Reference Laboratory Services for FHCC Main Lab

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
On behalf of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) - Main Campus, 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL, 60064, the Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, intends to solicit and award a sole source contract to Quest Diagnostics, Inc. for Reference Laboratory Testing Services, in accordance with Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items at FAR 13.106-1(b)(2).
Services required include the transportation of clinical laboratory specimens to the Contractor s laboratory(s), the performance of specimen preparation, if necessary, analytical testing as defined by the Contractor s reference test manual of approximately 960 different tests, the electronic interface reporting of analytical test results into both VA and DOD systems, and consultative services. The performance period will be 01 December 2018 through 31 May 2019.
Quest Diagnostics is the only known contractor that has the resources (manpower, experience, technical/operational knowledge, interconnection of the two computer systems, VA VISTA and DOD CHCS, and confirmed functional test databases) to perform the critical mission for the short-term contract by 01 December 2018 without interruption. Awarding to any vendor other than Quest Diagnostics would cause unacceptable delays in fulfilling the FHCC Main Campus requirements and the consequences would be detrimental to providing timely patient care. In order to electronically transmit test results into the two computer systems in use at the FHCC, contractors are required to have an existing approved national Interconnection Security Agreement/Memorandum of Agreement/Agreement to Connect with the VA and DOD. In addition, any individuals involved in the creation of a test database or specimen processing at the FHCC must have an ANACI Background Investigation initiated prior to accessing the FHCC s computer systems.
The North American Industry Classification System Code is 621511 Medical Laboratories, with a small business size standard of $32.5 million.
This notice is NOT a request for competitive offers; however, if a vendor feels it can meet the needs of the Government, the following information shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at becky.cincotta@va.gov by Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. central standard time.
Contractor s Test Manual & pricing
Copy of the current existing approved national Interconnection Security Agreement/Memorandum of Agreement with the VA that shows approval to connect to VISTA
Copy of the current existing approved Agreement to Connect with the DOD that shows approval to connect to CHCS
Evidence of Insurance
No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be used to determine whether it is in the Government s best interest to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer..