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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 10, 2012 FBO #3759
DOCUMENT

Q -- Specimen Collection Service - Attachment

Notice Date

3/8/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

621511 — Medical Laboratories
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
 

ZIP Code

02301
 

Solicitation Number

VA24112Q0472
 

Response Due

3/15/2012
 

Archive Date

4/14/2012
 

Point of Contact

JAMES CIMINI
 

E-Mail Address

CIMINI@VA.GOV<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Solicitation Number: VA-241-12-Q-0472 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is VA-241-12-Q-0472 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-54, 02 NOV 2011. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ (FAR) and http://vaww.appc1.va.gov/oamm/vaar (VAAR) (iv) This solicitation is issued as full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 621511, and the size standard is $13.5 million dollars. (v) This requirement consists of ONE (1) line items: 1.Phlebotomy services and urine specimen collection. (vi) The following STATEMENT OF WORK is a detailed description of the requirements for this solicitation: 1.PURPOSE. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a medical facility to conduct phlebotomy services and urine specimen collections. Collections could be either one of the two services or a combination of both depending on each individual patient's need. 2.OBJECTIVE. The Contractor will provide phlebotomy services as well as collection of urine specimens as needed to patients presenting with orders from the VA Medical Center. 3.The VA Medical Center will provide Vendor Lab with the NCL User's Manual which outlines specimen collection guidelines for specimens to be tested at the VA Medical Center. 4.The Contractor will process specimens to the extent needed to preserve specimen integrity (i.e. centrifugation, pour off). 5.The Contractor will fax a daily record of blood and urine specimens being shipped to the VA Medical Center for tracking purposes. 6.The Contractor will accept and package for pick up by STAT Courier (or current contracted courier) all routine specimens collected in addition to any PAP, Occult Blood or other specimen collected on site or delivered by Aquidneck CBOC for transport to the Providence VA Medical Center. 7.Packaging of specimens will be according to the protocols established between the VA Medical Center and Vendor. 8.The Vendor will keep a log of patients served and forward a copy of this log to the NCL Program Manager monthly for billing reconciliation. 9.Collection services need to be collected at a facility located within a 4 mile radius of the Middletown Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located at One Corporate Place, Middletown, RI 02842 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The ANTICIPATED period of performance shall be from the date of award for 12 months followed by 4 twelve month option periods. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. The Vendors performance shall take place at a facility located within a 4 mile radius of the Middletown Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located at One Corporate Place, Middletown, RI 02842 TYPE OF CONTRACT. A Firm- Fixed Price Contract will be issued for this effort. PRICING. Vendors should submit pricing to reflect all costs associated with the statement of work. Pricing should be broken into a per collection fee. Vendor shall encompass and submit with quote all licenses, permits, and accreditation certificates required by law. Vendor must comply with the regulatory requirements of Health and Human Services Health Care Financing Administration. (vii) Deliveries will be to Providence VAMC. (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - commercial Items, apply to this solicitation with the following addenda, (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items: FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i)Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (ii)Price (iii)Past Performance Technical and past performance, when combined, are about equal to price. (x) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items- Offeror's are to include a COMPLETED COPY OF PROVISION 52.212-3 WITH THE SUBMITTED QUOTE, unless offeror has a current ORCA certification. A copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far; (xi) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items: apply to this solicitation with the following addenda;52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, 52.232-18 Availability of Funds, 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year, VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business, VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities, VAAR 852.246-70 Guarantee, VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission. (xii) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-44, 52.223-9, 52.223-18, 52.232-34, 52.239-1 (xiii) n/a (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition (xv) n/a (xvi) RESPONSES ARE DUE Wednesday, March 14th 2012 by 7:00 a.m. eastern standard time (est). Only electronic offers will be accepted; submit quotation to - James.Cimini@va.gov (xvii) Contact information Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston Healthcare System 940 Belmont Street Brockton, Ma 02301 Place of Performance: Within four miles of: One Corporate Place, Middletown, RI 02842 Primary Point of Contact.: James Cimini Contract Specialist James.Cimini@va.gov Phone: 774-826-3371
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24112Q0472/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA241-12-Q-0472 VA241-12-Q-0472.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=304955&FileName=VA241-12-Q-0472-000.docx)

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Record

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