A02_-_RFI_Sources_Sought.pdf

This is a sources sought announcement for market research to be used for preliminary planning purposes and to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified businesses under the size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. This is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations and no contract will be awarded from this sources sought announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

1. Contract Information: The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) on behalf of the U.S. Army Public Health Center (Provisional) Laboratory Sciences, needs a contract put in place to provide analytical services for the analysis of water, wipes, soil, air and biological samples for radiochemistry compounds.

2. Background: The contractor shall perform analyses on supplied matrices and provide the results showing any radiological compounds in each sample. The contractor shall submit data packages comprising documentation for sample receipt/analyses, data reduction, quality control, raw data generation and electronic data transfer as described in the PWS.

The contractor shall meet and comply with the following turn-around time in regards to the sample classifications. An exception does apply for Radium and Strontium samples:

Turn-around time is defined as the intervening time period between the date of sample receipt to the contractor laboratory to the date of receipt of a complete and technically correct data package returned to the Government laboratory. Holidays and weekends are considered ‘calendar’ days.

3. Tasks:

Sample Pickup Protocol from the APHC (Prov) lab – If applicable, the contractor’s courier shall be responsible for pickup, packaging and delivery of samples from the Government facility.

Samples shall be picked up by the contractor’s courier within 24 hours of notification by the COR or a designated representative. The courier shall sign for custody of the samples with a date and time of sample pick-up.

Sample Shipment Protocol by an APHC (Prov) lab - If applicable, APHC (Prov) personnel will be responsible to package samples and ship them to the contractor. Please note that APHC (Prov) shall pay the shipping costs for transportation of the samples. Contractor and APHC (Prov) shall store and/or ship samples in accordance with the preservation guidelines as noted in the analytical method until samples are analyzed, and thereafter until results are approved by the

COR.

Direct shipment of samples from the field to the contractor – If applicable, the Government shall ship samples directly to the contractor with the corresponding CoC form with a copy faxed to the COR. Upon receipt of the samples and corresponding CoC forms, the designated PM shall

Sample Type Turn-Around Time Approximate Annual Submittals

Standard 21 Calendar Days 50% High Priority 12 Calendar Days 45% Top Priority 8 Calendar Days 5% sign the forms to verify receipt of the samples and forward the document to the COR within 4 business hours for review, accountability, and Laboratory Information Management System LIMS login.

4. Contractor Qualifications: The contractor shall be accredited by a NELAP or ILAC approved third party accrediting body to the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard. All environmental methods and matrices covered by this contract shall be listed on the laboratory’s scope of accreditation. The laboratory shall be accredited for all clinical specimen sample analyses governed by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act. APHC (Prov) must be notified, in writing, within 30 days of any loss of accreditation for any methods noted. Contractor shall submit the 2 most recent Proficiency Testing Results for all methods covered in the PWS and any appropriate associated corrective actions with the bid package.

The contractor must also maintain all appropriate National Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses required to perform all analysis identified in the PWS.

• Key Task 1 – Receipt and Storage of Samples prior to analysis.

• Key Task 2 – Perform Sample Analysis within the stated Turnaround Time (TAT).

• Key Task 3 – Provide analytical results to the COR.

• Key Task 4 - Disposal of unused sample volumes and return of Government shipping containers.

5. Sources Sought Questionnaire:

1. What is your company’s name? Business address? And Primary point of contact for this requirement

(please provide phone number and email address). What is your company’s CAGE code?

2. Is your firm a small business, certified 8(a) business, certified HUBZone business, woman-owned small business, and/or service-disabled veteran-owned small business? (Specify all that apply.)

3. Provide an electronic copy of your company’s catalog.

4. Provide verification of your company’s NELAP or ILAC approved third party accrediting body to the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard.