Q301--FY22: VISN 8 Reference Laboratory Testing Services

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Questions and Answers

Question: Section 3: Scope of work, p.7. The term OEM Name is a required field in the VA s contracting module and shall be used as the name of the vendor providing the tests for this requirement.

Please confirm that the performing vendor s name should be entered under the OEM name

Example: Lab X would be entered into the cell.

Answer: Confirmed the name of the vendor performing the test shall be entered.

Question: Section 3: Scope of work, p. 7. Are there any additional locations (other than Bay Pines and Orlando VA) that are expecting an onsite processor and should be included in the RFP response?

Answer: There are no additional locations for onsite processors.

Question: Performance Requirements, section 4.1.5 Tests that are not listed on Attachment D (Reference Lab Line Items) shall be provided as a model for market research purposes. Â

What information is required for the test list that will be provided as a model for market research purposes?

Are these tests and this information to be provided as part of Attachment B Testing Locations?

Answer: The agency considers market research as general knowledge about the industry. Information obtained for market research purposes will be used to educate the program office on current trends within the industry. Offerors can use their discretion on what information would be deemed relevant for market research purposes. There is no specific requirement to include additional tests on Attachment B. Offerors shall identify additional tests on a separate document as market research or separate the market research updates on Attachment B, if needed.

Question: Attachment B Testing Locations.Â

Attachment B and Attachment D do not match, there are tests in one data set that are not in the other. Should Attachment B and Attachment D match?

If yes, please provide an updated Attachment B that matches Attachment D

Answer: Attachment B provides information about testing location and who will perform tests on a representative (general) sample. There are no criteria for Attachment B and Attachment D to match. Attachment D will become part of the contract, not Attachment B.

Question: What action should the responding vendor take with the document SCHEDULE in the RFP response?

If there is an action, please clarify what information is needed in the following columns:

Column M (UNSPSC)

Column N (SIC CODE)

Column P (National Stock Number)

Column Q (Local Stock Number)

Answer: The document labeled SCHEDULE is merely a duplicate of Attachment D. Vendors shall review the SCHEDULE as a template. There are no responses needed for the SCHEDULE document.

Question: Attachment D VISN 8 Reference Lab Line Items.Â

There are line items that are MISC test names. Since the tests are unknown and the proposing vendors will be unable to map and price these items, can these be removed from the RFP?

Attachment B

Item #

Tests

38

**QBS CLIENT BTT SERV CD

1555

MAIL OUT TEST

1556

MAIL OUT TEST

1617

MISC CODE

1618

MISC CODE

1619

MISC372

1620

MISCELLANEOUS

1621

MISC-NICHOLS INSTITUTE

1729

No Service Code

2137

SPECIAL TEST-ARUP

2138

SPECIAL TEST-ESOTERIX END

2139

SPECIAL TEST-LAB CORP

2140

SPECIAL TEST-MAYO

2141

SPECIAL TEST-MAYO

2142

SPECIAL TEST-NEOGENOMICS

2143

SPECIAL TEST-NMS

2144

SPECIAL TEST-NMS

2145

SPECIAL TEST-PHENOPATH

2146

SPECIAL TEST-PHENOPATH

2147

SPECIAL TEST-PREV GENETIC

2148

SPECIAL TEST-QUEST CHY

2149

SPECIAL TEST-RDL

2150

SPECIAL TEST-VIRACOR-IBT

2151

SPECIAL-ATHENA

2419

WILD TEST

2420

WILD TEST

2702

SPECIAL TEST-QUEST C

2790

SPECIAL-ESOTERIX COAGULAT

2849

SPECIAL TEST-VIRACOR-IBT-

2979

MISC-ORDER

3224

SPECIAL-BLD CNTR, WI

Attachment D

Item Number

Description

0038

**QBS CLIENT BTT SERV CD

1555

MAIL OUT TEST

1556

MAIL OUT TEST

1617

MISC CODE

1618

MISC CODE

1619

MISC372

1620

MISCELLANEOUS

1621

MISC-NICHOLS INSTITUTE

2136

SPECIAL TEST-ARUP

2137

SPECIAL TEST-ESOTERIX END

2138

SPECIAL TEST-LAB CORP

2139

SPECIAL TEST-MAYO

2140

SPECIAL TEST-MAYO

2141

SPECIAL TEST-NEOGENOMICS

2142

SPECIAL TEST-NMS

2143

SPECIAL TEST-NMS

2144

SPECIAL TEST-PHENOPATH

2145

SPECIAL TEST-PHENOPATH

2146

SPECIAL TEST-PREV GENETIC

2147

SPECIAL TEST-QUEST CHY

2148

SPECIAL TEST-RDL

2149

SPECIAL TEST-VIRACOR-IBT

2150

SPECIAL-ATHENA

2418

WILD TEST

2419

WILD TEST

2701

SPECIAL TEST-QUEST C

2789

SPECIAL-ESOTERIX COAGULAT

2848

SPECIAL TEST-VIRACOR-IBT-

2978

MISC-ORDER

3223

SPECIAL-BLD CNTR, WI

3474

SPECIAL-NATIONL JEW

Answer: Attachment J is the VA s attempt to clarify MISC test names. Attachment J provides a list of Specific Tests/Panel Components, Service Code, and CPT that can be used to map out the Government s needs.

Question:

Where should the proposing vendor include its test description in Attachment D?

Since column P, Attachment D is already populated, where should the proposing vendor supply its CPT codes?

What information in needed in column N Packaging Multiplier in Attachment D?

Answer:

Attachment D, column B (Description) provides the name and description for the tests. Offerors shall place additional descriptive data in column C (Comment) in Attachment D.

Attachment D, offerors shall update/revise column P with their CPT codes.

Attachment D, column N Packaging Multiple refers to the amount of test(s) included in one package of testing. Offerors shall state if each item includes multiple packages. If the item does not include a package, then the Packaging Multiple field shall be one (1).

Question: Please confirm the complete listing of locations that will require a bidirectional interface?

Answer:

Miami VAMC.

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center and Lee County VA Healthcare Center).

James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (Tampa VAMC and New Port Richey VA Outpatient Clinic).

Caribbean VA Healthcare System (San Juan, Puerto Rico VAMC).

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System [Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (Gainesville), Lake City VA Medical Center, Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic, Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic (Tallahassee), and The Villages Outpatient Clinic].

West Palm Beach VAMC.

Orlando VA Healthcare System [Lake Nona Orlando VAMC, Viera VA Healthcare Center, and William V. Chappell, Jr. VA Multispecialty Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)].

Question: Please confirm the e-mail for proposal submission?

Answer: The e-mail for proposal submission is: paul.jarrett@va.gov.

Question: Please confirm that hyperlinks are permitted to be included within the offeror s proposal?

Answer: Hyperlinks are permitted.

Question: May the offeror submit a hyperlink to their commercial laboratory reference test manual?

Answer: Yes.

The quantities listed in the Price Schedule are estimates only and are not to be considered a

minimum or maximum. The guaranteed minimum contract amount, including the base year and any option years exercised is $11,000,000.00, and the maximum contract amount, including the base year and any option years exercised, shall not exceed $87,000,000.00. A task order shall be issued at the start of each performance period.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES: All quantities listed herein are estimated annual quantities. The Government is not obligated to purchase any specified amount of services under this contract, but will be obligated to make payment for all services requested and received in the quantities and of the quality requested. The Government does not guarantee or imply that any fixed number of orders/referrals for services will be placed under the resultant contract.

ORDERING PROCEDURES: The VA Contracting Officer may place Task Orders utilizing any of the procedures to the Ordering Clause.