S02 Notice of Intent to Sole Source- sources sought UCI Post.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The intended Contractor is University of California, Irvine Medical Center Dr. William Yong, Neuropathologist Department of Pathology & Laboratory 101 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868

The contractor shall perform services for the VALBHCS PALMS. The contracted reference laboratory (Contractor) shall process the specimen and perform gross and microscopic diagnosis as defined by the Contractor's reference test manual and provide consultation services as required. All terms, conditions and requirements defined herein shall apply to any laboratory (i.e., branch, division, sub-contractor, etc.)

performing reference testing on behalf of the Contractor.

The VALBHCS is located at:

VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service 5901 E. 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822

Specific Test Requirements

1)Receive fixed brains with gross descriptions by residents at UCI Medical Center, department of Neuropathology 2)Perform brain cutting and gross description of all prevalent findings.

3)Prepare necessary tissue blocks and slides with appropriate special stains and IHC stains.

4)Evaluate microscopically all slides and render an anatomic pathology report of the autopsy brains to be send to the VALB pathologist performing the autopsy to be added as an addendum to the autopsy report.

Requirements

1) Fixed floated brain in a container with 20% formalin.

2) Gross description of brain and dura with weights and pertinent findings.

3) Brain will be packaged for transport in an appropriately sized, rigid, leakproof, and securely closed container with enough formalin (fixative) to cover the specimen entirely. Packaging and transport will comply with courier, local, state, and federal safety regulations.

4) VA Long Beach Lab will contact courier at 714-456-5438 to pick up ready to go autopsy brain in the container labeled with patient identification, specimen information and collection date and time. The courier will transport the item to UCI Lab to process.

Autopsy brain evaluations are an integral part of the autopsy service and are also integrated in the UCI residency program, where the UCI residents perform the autopsies. Therefore, due to the needed continuity in the service, brain evaluations must be performed at UCI. Sending the brains to other institutions would disrupt this continuity which would result in less quality in for our veteran’s autopsy reports and in a loss of education quality for our residents. The continuity of need for the education of the UCI Pathology residents rotating at the VA is essential. Residents performing autopsies at the VA Hospital and at UCI Medical Center and would not be able to follow the educational process of the VA autopsy brains if they were to be send to another vendor. For continuity of education, they should have access to both grossing and slide preparation/surgical diagnosis in BOTH institutions.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P427_61436

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This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 621111 –Offices of All Other Health Practitioners. This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners (except physicians; dentists; chiropractors; optometrists; mental health Offices of All Other Health Practitioners. This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners (except physicians; dentists; chiropractors; optometrists; mental health specialists; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and audiologists). These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.

specialists; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; and audiologists). These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.

Product of Service Code for this requirement is Q999 – Medical Other. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $16 Million.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Joanne Woo at Joanne.Woo@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, PR 600-25-1-174- 0003 Receive fixed brains with gross descriptions by residents at UCI Medical Center. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit capability statement which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on August 21, 2024 to Joanne Woo at Joanne.Woo@va.gov . The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

SDVOSB/VOSB respondents.

If respondent is or SDVOSB or VOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of www.vetbiz.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause.

Please provide the information below:

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Address:

mailto:Joanne.Woo@va.gov mailto:Joanne.Woo@va.gov http://www.vetbiz.gov/

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Point of Contact Name:

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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 Business (registered in VetBiz.gov) Veteran Owned Small Business (registered in VetBiz.gov)

FSS/ GSA Contract Holder Yes ☐ No ☐ FSS/ GSA Contract Number Effective Date / Expiration Date

NASA SEWP Contract Holder Yes ☐ No ☐ NASA SEWP Contract Number Effective Date / Expiration Date