SOURCES SOUGHT.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* QuantiFERON (QFT) TB Gold Plus 2 ELISA Supplies

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 66048

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C255-23-AP-1891

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 07-27-2023 11:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

ARCHIVE 10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE TBD

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6670

NAICS CODE* 334519

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT* Teresa Cabanting

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Kansas City Kansas City MO

POSTAL CODE 64128

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS teresa.cabanting@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this

Sources Sought.

The submission of pricing, capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and allowed under this Sources Sought in Accordance

With (IAW) FAR Part 15.201(e).

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS

334519. Responses to this Sources Sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and after review of the responses to this Sources

Sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this Sources

Sought are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The information identified below is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies that fulfill the required specifications and/or the authority from the manufacturer to distribute the supplies.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies, please provide the requested information indicated below in #1 thru 6. Response to this

Sources Sought should include company name, address, point of contact, EUI, and size of business pursuant to the following questions:

1. Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small

Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc.)?

2. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this

Sources Sought?

3. Are you the manufacturer, an authorized distributor, or an equivalent solution to the items being referenced above?

4. If you’re a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above or an equivalent solution, do you alter; assemble; modify;

the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered;

assembled; modified?

5. Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with GSA, VA NAC, NASA SEWP, or any other Federal contract, that can be utilized to procure the requirement listed above? If so, please provide the contract number.

Please provide general pricing of your products/solution for market research purposes. Catalog list prices, FSS prices, or any other publicized price lists are acceptable.

6. Please provide your SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) number.

Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can provide the requirement described in the attached State of Requirements.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via E-mail are due on or before 27 July

2023 by 11:00 a.m. Central and sent to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov.

Send all questions to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov. Telephone responses or questions shall not be accepted. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this Sources Sought. Responses to this Sources Sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following:

mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov

STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS

The requirement is to obtain InVitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits, and Test Sets.

The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price contract to a single Contractor for supplies used to detect mycobacterium infection only for use on the DXS analyzer.

Kansas City will provide an estimated volume by reagent.

This will be a single award, firm-fixed price contract with a Base, 12-month, period and four, 12-month, Option Periods.

• The desired reagents shall have the capability of performing as defined in this statement of requirements and shall be acquired for each of the clinical laboratories located within the VISN facilities.

• The Contractor is required to provide a continuously stocked inventory of reagents, controls, and supplies required to ensure that patient care operations are not interrupted. These items shall be of the highest quality, sensitivity, specificity and tested to assure precision and accuracy. Expiration date must be clearly marked on reagent, standards, and control containers. Alert/Notification of any delays in shipment as well as any or all technical advisory/recalls/alerts, prior to or simultaneously with field alerts should be forwarded to the designated individuals that will be determined.

• Special handling for emergency orders of supplies: In the event that the supplies are found to be defective and unsuitable for use with the Contractor’s equipment, or the Contractor has failed to comply with the requirements for routine supply delivery, the Contractor is required to deliver the supplies within 24 hours of receipt of a verbal order for emergency delivery. If either circumstance has occurred, the

Contractor shall deliver to the Government site in the most expeditious manner possible without additional cost to the Government, the necessary consumables in sufficient quantity as required to allow operation of the Contractor’s equipment for one week (under normal Government test load volume). If additional requests for emergency supply delivery are required by the Government, they shall be honored by the Contractor until the arrival at the laboratory of the monthly standing order/routine supplies delivery.

• ORDERING METHOD: The participating facilities may order products via Electronic

Data Interchange (EDI), telephone, facsimile, or other written communication, identifying the products by number, quantity, purchase price, address for delivery, and any special instructions.

• DELIVERY TERMS: The delivery terms for all items ordered will be FOB Destination.

Contractor will make shipping arrangements and prepay all shipping and handling costs. Contractor will promptly replace all Products lost or damaged in shipment.

Contractor will be responsible for all disputes with the shipper and all insurance claims related to the shipment.

• RETURNS: Contractor will accept return of erroneously shipped Products, in accordance with the following: Contractor will credit Customer 100% of the Purchase

Price for Products returned due to shipping errors, provided that Customer requests a

Return Material Authorization (RMA) number from the Contractor in its notice to

Contractor of a shipping error, and that Customer returns the Products within (30) days after its receipt of an RMA number. Returns will have RMA number written clearly on the outside of the shipping container. Contractor will not accept returns of Products ordered in error by Customer.

• GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Technical Features:

• The desired reagents shall have the capability of performing as defined in the

Statement of Requirements.

• The following products should be available

➢ Quantiferon TB GOLD PLUS ELISA Kit, Product # 622130

➢ Quantiferon TB GOLD PLUS Tube Sets, Product # 622433

• Products shall be able work on the DSX or Agility ELISA test platform that are currently in use at Kansas City VA Medical Center.

• Collection tubes must be FDA approved for use with the ELISA test kit.

• Collection tubes must include NIL, TB1 Antigen, TB2 Antigen and Mitogen tubes.