SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- SPECIALIZED TUBERCULOSIS TESTING
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Dr.;Jackson MS 39216
- ZIP Code
- 39216
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25619Q1368
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2019
- Point of Contact
- 601-206-6956
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 4 of 5 Product Description Template April 2013 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE (NCO) 16 G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson MS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25619Q1368 BACKGROUND: The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS VAMC has a requirement for a vendor that specializes in tuberculosis (TB) testing for a firm fixed price contract for a period of performance from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. The contractor shall provide an estimated 3000 tests of specialized tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic testing. The contractor must be CLIA and CAP accredited and will provide the Jackson VAMC with copies of CLIA and CAP certifications and maintain them in good standing throughout this contract. REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post in the near future. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide 3000 tests of specialized tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic testing If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of similar items, please respond to this RFI. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to diyonne.williams@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than August 19, 2019 at 5 PM (CT). DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. REQUIREMENT Jackson VA Medical Center has a requirement for an estimated need of 3000 tests of specialized tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic testing. The contractor must be CLIA and CAP accredited and will provide the Jackson VAMC with copies of CLIA and CAP certifications and maintain them in good standing throughout this contract. A. Scope The Contractor will provide an estimated 3000 tests of specialized tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic testing for the VAMC located at 1500 E. Woodrow Wilson, Jackson, Mississippi. 1. Invoice and Payment Contractor shall invoice the Jackson VA Medical Center in arrears only after the completion and acceptance of all Deliverables identified in this Statement of Work. Invoice shall be properly prepared and sent to the VA Financial Service Center at: P.O. Box 149971. Austin, Texas 78714-8971. The invoice shall be properly prepared in accordance with FAR 52.212-4, contain sufficient details, and at a minimum, include the following details: (1) IFCAP Obligation Number (2) Contract Number (3) Description of the supply/service rendered (4) Billing period/date when the supply/services were rendered and (5) Invoice number and date. Payments will be made in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act out of the Government annual appropriated funds obligated in an order which will be issued after the contract is awarded. Note: Invoices that are not in compliance with the aforementioned requirements under this paragraph will be rejected for payments and required to be resubmitted. 2. Product Modification, Removal, or Recall If any product awarded under this requirement requires modification, is removed or recalled by the Contractor or manufacturer, or if any required modification, removal or recall is suggested or mandated by a regulatory or official agency, the following steps will immediately be taken by the Contractor or manufacturer: Notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, by the most expeditious manner possible. Provide two copies of the notification which shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) Complete item description and/or identification, order numbers from customers, and the contract number assigned as a result of an award on this Statement of Work. (b) Reasons for modifications, removal or recall. (c) Necessary instructions for return for credit, replacement or corrective action. Provide the above information to all agencies and VA Facilities who purchased the product. The Contracting Officer shall be provided a copy of the notification in b. above, and a list of all agencies and/or VA facilities notified. Contractor shall be responsible for any costs associated with the above. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (12-AUG-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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