Sources Sought - Histology Testing; San Antonio Military Medical Center

The Regional Health Contracting Office - Central is issuing this Sources Sought Notice on behalf of San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, Texas.  Any responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used for planning purposes only.  The type of solicitation that issued will be based on the responses to this notice.  This notice is not a solicitation of binding offers, nor is it a notice to proceed.

The San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) has a requirement for Histology testing with Immunohistochemistry, In-Situ Hybridizations, and Special Stains.  This testing is currently conducted on Roche Diagnostics equipment.

Vendors that consider themselves capable of providing the required testing are invited to submit a capability statement for the Government to consider via email to the Point of Contact listed herein.  This capability statement shall include the following information.  If the capability statement does not address ALL of the points below, the vendor will not be considered as capable of providing the required testing:

1. Vendor  name (to include CAGE code and DUNS number); Point of Contact (to include email address and phone number); business size.

2. Documentation that demonstrates its ability provide ALL Histology testing, as listed in the attached spreadsheet (the material numbers given are Roche Diagnostics catalog numbers and are given as a point of reference).  This documentation shall include information such as:

a. Food and Drug Adminisration (FDA) approval where applicable;

b. How the vendor's equipment meets or exceeds the salient characteristics on the attached spreadsheet and what reagents/consumables they are able to provide;

c. Any software that would interface with existing Government systems must have successfully undergone the Department of Defense Assurance Certification and Accrediation Process (DIACAP); submit proof of such certification as part of statement.  NOTE:  If the software would be self-contained via an "on-board" computer, so state.

3. Timeline for installation of equipment upon receipt of an official notice to proceed (i.e., number of days from receipt of notice to completed installation on site.

Capabilty statements shall be submitted no later than 10:00am CST on 21 March 2017 in order to be considered.