Q301--FY 22: Vieques PLMS- Phlebotomy Service "TIERED EVALUATIONS"

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), San Juan; Puerto Rico has a requirement for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLMS) at Vieques Rural Outpatient Clinic. This service shall include the patient specimen collection service, collection supplies (Except for Urinalysis test tubes that will be provided by the PLMS), service for centrifugation of samples collected, and delivery/ transportation of samples to the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service located in San Juan, PR. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this acquisition is 621511: Medical Laboratories, Product Service Code (PSC) Q301: Medical-Laboratory Testing. The applicable NAICS shall be listed in company System of Award Management (SAM) at the time of quotation submission and record shall be active. Period of performance for this acquisition will consist of a twelve (12) months Base Period and four (4) twelve (12) months Option Periods. The VA anticipates issuing a solicitation for this requirement on or before November 29, 2021. This acquisition will be solicited, evaluated and awarded following the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, Subpart 13.106. A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 (b)(3). This solicitation is being issued as tiered evaluation with the following tiers: (1) SDVOSB concerns, (2) VOSB concerns, (3) small business concerns with HUBZone small business concerns and 8(a) participants having priority; and (4) large business concerns. Questions: All questions shall be submitted IN WRITING to the Point of Contact of solicitation via e-mail to israel.rodriguez-perez@va.gov no later than December 3, 2021 close of business. Response to questions will be provided via amendment to solicitation. Solicitation and amendments will be available in electronic format ONLY. Vendors are responsible to review and monitor website frequently to ensure that they have most up to date information about this acquisition, including amendment to solicitation in respond to questions. Respond: The respond due date for quotation is no later than December 10, 2021, 8:00 am EST to the Point of Contact of solicitation at israel.rodriguez-perez@va.gov. Once the solicitation is posted, interested vendors are responsible to review and monitor this website frequently to ensure that they have most up to date information about this acquisition. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments.