Dental Unit Waterline Testing Walla Walla, WA

Added: Nov 22, 2017 1:38 pm General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice

Solicitation Number: VA260-18-Q-0076

Classification Code: Q Medical Laboratory Testing

Set Aside: Small Business

NAICS Code 541380 Testing Laboratories

Contracting Office Address

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 20, 960 Broadway Avenue, Ste. 460, Boise, ID 83706, UNITED STATES

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 20, is soliciting proposals (RFP) for the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VAMC, Walla Walla, WA. The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VAMC has a need for quarterly dental waterline testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Dental Association (ADA) have recommended dental unit water line (DUWL) deliver water should meet the U.S. potable water standard not to exceed 500 cfu/ml of water. Dental services are required to routinely test water coming out of the DUWLs to meet this standard and have an action plan to meet this standard which addresses any DUWL that falls out of compliance.



Waterline testing is preferred to be accomplished by a laboratory certified (EPA or state) to perform environmental testing. VA Microbiology Laboratories perform clinical tests, and have not been approved for environmental testing.



The solicitation will result in a single award contract. The contract will be for a basic period of one (1) year with four (4) option years. The North American Industry System code is 541380 and the small business size standard is $15.0M. This is a commercial acquisition; therefore, award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12. This acquisition is a competitive small business set-aside.























Other information for vendors is listed below:



Registration requires a D-U-N-S Number from Duns and Bradstreet and may take up to three weeks to process. Recommend registering immediately to be eligible for timely award. Vendors must have a valid D-U-N-S Number. Request a D-U-N-S Number from Duns and Bradstreet on the web at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/



Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and complete the Online Representations and Certifications Application in SAM as stated in the solicitation. Vendors can access SAM at http://www.sam.gov.



The solicitation will be issued on or about December 07, 2017 via the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fbo.gov.  Any amendments will be posted on FBO as well. Paper copies of the solicitation and amendments will not be mailed and no telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted.



Anticipated response date is 5:00 p.m., MT, December 14, 2017.



Point of Contact(s):

Diana Curl, Contracting Officer, Phone (208) 429-2031, E-mail: diana.curl@va.gov