAMC requires a vendor that offers Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved viral load, sexual health, and respiratory testing platforms for use within their patient clinics. The DPALS Molecular Laboratory has a requirement to keep the same LOD standards in-place as the patient viral load testing history is critical for patient history of infection and treatment.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES:

See attached Salient Characteristics and Statement of Objectives

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6550

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, Colleen Rye, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email colleen.m.rye.civ@health.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. CST on 30 December 2024 and reference this synopsis number 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.