Q301--VISN 10 - IN/MMI Reference Laboratory Testing Services - Sources Sought

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Sources Sought Notice only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10 Market Research, to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621511 Medical Laboratories Size Standard $41.5 Million Product Service Code is Q301 Medical Laboratory Testing Purpose and Objectives This Sources Sought Notice is issued by VISN 10, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 located in Indianapolis, IN for the purpose of collecting information about Reference Laboratory Testing Services across Indiana and Michigan. The VA is seeking a firm to provide for this requirement annually for a base year with four one-year options to extend services. A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached and is subject to change. Places of Performance: Battle Creek VAMC 5500 Armstrong Rd. Battle Creek, MI 49037 Wyoming CBOC 5838 Metro Way SW Wyoming, MI 49519 Member of the Battle Creek VAMC VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System 2215 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Toledo VA Clinic 1200 South Detroit Ave. Toledo, OH 43614 Member of Ann Arbor Healthcare System Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center 1500 Weiss St. Saginaw, MI 48602 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 4646 John R Detroit, MI 48201 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System 2121 Lake Ave. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System 1700 E 38th St. Marion, IN 46953 VA Northern Indiana HealthCare System- St. Joseph County VA Clinic 1540 Trinity Place Mishawaka, IN 46545 Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 W. 10th St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Responses: Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions: Responses shall be no more than 10 pages in length. Responses are due by 7/14/2023 at 2:00 PM ET. Responses shall be submitted via email. Email Responses Only will be accepted. No Phone calls. Subject line of the Email shall include this 36C25023Q0858 Firm Name Reference Laboratory Services. If your response contains proprietary information you will place Proprietary Information in front of the Sources Sought Notice Number. No marketing materials are allowed as part of this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included in your submission that is not listed herein or exceeds the 10-page limitation. Firm Point of Contact to include: Name Title Phone Email Firm Information to include: Name Address SAM ID Tax ID Number Business Size Names of any sub-contractors and business size for NAICS code SAM ID for sub-contractors to verify business size Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business. All prospective Firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM. FOR SD/VOSB ONLY: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company and/or any sub-contractors must be registered and verified in the Small Business Administration s (SBA) Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert), which is available at: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). Any firm or sub-contractor presenting as a SD/VOSB concern shall be listed in this database as certified. Firms shall provide copy of SBA VetCert Certification for any primary or sub-contractor listed as a SD/VOSB concern. FOR ED/WOSB: Please note that as of 10/15/2020 firms can no longer self-certify. You will need to provide a copy of your confirmation from the Small Business Administration s certification. Firm shall include three (3) past contracts within the last five (5) years for reference laboratory testing services for the same or similar services for an estimated quantity of 142,795 tests per year. Firm shall include at minimum for firm and any sub-contractors: Name of Company & Name of Sub-contractor Company POC Company POC phone Company POC email Dollar amount of contract Contract number Period of Performance Description of services performed and who performed services prime or subcontractor. Firm shall provide a detailed response to include your firm s ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the services presented in this Sources Sought Notice to include a breakdown of how the firm plans on meeting the VA s Limitations of Subcontracting requirements. Completed Excel Spreadsheet with all required information. No other format shall be accepted for consideration and review. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.