SOURCES SOUGHT Notice for UTARNG Lab Services BPA

SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT:  W911YP24R0010

AGENCY/OFFICE:  Utah Army National Guard / USPFO-UT

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:  Utah Army National Guard / G1, 12953 S Minuteman Drive, UT 84020

SUBJECT:  5-Year Lab Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

RESPONSE DUE DATE:  1000 AM MST 15 APR 2024

CONTRACTING POC:  William (Billy) T. Brown III      Email:  William.t.brown68.civ@army.mil          Phone:  801-432-4273

INTRODUCTION:

The Utah Army National Guard (UTARNG) is conducting this SOURCES SOUGHT notice to help determine the availability and technical capabilities of small businesses in the marketplace (to include the following subsets, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), HubZONE, Certified 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSB)) to provide and support a new 5-year Lab Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the Utah Army National Guard located at Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) building in Draper, Utah. 

If your firm is interested in this requirement and you believe you can support our upcoming Lab Services BPA, your company must be registered on www.sam.gov as a qualified small business under the NAICS code 621511 - “Medical Laboratories” (or very similar NAICS code) which has a Small Business Size Standard of $32.5M (https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf).  Your company must also demonstrate you have performed work on similar service requirements or contracts.  An organization that is not registered on www.sam.gov as a small business under the applicable NAICS code (or very similar NAICS code) should not submit a response to this notice.

The current intent is to award a forthcoming Small Business blanket purchase agreement (BPA) that will be commercial and competitive in nature.  NO funding will be tied to the blanket purchase agreement.  All forthcoming executed BPA call contracts will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and have specific funding attached to them. 

DISCLAIMER:

As permitted by FAR Part 10, this SOURCES SOUGHT notice is a market research tool being utilized for informational and planning purposes only.  Your responses will help assist the Government in the development of its acquisition strategy for a possible Request for Proposal (RFP), to be issued at a later date, and help determining whether any type of small business set-aside is possible for this procurement or whether full and open competitive procedures should be utilized.   

This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) notice.  It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government.  Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract or BPA as a result of this announcement.  Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is considered voluntary.

CAPABILITIES:

All interested small business offerors are requested to submit a maximum ten (10) page statement of their company's capabilities and expertise with respect to providing lab services.

SAM REGISTRATION: 

All firms or individuals responding must meet all standards required to conduct business with the Government, including registration with SAM and WAWF/iRAPT, and be in good standing.  All qualified responses will be considered by the Government.  Each Capabilities Statement must include vendor's CAGE code, DUNS number, Federal Tax Number, and must include point of contact information.  Prospective vendors may obtain information on registration at www.sam.gov.  Failure to provide SAM registration may result in your company not being considered.  IAW FAR 52.204-7 and DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, prospective vendors must be registered in the SAM database prior to award.  Lack of SAM registration shall be a determining factor for award. 

PROCUREMENT HISTORY (FY20):

SAM Solicitation Number:  W911YP20R0002

Vendor:  Agathos Laboratories Inc.

Current Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA):  W911YP20A0001

BPA Amount:  5-year estimate of $500,000.00

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: 

Please provide your Capabilities Statement to the United States Property and Fiscal Office Purchasing and Contracting Division of Utah (USPFO-UT) no later than 1000AM MST 15 APR 2024.  All submissions should be sent via email to:  william.t.brown68.civ@army.mil.  Facsimiles will not be accepted.  Questions regarding this requirement may also be directed to this email, with sufficient time to do any research to answer question prior to the closing of this posting.  Responses received after the stated deadline may be considered non-responsive and may or may not be considered.

Qualified firms shall submit a statement of interest on company letterhead demonstrating the firm’s qualifications to perform the defined work.  Responses must be complete and sufficiently detailed to address the specific information.  The company’s capabilities documentation shall address, at a minimum, the following:

1. Company name and address;
2. Affiliate information:  parent company, joint venture partners, and potential teaming partners;
3. Year the firm was established and number of employees;
4. Two points of contact (names, titles, phone numbers and email addresses);
5. UEI number and CAGE Code, as registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov/
6. Small Business designation/status, as indicated on sam.gov registration
7. Is the firm currently on the Excluded Parties List or has Debt Subject to Offset on www.sam.gov?
8. Documentation of the company’s ability to obtain financing for a contract valued between $100,000.00 to $300,000.00.
9. Bonding capability.
10. List at least 1 current commercial Lab Services project in the last 5 years of similar size and scope.  Include location, POC, agency (if applicable), size, and contract award amount.