Sources Sought.docx

This is a Sources Sought (SS) for a requirement to procure and implement a Positive Patient Identification System (PPID). The requirement is for all Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) locations in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 08.

The contractor shall provide automated and accurate patient identification in real time at all points of care, with the collection of laboratory samples from hospitalized patients (primarily blood, but also urine, stool, swabs and other samples from hospitalized patients.

The Draft Statement of Work is provided to assist with this SS.

The Government may use the responses to this SS for Market Research, information and planning purposes. The Government also intends to make this action a sole source award, if potential vendors cannot be identified.

The anticipated period of performance of: 1 July 2026 thru 30 June 2031 (base plus four annual options).

This SS will obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified businesses: Large Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, small business sources; HUB Zone 8(a), Women-Owned, or small disadvantaged business concerns; and their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 621512.

The responses to this announcement will assist in determining the availability of businesses in consideration of a socio-economic set-aside.

Interested parties submitting a response to this inquiry must include the following information:

1. Name and address of company

2. Primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address

3. Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), if available

3. Applicable socioeconomic categories and any pertinent information, which demonstrates firm’s ability to meet the requirement

4. Experience. Brief descriptions of recent and relevant projects for tasks similar to those identified in paragraph one of this document. (1 page maximum)

5. Business size (the applicable NAICS code for this requirement is:621512

6. Product and Service Code: 6515

Responses are due no later than 31 March 2026 @ 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Point of contact: Paul Jarret via emai:paul.jarrett@va.gov.

NOTE: This is a SS for planning purposes. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation. In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this SS, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such.