S02 Sources Sought 36C26026Q0957.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10 Market Research, to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification.

Purpose and Objectives The Portland VA Medical Center located at 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239 requires a contractor to provide Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Reagents (Kits) for Syndromic Testing for Respiratory Panel, Gastrointestinal (GI) panel, Blood culture ID (BCID) panel, and Meningitis (ME) panel testing in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), Evaluation Factors, and test list. The Government intends to award a contract with a base year, and four one-year Option Years to be exercised at the Government’s discretion.

This Sources Sought Notice is being issued by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 20 located in Vancouver, WA as part of market research for planning purposes.

A draft copy of the SOW and required item list with estimated quantities are attached and is the only information available at this time. There is no action needed from interested parties, as these attachments are for information only.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have, at eric.lingenfelter@va.gov.

The applicable NAICS Code is 325413: In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing.

Size Standard: 1,250 Employees Product Service Code is 6550: In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits, and Sets.

Responses:

Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions:

a) Responses are due by 09/11/2026 at 5:00 PM PST.

b) Responses shall be submitted via email to eric.lingenfelter@va.gov

a. Subject line of the email shall include this Sources Sought Notice Number (36C26026Q0957) – Portland VAMC Molecular Diagnostic Testing – Firm Name

b. Complete sections C-H, and acknowledge in email response that sections C-K have been addressed.

c. Submit this document with any relevant attachments mailto:eric.lingenfelter@va.gov

c) Contractor Point of Contact to include:

a. Name:

b. Title:

c. Phone:

d. Email:

d) Company Information to include:

a. Name:

b. Address:

c. SAM UEI:

d. Tax ID Number:

e. Business Size:

e) Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business.

a. All prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.203 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM.

b. FOR SDVOSB/VOSB ONLY: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be registered and certified in the VetCert database, which is available at: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)

c. Please include a copy of your VetCert Certification with your response.

d. Please include a copy of your latest VETS-4212.

f) Contractors Federal Supply Schedule Contract that carries the desired services.

a. If you do not have a Federal Supply Schedule contract, you shall state “open market”:

b. Provide the Schedule:

c. Provide your GSA/FSS/SAC Contract Number:

d. Provide the SIN(s) for reference laboratory testing:

e. If any of the items are not on your GSA/FSS contract you will mark which items are open market.

g) Contractor shall provide 3 past contracts for the same or similar services:

Company 1 Company 2 Company 3

Name of Company:

Company POC:

Company POC phone:

Company POC email

Dollar amount of contract:

http://www.sam.gov/ https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/

Contract number:

Period of Performance:

h) Contractor shall respond to the following questions as part of the requirements in the

PWS:

Y N (check yes or no)

a. ☐☐ Are you able to comply with all the requirements listed in the SOW?

b. ☐☐ If awarded a future contract, do you plan to utilize a Sub-Contractor? If so, please provide the following information.

a. Company Name:

b. Address:

c. POC Email:

d. DUNs Number:

e. Business Size:

f. Describe work to be completed by the Sub-Contractor:

g. Describe work to be completed by Contractor:

c. ☐☐ Does the Sub-Contractor have all the appropriate licensure and accreditation mentioned above?