OJC National Laboratory Testing
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- ACQ-23-00XX
- Agency
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Department of Labor
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621511 Medical Laboratories
- PSC
- Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice from the Department of Labor announces the agency's intent to award a sole source contract to MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC. The contract is for laboratory screening services for the Office of Job Corps, including testing Job Corps students for drugs, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and COVID-19.
The notice provides details of the sole source award, which is for a six month period with a value of $3,000,000. The services include supplying testing kits and equipment to 121 Job Corps centers, collecting and shipping specimens, processing and analyzing samples, and reporting results. Interested parties have until July 24th to express interest and provide capabilities statements for consideration, though the agency maintains discretion to not compete the award. The sole source justification is to continue services following a stop-work order due to a previous award protest. MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC is the incumbent and will provide qualified staff, facilities, and materials to perform the required laboratory screening for the Office of Job Corps.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source – MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC
The Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Assistant Secretary of Administration and Management (OASAM), intends to award on a sole source basis with MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC, under the authority of FAR 13.106‐1(b)(1)(i) – Soliciting from a Single Source.
The Contractor shall provide the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Job Corps (OJC) laboratory screening of Job Corps students for drugs of abuse, testing and identifying students who may have genital infections caused by Chlamydia, and testing and identifying students infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This includes supplying 121 Job Corps centers with all supplies and equipment necessary to collect blood and urine specimens, and to package and ship specimens to the lab, where they will be processed and analyzed. The Contractor shall report test results to all centers and inform centers and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) of any problems encountered in the process. In addition, the Contractor shall provide COVID-19 infection testing supplies and support including qualified personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other related items and non-personal services.
This is a sole source contract for the incumbent MCI Diagnostic Center, LLC, for a period of performance of 6 months with a value of $3,000,000. The sole source contract is necessary for continuation of services as the solution for the stop-work order resulting from an award protest.
Any inquiries concerning this notice of sole source intent must be directed to Mr. Dave Chiu at chiu.dave@dol.gov and Mr. Evon M. Pollack at pollack.evon@dol.gov. Please reference "Response to Sole Source Notice for Sole Source OJC Lab Testing" in the subject line of any e-mails. Interested parties may express their interest and provide a capabilities statement NLT Monday, July 24, 2023, at 03:00 p.m. EDT. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| OJC National Laboratory Testing | Special Notice | |
| OJC National Laboratory Testing | Solicitation |
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