Laboratory Renal Pathology Services

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) intends to award a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) due to only one source being available to meet the Government's needs to Pacific Rim Pathology Medical Corporation, 5325 Metro St., San Diego, CA 92110-2608.
The requirement is for Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Laboratory Mail-Out Services that requires a consultation service for renal pathology interpretation. The consultation must accept kidney tissue on the day of the procedure in appropriated media and process it accordingly for urgent review via routine microscopy, immunofluorescent microscopy, and electron microscopy. The renal pathologist must review the clinical history and interpret the slides and images; must provide a preliminary report based on the routine microscopy and final report following all ancillary studies. Period of Performance: 03 October 2017 - 30 September 2018

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 04:00 PM Local Time, September 22, 2017. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: Reynaldo.r.devera.civ@mail.mil.