Laboratory Services

The USPFO for Puerto Rico, located at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) to award a single firm fixed-price contract for Laboratory Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and quality control necessary to perform laboratory services as defined in the PWS.  The contractor shall provide services between the hours of 0600-1600 on Monday through Sunday, except on recognized US holidays or when the Government facility/installation is closed due to local or national emergencies, administrative closings, or similar Government-directed facility/installation closings. Performance shall be at Building 589A, Soldier Readiness Processing Site Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Site, Salinas, Puerto Rico. The contractor shall at all times maintain an adequate work force for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility/installation is not closed for the above reasons. When hiring personnel, the contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the work force are essential.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 621511. This is a total small business set- aside. The small business size standard is $35 million average annual revenue for the previous three years.

Non-Personal Laboratory Services:

The contractor must provide all qualified personnel supervision, and transportation to execute the contract requirements and material to conduct collection, handling and analysis of laboratory specimens. Provide a description of the work to be completed and the required outcomes. The contractor shall provide qualified personnel to perform the services, and /or OSHA, HIPPA,ADA, and Privacy Act Compliant services. See Performance Work Statement and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan for more details.

The contractor shall conduct and perform services being requested this PWS no later than 7:00 am on the day of event. Blood samples results shall be delivered no later than 12:30pm (noon time) same day of testing.

Hematology (CBC, HCT, HGB)

Urinalysis (U/A)

Chemistry (Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)

Lipid Panel (CHOL, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides)

Blood Type

Sickle Cell Test

Hemo Fractionation (SCT Positive SM)

Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

TSH/T4 (FDME Flight Duty Medical Examination)

URINE HCG (Pregnancy Test)

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Period of performance:

Base Period: 15 September 2021 to 15 May 2022

Option 1: 15 May 2022 to 14 May 2023

Option 2: 15 May 2023 to 14 May 2024

Option 3: 15 May 2024 to 14 May 2025

Option 4: 15 May 2025 to 14 May 2026

The solicitation closing date is scheduled for 2:00 PM (EST) 3 September 2021. All questions are to be submitted by email no later than 4:00 PM (EST) 16 August 20201. Submit your quotes to Angel J. Martinez at angel.j.martinezguzman.mil@mail.mil and Myriam Perez at myriam.perezsantos.mil@mail.mil.

The Government will evaluate price and ability to deliver laboratory results by 12:30 PM (noon time) the same specimen collection date at Building 587 Arrillaga Street, Camp Santiago Joint Traning Center, Salinas PR 00751. Offeror shall make a statement of his/her the avilibty to comply with this requirement. If the offer does not have the statement, the Goverment will evaluate the offer as “Does not meet requirement”.

The Government intends to award without discussions. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For instructions on registering with SAM, please see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities website on-line at https://beta.sam.gov/. Contract Opportunities is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies.

This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Website may be occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the Contract Opportunities web page.