SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Legionella Cuture
- Notice Date
- 3/7/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Brecksville Division;Cleveland VA Medical Center;10000 Brecksville Road;Brecksville Brecksville 44141
- ZIP Code
- 44141
- Solicitation Number
- VA-250-08-RI-0196
- Response Due
- 3/10/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2008
- Point of Contact
- Shaun McWeeny Contract Specialist 440-526-3030 Ext 7428
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to work
(shaun.mcweeny@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought (SS) only. The purpose of this SS is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, hub zone, 8(a), small disadvantage business, woman-owned, small business, or large business) relative to NACIS 541380 (size standard of $11.0 million). Responses to this SS will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and are not considered adequate responses to a potential future solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to a potential future solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this SS request. The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is seeking sources that can perform water testing for Legionella Pneumophila. The VA will collect water samples and provide samples (by overnight delivery) to the Contractor testing lab. The estimated number of samples collected by the VA per week will be 57 from various locations. The Contractor testing lab must provide water cultures using media specific for legionella species. It is imperative that the testing lab have the ability to speciate the organism and identify the exact serogroup (such as 4, 6, 5, etc) of any Legionella pneumophila quantified as colony forming units per ml (cfu/ml). Response to this request should include a capability statement, and three (3) customer references to which you have provided similar services for. Responses should also include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is this product or service available under a federal supply schedule (GSA)? If yes, please provide the contract number. (2) Do you manufacture or directly provide these services? If teaming please provide a copy of your teaming agreement. If subcontracting please include the name of the subcontractor. (3) Is your business large or small? (4) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? (5) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (6) Is your firm a certified hub zone firm? (7) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (8) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or veteran owned small business? Responses to this notice shall be emailed to Shaun McWeeny at shaun.mcweeny@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 4:30PM on March 10th, 2008. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
- Web Link
-
homepage
(http://vaww.cleveland.med.va.gov/)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 10000 Brecksville Rd;Brecksville, OH
- Zip Code: 44141
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 44141
- Record
- SN01526930-W 20080309/080307223740 (fbodaily.com)
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