6515--Richmond Viscoelastic Testing Instrumentation FY25

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Network Contract Office (NCO) 06, Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC),1201 Broad Rock Blvd., Lab 113, Richmond, VA 23249, intends to solicit quotes from offerors to procure Viscoelastic Testing Instrumentation for Point of Care use with an integrated Information Management System. New instrumentation shall be leased, and consumables priced on a cost per reportable result basis. The required viscoelastic testing instrument system shall have the capability of performing and reporting the clinical parameters as defined in the statement of work (SOW) on arterial, venous, or mixed blood whole blood specimens. The viscoelastic testing instrument system shall be able to directly interface with at least one of the current VA laboratory middleware systems currently in use at Richmond VAMC (GEMWeb plus or Unipoc), and other capabilities as defined in the SOW, which will be posted with the solicitation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about October 3, or October 4, 2024. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Quotes will be accepted for a five (5) day period commencing with the solicitation issuance date. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetCert database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website, as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.

NAICS Code is 339112, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 Employees. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The supplies are to be delivered to:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Richmond VAMC

1201 Broad Rock Blvd.

Lab 113

Richmond, VA 23249

Product: 36C24625Q0061 Viscoelastic Testing Instrumentation for the Richmond VAMC.

In response, please include the following:

Company Name

Address

Point of contact (POC) with phone number

Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number

Tax ID number

Socio-Economic Company SIZE (for example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.)

Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Jo Ann Harris at jo.harris@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: 36C24625Q0061 Viscoelastic Testing Instrumentation for the Richmond VAMC. Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.