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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center is seeking potential sources that are capable of providing, chemistry and immunochemistry, including all analyzers, peripheral equipment, reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, parts, accessories, maintenance, repair, training and any other item necessary for the generation of a patient Cost per Reportable Result (CPRR). This requirement is for the following VISN 19 facilities:

Oklahoma City VA Health Care System: 921 N.E. 13th St. Oklahoma City Ok, 73104
Lawton/Fort Sill VA Outpatient Clinic: 4303 Pitman Street Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503
Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center (Muskogee): 1011 Honor Heights Dr, Muskogee, OK 74401
Ernest Childers VA Health Care Center: 8921 S Mingo Rd, Tulsa, OK 74133

NCO 19 is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified (1) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); (3) Small or emerging small business firms; or (4) Large businesses who can fulfill the requirement. This Sources Sought notice is issued for the purpose of market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. All SDVOSB, VOSB, small and large businesses capable of fulfilling the requirement are invited to respond.

NAICS code to be used for this acquisition is 334516. All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated in Summary of Requirements below and provide all (or most) of the tests listed in List of Tests, should respond, in writing, with the following information:

Interest and Capabilities (Provide information on the specific tests offeror can conduct from the List of Tests below)
Address, DUNS number, and Contractor s Unique Entity ID (SAM)
Business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, or Large Business)
State if interested firm has a NAC or GSA contract by replying with their applicable contract number

Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought synopsis is voluntary. This sources sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not individually be notified of the results of any Government assessments.

Responses and questions may be submitted electronically to:
Tania.Urenda@va.gov and NCO19services2@va.gov in a Microsoft word compatible format no later than Friday, November 25th, 2022, at 9:00am Mountain Time. PHONE CALLS NOT ACCEPTED.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS:

Cost Per Reportable Result (CPRR): The per reportable result price shall include costs covering (a) equipment use, (b) all reagents, standards, controls, supplies, consumable/disposable items, printers, parts, accessories and any other item required for the proper operation of the contractor s equipment and necessary for the generation of a patient reportable result. This does not include those items approved for exclusion by the government such as printer paper, labels etc. This per patient reportable result price shall also encompass all costs associated with dilution, repeat and confirmatory testing required to produce a single patient reportable result. It will also include the material to perform as well as all other costs associated with quality control (provide control material or credit to purchase controls from other vendor), calibration and correlation study testing that is prescribed by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) (c) All necessary maintenance to keep the equipment in good operating condition (This element includes both preventive maintenance and emergency repairs and (d) training for Government personnel. Contractors are required to provide delivery, installation and removal of equipment at no additional charge.

Offered models of clinical laboratory chemistry and immunochemistry analyzers shall be capable of producing accurate and reproducible assays on biological and other specimens by established in vitro diagnostic methods (see Proposed Rule by CMS 2/4/19 CLIA Proficiency Testing Regulations Related to Analytes and Acceptable Performance). Instrument models shall provide accurate test assay result for sample specimens up to the manufacturer's defined maximum test per hour without excessive malfunctions, breakdowns, or service calls.

Analyzers should be capable of producing clinical chemistry and immunochemistry assays.

LIST OF TESTS:
TEST
1
Acetaminophen
2
Albumin
3
Albumin/Creatinine Ratio
4
Alkaline Phosphatase
5
ALT
6
Alpha-Feto Protein (AFP)
7
Amikacin
8
Ammonia
9
Amylase
10
AST
11
Beta HCG
12
Beta Hydroxybutyrate
13
Bilirubin, Direct
14
Bilirubin, Total
15
BNP, or equivalent
16
BUN
17
Calcium
18
Carbamazepine
19
Carcinoembryonic Ag (CEA)
20
Chloride
21
Cholesterol, HDL
22
Cholesterol, Total
23
CK-MB
24
CO2
25
Cortisol
26
CPK, total
27
Creatinine, blood & urine
28
HS-CRP, or equivalent
29
CSF Protein
30
Cystatin C
31
Digoxin
32
Erythropoietin
33
Ethanol, Serum
34
Ferritin
35
Folate
36
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
37
Gentamicin
38
GGT
39
Glucose
40
Haptoglobin
41
Homocysteine
42
Iron, total
43
Lactic acid
44
LDH
45
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Isoenzyme
46
LDL Cholesterol, Direct
47
Lipase
48
Lithium
49
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
50
Magnesium
51
Microalbumin
52
Parathyroid Hormone Intact (PTH)
53
PTH, Interoperative
54
Phenobarbital
55
Phenytoin
56
Phosphorous
57
Potassium, plasma
58
Potassium, serum
59
Prealbumin
60
Prolactin
61
Protein, total
62
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
63
Salicylates
64
Sodium
65
Tacrolimus
66
Testosterone
67
Theophylline
68
Thyroxine, FREE (FT4)
69
TIBC
70
Tobramycin
71
Transferrin
72
Triglycerides
73
Triiodothyronine (T3)
74
Troponin
75
TSH
76
UCFP
77
Uric acid
78
Urine Protein Total
79
Valproic acid
80
Vancomycin
81
Vitamin B12
82
Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy

TOX SCREENS
83
AMPHETAMINES
84
BARBITURATES
85
BENZODIAZEPINES
86
BUPRENORPHINE
87
CANNABINOIDS
88
COCAINE
89
ETHANOL, URINE
90
Methamphetamine
91
METHADONE
92
PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)
93
OPIATE SCREEN
94
OXYCODONE/OXYMORPHONE URINE SCREEN

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