6550--Cost-per-test or reagent rental for fully automated blood culture testing
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26325Q0433
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 23
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- VA Medical Center, Bldg. 70 Minneapolis MN 55417
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is conducting a Sources Sought notice for a cost-per-test or reagent rental for fully automated blood culture testing at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The procurement will involve providing specific medical laboratory testing products, specifically BACT/ALERT FN PLUS and FA PLUS blood culture bottles. This notice is a market research effort to understand potential vendor capabilities for a five-year contract, with responses due by February 11, 2025. Interested parties must demonstrate capabilities specific to medical laboratory testing services, including potential ASE and/or I-CAR certifications. The procurement falls under NAICS code 621511 for Medical Laboratories, with a small business size standard of $41.5 million.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside for small businesses, despite the NAICS size standard. The contract anticipates purchasing 60 cases per year of each blood culture bottle type, delivered to the VA Medical Center's warehouse in Minneapolis. While no specific award value is mentioned, the five-year contract duration suggests a potentially substantial procurement opportunity. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this procurement is Q301, categorized as Medical-Reference Laboratory Testing. Vendors responding to the Sources Sought notice will not be compensated for their submissions, and the government emphasizes that this is not a formal solicitation for proposals or pricing, but rather an information-gathering exercise to support market research for a future procurement.
Notice text
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT only.
The Government has a requirement for a cost-per-test or reagent rental for fully automated blood culture testing.
The contractor is to provide all services, products, and materials to provide a cost-per-test or reagent rental for fully automated blood culture testing. The required reagents and their quantities are detailed in the attached DRAFT Statement of Work. The duration of the contract is anticipated to be five years (base period plus option periods). FOB Destination is VA Medical Center, Bldg 70, Warehouse (90D), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Schedule of Items:
Item
Description
Est. Qty/Yr
Unit of Issue
1
BACT/ALERT FN PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 BTLS
60
Case
2
BACT/ALERT FA PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 BTLS
60
Case
No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS OR PRICING AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. This notice shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Responses to this Sources Sought will be treated only as information for the Government to consider as part of their market research efforts. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought and parties responding will not be entitled to payment for direct or indirect costs incurred in responding to this Sources Sought.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 621511, Medical Laboratories- with a SBA Small Business Size Standard of $41.5 million. PSC is Q301, Medical- Reference Laboratory Testing.
Your response must address capabilities (to include ASE and/or I-CAR certification) specific to the service required in the below Item Description, in addition to all other information required below.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26325Q0433.docx | DOCX document |
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