6640--Request For Information (RFI) For Automated Solid Phase Blood Bank Testing

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide an instrument rental and reagent purchase for an automated, solid-phase blood bank analyzer and peripherals necessary for the generation of automated blood bank reportable patient testing. System shall be capable, and the vendor must be able to supply all listed testing reagents, for performing the following tests on a solid phase automated analyzer:

ABO/Rh

Negative Rh Test reflexed to a Weak D

Antibody Screen, 3 cell screening panel required

Antibody Identification of:

Anti-E, Anti-e, Anti-C, Anti-c, Anti-K

Antigen Phenotyping of:

Anti-E, Anti-e, Anti-C, Anti-c, Anti-K

Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT)

Crossmatching Donor Units with patient samples

Ability to handle rouleaux, lipemic, icteric, and hemolyzed specimens

Define the actual hands-on maintenance time required for daily, weekly, monthly, and as needed maintenance. Contractor is to include the analyzer time required to perform each maintenance task and list which tasks are performed at the user level and which tasks are performed at the service level.

Provide a comprehensive QC program which includes the following options:

a. QC files that can be edited or corrected for errors

b. Have on-board quality control data storage and reporting capabilities

c. DVD for data archive

d. Ability to alert operator of QC failures

e. Daily QC performance within 30 minutes

The equipment will be located at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, 1700 N Wheeling Street, Aurora, CO 80045.

The NAICS code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Business Size Standard is 1,000 Employees.

The information submitted shall contain the company s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Ernest Appiah, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19 via e-mail at Ernest.Appiah@va.gov and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company s business size status. Please fill in and return the contractor information below. The deadline for this information is 9 AM Mountain Time, Friday October 18th, 2024.

In response to this announcement, please provide the information below:

Company Name:

Address:

UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email:

Business Size Information - Select all that applies:

Small Business

Emerging Small Business

Small Disadvantaged Business

Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

HUBZone

Woman Owned

Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

Veteran Owned Small Business

Large Business

FSS/GSA Contract Holder:

Yes No

FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date:

Proposed solution is listed and available on the above FSS/GSA Contract:

Yes No

Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below):

Pricing Model

Please Indicate Availability Below: (Yes / No / NA)

All on FSS

Open Market only

Mix of FSS & Open Market

(CPRR) Cost Per Reportable Result

Cost Per Test(CPT)

Reagent Rental Agreement

Equipment Rental with Reagent Purchase

Fixed Monthly Charge

Other: (Please explain)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions:

Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a:

Domestic end product? _____________ (%)

Foreign end product? _______________ (%)

Questions for Small Businesses ONLY:

Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company s business size: __________

If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________

Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33):

Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [Â ] yes [Â ] no

Does your company exceed 500 employees? [Â ] yes [Â ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________

Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [Â ] yes [Â ] no

Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [Â ] yes [Â ] no

Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [Â ] yes [Â ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer s name? ________________